The last of this season's hay - "2nd cutting" - softest greenest hay - used to feed cattle a burst of nutrition- also used to maintain the diet of an older horse. Our eldest horses - first Smokey Boots into her 30s. Now June Royal, is showing the later signs of aging.
The gray on her face - the thin body - she's holding her weight pretty, but the ribs are starting to show. She gets extra senior feed. June, susceptible to laminitis from too much grass - from pastures plush and large - can stay on pasture all the time now. In the winter, it is the 2nd cutting that will keep her in good stead.
