I always thought it should be no less that 6 months old. We had a new delivery of hay and it looked very green so i asked the farmer how old it was. He said six weeks, but that it was ok to feed.

Now one of my horses is in hospital after suffering from a severe attack of colic. He had to have a 3 hour operation to save his life. The only thing that had changed in his diet was the hay.

Could i have saved my horse a lot of distress and pain by following my instincts.
I had been mixing the new hay with the old stuff, gradually using more new, and less old. I had been feeding this hay for three days before he got colic

Sabina, I like the way you think.. Your one bright lady! Follow your gut. Most people don't know what they hell they are talking about!

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