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Date Posted: 02:28:23 12/07/02 Sat
Author: Cathy
Subject: Re: Need info on horse alergies
In reply to: Sierra Gosch 's message, "Need info on horse alergies" on 01:02:31 07/07/02 Sun

>We live in Alaska and we just bought a horse that has
>an alergy to dust and mold in the hay. We were told by
>the previous owmer to "wet down" the hay before giving
>it to him. They had a heated barn, we do not.It's not
>a problem now (summer) but will be this winter when
>all the outside faucets are shut off for the winter. I
>can't imagine how we will manage "wet" hay when it's
>-20 below! Does anyone know where we can find
>information on horses with similar alergies? I've also
>heard some horses have alergies to 'drying agents'
>used by some farmers. We sure would appriciate any
>information on the subject. We love this horse and
>want what's best for him. Thank-you, Sierra
With regards to watering hay...I read an article that reported that a scientific study was done and you would have to soak the hay overnight in a barrel of water to be rid of allergens. The main problem with this is most nutrients were also soaked out of the hay. Best suggestion was to find a prepared feed that was low on dust and water it first like hay cubes can be soaked and then if you need grain, it can be saoked a fed as a mash to the horse.

Cathy

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