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Posted by Randy as in Randy-IA on June 23, 2007 at 17:36:27 from (207.177.83.243):
In Reply to: Horse Sense posted by Walt Davies on June 23, 2007 at 08:08:13:
Hi , My wife and I are horse owners and I put up the best hay I can for them . We don't have enough land to make enough hay so we have to buy extra most years . I know it's true that moldy or dusty hay will effect the respiritory systems of horses as well as people . Last year we bought a round bale to supplement what I made . It was nothing but black mold inside ( we weren't home to look at it when it was delivered by a friend of ours ) . We couldn't feed it so I had to tear it apart and load it on the rack with pichforks and unload it by hand at the end of the field were I could burn it . The next day I was so sick and had a headache and stuffy nose and a cough , I felt like crap . It wore off in a day or so and no it wasn't a normal cold . My point is - us horse people do the best we can for an animal in captivity that relies solely on us for their health and well being - no different than a hog farmer or meat/dairy farmer/rancher does . I agree some horse sense is needed but sometimes a little knowledge can be a terrible thing ;) All that being said , my wife feeds slightly moldy hay to the horses if absolutely necessary but she washes it down with the garden hose first to get the dust off so they don't breath the spores in . We've never had a health problem with the horses here by doing that . ...Randy
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