I feed timothy hay currently and my older pony has never liked it. It is very high quality and my other horse likes it. Her mouth is in very good condition and she simply does not like the timothy. She has been given a small amount of alfalfa before and she loved it. Now i am wanting to switch her over to alfalfa hay or alfalfa hay cubes. But since she is older I do not want her to have to eat the hard cubes. So can I soak alfalfa cubes to make them easy for her to eat? Or should I just buy regular alfalfa hay? She is about 14.2 hands and is always a little thin so how much alfalfa would you feed her?

I only feed alfalfa hay. I never soak my cubs either! I feed them often in the winter, we get windy a lot!! I have never had any problems as some people say. I would switch her slowly. You can soak, if you wish.

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I feed mine 2-3 (depends on size of horse or how under weight or nursing etc. etc. etc.) flakes per horse, & feed 3 times aday. It is better for a few small feedings rather than 1 or 2 big feedings.

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