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How Hay Helps Your Horse Keep Warm When It's Raining
With all this rain has your horse’s condition dropped? Is he looking tucked up and ribby? Most horses tend to lose weight during cold, wet periods as they burn more energy to stay warm and often don't graze as much as they normally would. So, what can you do to help maintain your horse’s condition and keep him warm while it’s raining? The answer is hay, hay, hay! The fibre in hay and other forages is digested in your horse’s hindgut via the process of bacterial fermentation. A by-product of this fermentation process is HEAT! So, by feeding extra forage...
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