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<blockquote data-quote="citygirl85" data-source="post: 290647" data-attributes="member: 4836"><p>I have 2 QH, and 2 Paints, they are on alfalfa for the winter months. They are FINE. Sure they show extra fire but it's because I haven't rode any of them in over a year. It's just how much you ride them and how much you feed them. You don't feed them a bale or two a feeding you feed them either a flake or two a feeding depending on their weight management. I feed my four "bigger" horses two full bales once a day or every other day (depending on how the pasture looks), but all four of them fight over them so I'm not worried about them. </p><p></p><p>About foals, when I weaned my now 3 year old from her mom we gave her straight alfalfa, and she's FINE. She's tall, but those are her bloodlines. My two 5 month olds are on alfalfa and a grain mix and they are just fine. Usually grain will make them hyper and have piss and vinegar, never heard of alfalfa doing it unless it is really, really, really green.</p><p></p><p>I think it's just a personal preference, again. But I give them alfalfa to help get weight on for winter and to help them grow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="citygirl85, post: 290647, member: 4836"] I have 2 QH, and 2 Paints, they are on alfalfa for the winter months. They are FINE. Sure they show extra fire but it's because I haven't rode any of them in over a year. It's just how much you ride them and how much you feed them. You don't feed them a bale or two a feeding you feed them either a flake or two a feeding depending on their weight management. I feed my four "bigger" horses two full bales once a day or every other day (depending on how the pasture looks), but all four of them fight over them so I'm not worried about them. About foals, when I weaned my now 3 year old from her mom we gave her straight alfalfa, and she's FINE. She's tall, but those are her bloodlines. My two 5 month olds are on alfalfa and a grain mix and they are just fine. Usually grain will make them hyper and have piss and vinegar, never heard of alfalfa doing it unless it is really, really, really green. I think it's just a personal preference, again. But I give them alfalfa to help get weight on for winter and to help them grow. [/QUOTE]
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