When you say "medium quality or lower", if you're referring to the protein level of the hay, then I agree. For me, quality is a function of weed content and protein level. My definition of horse quality hay is a grass hay that is 95% or more weed free with protein levels between 10% and 12%.
Alfalfa tends to cause problems because it generally has protein levels of 14 to 16%. Any hay with that protein level can cause colic/founder in horses if they get a lot of it. Also, southern alfalfa can have the blister beetle which is deadly to horses.
I've had people try to convince me that higher protein hay (alfalfa) is a better value because you feed less of it. I tell them - how would you feel if you got all the nutrition/protein you needed in one sandwich per day? It wouldn't be long before you were looking for something to chew on.
Also my opinion - the horse's digestive system is designed for quantity, not quality.
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