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Hi, I have just moved to Sweden from Australia. I have three horses that will arrive in 2 weeks. I just need some advice in regard to feeding. My horses have never had silage hay, but that seems to be all thats available here. Also the best pelleted food without soy and molasses. Any advice would be much appreciated
There’s dry hay to find, might be a bit more searching tho ☺️
Just curious about the reasons for pellets and no soy and molasses. I wouldn’t mind helping you look. Are pressed beets okay? (Leftovers from making molasses)
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#0: There is dry hay to be had, but if you choose to go with silage, there are some things you should know.
The first is that you should be careful to choose silage intended for horses, not for cattle. Cattle silage doesn't agree with horses.
If your horses are used to dry hay, you should be careful to introduce silage slowly over at least a week, preferably longer, mixing larger and larger amounts of silage in their dry hay. Some horses simply can't be kept on silage (I hve one such), but gradual introduction lessens the risk of stomach trouble.
Mind that silage contains a lot more moisture than dry hay when calculating the weight you feed them.
Horses fed on silage should be vaccinated against botulism, since these bacteria can be present in silage.
As for pelleted food, many brands offer types without soy, but there are fewer (if any) that doesn't contain beet molasses. I myself usually stick to feeds from Krafft (https://www.kraffthastfoder.se/), mostly because there is a distributor handy :-). To avoid molasses you might look at different types of muesli.
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