Friday, January 8, 2010

Are they Washing Out?



Here are my winter horses. While I was gone for two and a half weeks, my neighbor was feeding them. When I arrived back, he came to tell me that my hay was crap, that it was "washing" them. Which I understand now means it is running right through them. He then informed me that he'd been supplementing my crap grass hay with his alfalfa, and that I could continue to use the outside bales on his stack (which have been rained on and need to get used up, hint, hint). Hmmm.

My grass hay is the same hay they ate all last year. It's mixed grass hay, grown without pesticides, and it is weed free. Beautiful hay in my eye, but I have not had it analyzed, so it could be junk, I guess. There manure looks really good, as well.

Are they being "washed" out? I can't really tell, they look like my horses, and they are both covered in wooly mammoth fur! Horspoor recommended I post some pictures, so here they are... Would like to get anyone's feedback on how they look after almost two months of winter, and three months of eating the hay. Thank you!


Giovanna


Giovanna


Berhwood- the draft horse is really showing... Perhaps he'll be the vaulting horse?


Berhwood


Giovanna- isn't she supposed to be clean where her blanket was, not the opposite?


Berhwood