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Date Posted: 01:44:05 01/04/03 Sat
Author: Cheri
Subject: Friday's horse fact..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts..." on 17:36:36 12/30/02 Mon




Testing Hay


Bad hay is bad for your horse. In addition to being just plain unappetising, molds and dust in hay or other forage can trigger colic. Some horses have an allergic reaction to dust and mold spores, leading to respiratory conditions such as COPD (also known as heaves).

Therefore, it's very important to be able to recognise good quality hay (and equally, to recognize and avoid
bad quality hay).

The following tests will help you ensure that the hay you are feeding your horse is not harming his health:


General appearance - Good quality hay will have a leafy appearance and not contain a lot of stalks. It should not contain foreign matter, such as twigs and branches, or weeds.


Color - The greener the hay, the better for your horse. Green hay is fresh and contains more nutrients. Yellow hay is older and has probably lost nutrients, although it's still generally safe to feed. Grey or black hay is an indication of mold and should be avoided at all costs. Take a bale apart to check the inside, black sections of mold inside the hay indicate bad baling or storing procedures.


Smell - Good hay has a sweet smell - you know the one, that sweet, grassy smell we all love! Stick your nose up close and breathe deep. Remember, your horse's head will be this close when he is eating it. If it makes you turn your nose up, he won't appreciate it either. Any whiff of mold or dust should be a warning that the hay is not the best quality.

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[> Saturday's inspiration.. -- Cheri, 18:14:08 01/05/03 Sun



MY BOOK OF LIFE

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NRSV)

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.

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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.

- Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)

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THE beginning of the new year is a good time to review the past and to look ahead to the future. On the first Sunday of the year, everyone in my Sunday school class makes a list of goals for the new year, seals the list in an envelope, and keeps it until the following January. Seeing what I wrote the year before is always interesting.

As I review the past, I think of times when the pages in the book of my life seemed to flip over in rapid succession. At other times, when pain claimed all of my attention, the pages seemed to stick together. Some pages are exciting, others are sad or scary; but most of them are ordinary.

As helpful as this review may be, however, I don't want to spend too much time thinking of the past or trying to catch a glimpse of what lies ahead. Today deserves my attention. Knowing we can handle only one day at a time, God gives us one day at a time. I want to give my attention to today's page as God's gift.

Prayer: God, teach us to use each day for your honor and glory.
Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
"Carpe diem" -- seize the day.

-- V. Louise Cunningham (Washington, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: To see each day as a gift of God
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