What are the pros of feeding alfalfa cubes to horses?

Alfalfa is a powerful, high protein food that also has a mild laxative effect on horses, which seems to reduce incidences of blockage colic. My choice was cubes, as they were the easiest to locate at most feed stores, and I found it easier to carry it to shows with bags of sweet feed and regular hay. read more

Alfalfa is higher in calcium than grass hay but amount of phosphorus is the same. Because of this feeding only alfalfa can cause an imbalance in diet. Having said pure alfalfa (the kind that dairy cows eat) is seldom fed to horses. So, alfalfa certainly has it’s uses but a healthy adult horse does best on quality, grass hay fed free choice. read more

Feeding high protein hay like Alfalfa should be weighed (literally) into the nutrient value of the grains or supplements you feed. If you want to feed Alfalfa there are two things to consider. First change over to it gradually, and second try to limit it at first because due to its tastiness horses might overeat. read more

Horses should receive between 1.5 and 2 percent of their body weight per day from roughage, feeding a horse well can get rather pricey quickly. All hay should be stored in a dry, covered area to prevent molding and rotting. read more