Fact Sheet: Hay Soaking
- Posted by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
- Topics: COPD, Heaves & RAO, Cushing's Disease, Diseases and Conditions, Free Report, Hay, Horse Care, Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP), Laminitis (Founder), Metabolic Problems, Metabolic Syndrome, Nutrition, Nutrition Basics, Obesity, Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM), Respiratory Problems, Sports Medicine
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Soaking hay in water prior to feeding it to horses can control dust and pollen exposure, limit non-structural carbohydrates (NSC), and remove–for good or bad–protein and minerals.
Recent research shows soaking hay before feeding it to horses can help manage many important equine health conditions, including:
- Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, heaves);
- Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (equine Cushing’s);
- Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS);
- Insulin resistance (IR);
- Laminitis (founder);
- Polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM);
- Obesity; and
- Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.
Learn about the potential benefits of soaking your horse’s hay, methods for soaking, and what to do with the remaining liquid (hint: don’t use it to water plants) in this information packed fact sheet.
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Written by:
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
Stacey Oke, MSc, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. She is interested in both large and small animals, as well as complementary and alternative medicine. Since 2005, she’s worked as a research consultant for nutritional supplement companies, assisted physicians and veterinarians in publishing research articles and textbooks, and written for a number of educational magazines and websites.
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