Quote: CVPost-Geo-TH,In (quoted from post at 01:52:00 11/05/23) I saw on TV yesterday one race horse wins more on soft dirt vs grass. Go figure.
Horses running on soft dirt is better on the bones in their legs.
Hard dirt makes their leg bones brittle.
A friend has 2 horses that have issues with their hoofs. He has to watch them very closely. He has a problem finding grass hay. He claims clover and alfalfa hay has too much protein or something not good for his horses.
I think horse lovers have a different view of how they want their horses cared for.
I know someone made the comment earlier about wild horses being ok for thousands of years on grass, etc. The problem is, we ask a lot out of domesticated horses. sharp turns, hard stops, lots of running. Wild horses walk most of the time. You ll never see a wild horse do barrel racing or do a 15 foot sliding stop in the wild. Lol. Performance Horses will get sore on hard ground. We just ask a lot out of them. They need softer ground for longevity.
Yes, your friend is right. Too much protein can be bad for certain horses. They can founder on too much alfalfa. And clover has too much sugar and starch which can make a house founder easily as well.
We did find a garden tractor though yesterday! A John Deere 455. 22 hp diesel. 3 pt hitch with 540 PTO. Gonna get a 48” tiller. Gonna spend a bit more than $5k all together, but my husband likes the setup and so do I. I think it’ll work really well.
Thanks everybody for all the recommendations and advice!
This post was edited by dkc2420 on 11/06/2023 at 05:36 am.
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