i usually have hay but have not been able to get hold of any and my horse is prone to weight gain so i have to a bale of haylege i am soaking the haylege to get the goodness ou is that the same as soaking hay/
I was always told that you shouldnt soak haylage but then 2 girls on our yard soak it and have done for years. One of the horses has had colic surgery (2 years ago) and is prone to Lami and i vet told her to soak it so it must be ok.
Just dont soak it over night, they tend to do it for about 20 mins.
Why not buy a bale of high fibre, low sugar haylage. I have never heard of anybody soaking it before! Just give less and bulk out hard feed with plenty of chaff. Personally I wouldn't worry about weight gain too much at the moment in thease current weather conditions unless your horse is standing in all day, everyday in a 400 tog rug and not doing anything!