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Could hay/alfalfa cubes or pellets be considered a hay alternative?
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Could hay/alfalfa cubes or pellets be considered a hay alternative?
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Yes. One year the hay was horrible here and my two yearlings were fed a combination of cubes (with grass hay and alfalfa mix in them), beet pulp and minerals. They did just fine.

Up here, you can also get hay pellets. Smaller than cubes, they look like rabbit feed.
 
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alfalfa cubes here , you feed about 10lbs twice a day for an average horse. be sure the horse can chew properly . cubes and pellets are hay that is compressed and i would use those over say a complete feed. be sure the horse has access to salt and water at all times. sometimes with pellets the horses get piggy and gobble down the pellets and choke, if your horse is a gobbler add large rocks into the feeder to slow it down, and large rocks so it cannot accidently eat them. again with the alfalfa or an alfalfa mix hay cube you may not need to supplement with anything. Most horses do not need additional feed, hay / water and free choice salt/mineral block is closer to how they were made. Horses are made to eat small amounts all day long. Be sure to put the feed into barrels where they have to eat with the head down in a natural manner.
 
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