If you are looking to set up a feeding program for your horse or horses there are a lot of choices available to you. There are so many choices that the decision can be overwhelming. Of course any good program is going to begin with hay. Horses are grazing animals, and their digestive systems are meant to process the roughage found in hay.

Alfalfa hay, fed for years by horsemen, has many benefits. It also has it’s drawbacks, not limited to cost and availability. Feeding too much of this fine, rich, nutrient packed hay can potentially cause health and possibly behavioral issues. A little bit of alfalfa will go a long way.