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The barn I moved to feeds 1-2 scoops of hay stretcher AM/PM with two flakes of hay a day. No grain. The reason they have me is that when horses are out in the wild, all they eat is grass, Ect. That in grain it’s manufactured and its not natural for them, that it causes ulcers, and it’s not that easily digested. Also hay stretcher is better for them because its easily digested, gives muscle mass, and you can ride them after they eat. Now ALL the horses at the barn look amazing, muscle mass, beautiful coats. I’m just looking on more opinions and information on this to know if I should put my horse on hay stretcher or grain.[/QUOTE]
I don’t see where the OP says she is using Blue Seal’s hay stretcher. Blue Seal’s Haystretcher is really high starch and carbs. Nearly as bad as sweet feeds.
Hay stretchers really vary from company to company.
Tractor supply’s varies from 11 to 13% NSC.
Blue Seal at 22%
Poulin at 6.3%
My easy keepers would explode on Blue Seal. Plus it doesn’t have all the vitamins and minerals a horse would need.
