Hay is the most fundamental and essential part of the equine diet. The horse’s gastrointestinal tract is specifically designed to a grazing lifestyle and because of this the main component of the equine diet needs to be long stemmed forage (hay). As horse owners we spend hours analyzing and comparing grain labels and supplement ingredients, yet we often have little to no understanding of the actual nutritional value of the majority of our horse’s diet—their hay. Fortunately, there is a solution: hay analysis. Hay analysis is a simple, low cost, and effective way to know exactly what the largest component of your horse’s diet actually is.
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