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| Posted: 15 Dec 2009 01:22 PM PST  Well, it's happened. I have officially had "the hay talk" at every barn I have ever kept a horse. I'm getting pretty practiced at having this conversation, and it went well this time.The hay talk? If you board, and especially if your horse is a hard keeper, chances are you know this conversation. You want your horse to have more hay than the barn typically offers. The barn owner has to manage costs. Heavy. Sigh. I don't know. There's no question that hay is good for horses, and knowledgable horsemen/women try to feed as much as they can afford. Barn managers operate on low profit margins, and hay is expensive. It's not fun for either party. Food is love But for me, and I suspect a lot of owners, it goes beyond that. I think in my case, the maternal instinct I never could cough up for human babies has been diverted to horses. And part of the mom instinct includes making sure your baby has food. It just feels wrong to ride, clean up, and leave your horse sitting in a hayless stall. I mean, I feel physically anxious. If I had children, they would all be fat.  Bob always says, "the kind of problems to have are the ones that money can solve." And for me, the easiest and fairest way to fix the problem is to pay for extra hay.Stay tuned for Part II...  |
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