Hay!

[kellyeaton]

would i be ok to use hay that was cut in the end of july for a lammi prone horse i will not be using it until september at least and when i do it will bo sokaed for 12 hrs?x

 

[WandaMare]

i have been using new hay already as last year's stocks seem to have run out near here. It was cut in June and is still green but I soak it for 12 hours, same as you, and my lami has been fine on it (three weeks now).

I mixed it with old stuff for about 4 days.

I wouldn't normally risk it but last year's hay was in short supply and the only old stuff I can find looks really bad quality.

Hope this helps

 

[Izzwizz]

My horse has just got laminitis from new hay, no other hay available and as said. last years stocks do seem to have run out. Am now having to feed haylage thats for laminitics as recommended by vet. Shes just had keyhole surgery for a joint mouse, was found to have an inflamed tendon sheath at the time of going into horsepital and now this. They say things come in 3's, bloody well hope thats our lot!!!

 

[kellyeaton]

izzwizz did you soak your new hay or not?x

 

[Naggy]

It really depends on the sugar levels - I used some of last years hay for my laminitic prone a couple of weeks ago which it turns out sent her pulses sky high (even after double soaking). I had to change last week to new hay which is quite green and I was panicking about it, but her pulses have gone right down on it and she is fine again, so it turns out that the new hay I found has less sugar in it contrary to popular opinion! Basically it all depends on what type of hay it is, what time of day it was cut, what the weather was like around the time when it was cut..... My suggestion would be to get an analysis done - Dodson & Horrell do a hay analysis which is something like £5 (I think) for a basic NSC content, which is well worth doing if you are at all worried.

And definately soak it!