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Ask the Nutritionist: Dr. Getty's Forum for Equine Nutrition
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Re: Equine Challenge Supplement?

Thank you for getting back to me. What do you think of the additional probiotics in EC vs Glanzen Complete?

Do you recommend first or second cut hay for horses(I know it also depends on the quality and timing)Generally speaking?
I've been feeding 1st, but am wondering if I should really be doing 2nd because of living in the northeast?

Jeni

Where are you from? CT

How did you locate this forum? web site

Re: Equine Challenge Supplement?

Hello Jeni,

Thank you for your patience. I've been doing a great deal of traveling lately to provide presentations at horse-related events.

About probiotics... There are no probiotics in Glanzen Complete. The EC product has some listed but not the exact number of CFUs. So, I'm not able to evaluate it. The best approach, however, is to get a separate probiotic such as Daily Start to offer a large number of Colony Forming Units (necessary to have billions) since most vitamin/mineral preparations do not contain a large amount.

About the cutting... the cutting really is not the important factor. The maturity of the hay when it was cut is the factor that influences nutritional value. If the hay contains alfalfa, however, there will be more alfalfa in a second cutting. But for grass hay, avoid coarse, long stems -- an indication of a grass that was very mature at cutting.

All the best,

Dr. Getty
Author of Feed Your Horse Like A Horse

Jeni
Thank you for getting back to me. What do you think of the additional probiotics in EC vs Glanzen Complete?

Do you recommend first or second cut hay for horses(I know it also depends on the quality and timing)Generally speaking?
I've been feeding 1st, but am wondering if I should really be doing 2nd because of living in the northeast?

Jeni

Where are you from? Bayfield, CO