Is it OK to feed some hard feed dry (cubes and nuggets) with COPD?

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Just trying to get everything sorted as best I can for my horse and am unsure on some things but getting there. So far she’s been changed from soaked hay to horsehage and I’ve got cardboard bedding on order. So now I’m wanting to check I’m doing everything right with her hard feed. Part of her diet includes Baileys top line conditioning cubes and Baileys fibre plus nuggets both of which she has dry but I’m wondering if this is a good idea with COPD? The cubes don’t look dusty at all but unsure if this means they’re OK to feed dry? She has part of her top line conditioning cubes dry as she’s a fussy feeder and it can be hard to get her to eat as much as she needs. We find it works well giving her half of her ration of cubes dry in a bucket for her to pick on overnight. It would be difficult to get her full ration down her in wet feeds but don’t want to do anything ‘wrong’ with COPD. She also has fibre plus nuggets dry but these do look a bit more of a drier consistency than the cubes. She loves these so would hopefully like these even if dampened down if this would be necessary? I’m hoping people think it’s OK to feed the cubes dry even if the nuggets need dampening down but am grateful for any thoughts and advice! Everyone’s been great on here helping me and I’m very grateful. X
 
One of my mares has mild COPD, strangely it's not seeming to bother her too much at the moment.
I wonder if you'll have to just see what works for you and your horse. I feed pony cubes but I always soak them first for all of mine but that's only because I add minerals. When Silky has had them dry I never noticed her coughing more than usual, could you damp them down just maybe with a spray bottle with water in? I've not used Baileys cubes so I don't know if they might crumble into powder.
 
Thank you for the replies. She's been having some water mixed in with her cubes the last couple of nights and is still eating them OK :-). I did notice there was quite a bit of finer powder at the bottom so felt happier with a little water in. Her fibre plus nuggets are being soaked and look disgusting (like mud!) but she seems quite happy with them and is eating well. I was worried she may go off things as she seems to like things dry but so far so good :-) x
 
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