Soaking hay

[Oberon]

Small study into effects of soaking hay to reduce sugar content
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=19217

 

[Abbeygale]

I saw this on a friends FB last night. Very interesting.

 

[Lotty]

Interesting

For the last 2 years I have been soaking my hay for 12 hours, also when I remove the haynet from the tub I always give it a good rinse. Theres no point in me getting the hay tested as the YO has different batches and they are not used in any particular order

very annoying.

 

[Oberon]

Interesting

For the last 2 years I have been soaking my hay for 12 hours, also when I remove the haynet from the tub I always give it a good rinse. Theres no point in me getting the hay tested as the YO has different batches and they are not used in any particular order

very annoying.

If it's working for you - then there's no need to change?.

I've been using haylage for many years now. It's all that's available on our yard....I really miss the smell of soaked hay

 

[Birker2020]

Small study into effects of soaking hay to reduce sugar content
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=19217

Hi steaming hay is really good too. And less messy. Interesting article thanks.

 

[be positive]

Hi steaming hay is really good too. And less messy. Interesting article thanks.

I soak for around 12 hours for my laminitic pony, although seeing that the sugar content in haylage is lower am now reconsidering as all the others are on haylage and wondering what to do if we have freezing weather and soaking is not feasible.

Does steaming reduce sugars at all?? is there any information on this method, which I have used but only for reducing dust etc.

 

[brucea]

That's right - steaming won;t reduce sugars - it will swell pollen and dust spores so they can be swallowed rather than inhaled.

 

[Lotty]

Steaming doesn't reduce sugars, steaming reduces dust, mould and bacteria