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Hippie1st 01-31-2013 16:42:22 71.66.235.150 Report to Moderator	Has anyone ground hay down to mostly fines. We have a Elderly horse (30yrs) Teeth are bad can"t chew hay.Was thinking of grinding hay into fines.All ready feedng cubes and beet pulp, and he"s still losing wieght.Trying to help the owner out with ideas.Any thoughts would be great. [Reply]   [No Email]
wjkrostek 02-03-2013 20:07:15 216.137.194.132 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Hippie1st, 01-31-2013 16:42:22   I think he may just choke on ground hay. One thing I always tell people that have a hard keeper is to put a little vegetable oil mixed with their food. You can use the oil out of your deep frier instead of thowing it out. start slow and build it up to about a cup a day. A lot of calores in veg. oil and a horse can take it. If that doesn"t work be ready to dispatch it before it gets bad. You don"t want to make it suffer to long. Hope some oil will help. Good luck.   [Reply]  [No Email]
confederatgeneral 01-31-2013 22:43:30 68.191.141.183 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Hippie1st, 01-31-2013 16:42:22   It is sad to say but the best thing to do is put him away, if he can"t eat hay his body can"t build heat to stay warm, that is the reason they are called hay burners.my 2 cents worth. R.E.Lee   [Reply]  [No Email]
Randysouthmississippi 01-31-2013 21:58:02 68.66.98.107 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Hippie1st, 01-31-2013 16:42:22   About 90 miles south east of Jackson, a little town of Bay Springs, MS   [Reply]  [No Email]
Larry NEIL 01-31-2013 21:01:06 76.203.23.229 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Hippie1st, 01-31-2013 16:42:22   One of the problems with the old guys is when the teeth get bad, eating almost anything affects their digestive system. My old Palimino held on to 42 but bloated and had to be put down.   [Reply]  [No Email]
chevytaHOE5674 01-31-2013 19:10:58 74.221.60.204 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Hippie1st, 01-31-2013 16:42:22   Look for some Triple Crown Senior feed. The purina stuff is ok but doesn't offer the greatest nutrition. We switch an old horse of ours from the purina to the triple crown and he put on some weight and hung around an extra couple years.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Randysouthmississippi 01-31-2013 18:29:18 68.66.98.107 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Hippie1st, 01-31-2013 16:42:22   you would have to moisten it, but it would help. Might need to get an equine senior made by purina its pellets and moisten it too.   [Reply]  [No Email]
old 01-31-2013 18:44:56 209.86.226.18 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Randysouthmississippi, 01-31-2013 18:29:18   How south are you Randy?? I graduated from High School in Cleveland MS home of Delta State U   [Reply]  [No Email]
charlie M 01-31-2013 16:57:50 74.34.216.81 Report to Moderator	Re: Grinding hay in reply to Hippie1st, 01-31-2013 16:42:22   Would having it ground make it too dusty for a horse?   [Reply]  [No Email]