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Discussion on Dusty hay cause for concern?
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Member:
Dres
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Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2003 - 8:39 pm:
may i add a question to this old post regarding dusty hay..?
in my case the hay IS dust... it became that way late last summer while i rode the dust flew into the hay barn and settled on the hay.... i watched the clouds of dust go in there..
is there a way to throw the hay/kick the hay apart to help get rid of the dust first.. feed it spread apart on the floor of the stall..?
or is it still not advisable to feed.. ?
thanks in advance , Ann
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 18, 2003 - 3:45 am:
It is advisable not to feed.
DrO
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Member:
Tangoh
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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 18, 2003 - 10:57 am:
Dust, mold....I wouldn't care which it was, if either is present, it's not good horse hay and it gets thrown to the cows. A cloud or haze of anything that rises out of otherwise clean-looking hay is still not 'horse-friendly' hay. If you pull apart a flake, you shouldn't see or smell anything but hay. I always use the rule of thumb that if I wouldn't eat it, neither will my horse.
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Member:
Whs1
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Posted on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003 - 6:58 am:
What about washing the hay off first if it is just dirt? Allot of grasses in pastures get dirt on them when it is dry and windy and the horses eat that. When I was in Germany, a friend would put the hay in a tub with drain holes in the bottom and rinse that hay off before feeding it to the horses to eleminate as much dust as possible. It was something here trainer had taught her. If Ann saw that it was a little dust storm that got on her hay, couldn't she do the same to be able to feed tha hay to her horses? I am eager to here more on this, it sounds like a common problem for allot of us.
Thanks, Angela
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Feb 20, 2003 - 6:42 am:
If it is there, dirt from the ground is not a problem for the horses, only the dust created by mold spores causes problems. I have not seen a lot of ground-dirt like you describe on hay, yet weekly see hay which is dusty from mold spores. How to tell the difference between dirt and mold spores see and our comments on wetting it down see:
1) » Care for Horses » Nutrition » Moldy Hay, Heaves, and Horses
2) be sure to follow the link in that article to the one on Heaves.
DrO
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