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I went to a "Vigortone and Progressive Nutrition" horse nutrition meeting yesterday-- good grub (free :wink: ) and I was surprised by the number of horse products they offered... Will have to try some on my old trooper...
I was also pleased to hear the equine nutritionist and her beliefs on alfalfa for horses...She said that alfalfa is alright as a feed for horses and will not cause kidney problems- that that is an old wives tale--- altho it will make them drink more and urinate more often (not good for horse stalls maybe) but like she said what do doctors tell people -- to drink more water, its good for you....Anyway she said testing has shown that alfalfa may not be good for horses with a preexisting kidney problem- but that it has no negative effect on healthy horses...
I thought maybe I was the oddball- altho I try not to feed straight alfalfa I like an alfalfa/grass mix and have always fed my best second cutting to weanlings-- Have a friend that is a cutting horse breeder that always feeds his weanlings 2nd or 3rd cutting which is primarily alfalfa...