Ask the Vet - Steaming vs soaking hay

In this excerpt from the December 2019 episode of Ask the Vet ( • Ask the Vet - Sidebone... ), Dr. Gray and SmartPaker Dan talk about the benefits of steaming vs soaking hay, why you would do one over the other, how long you should be steaming or soaking, and the nutritional benefits of each.
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Research and articles on Hay Gain Steamers: www.haygain.us/pages/research...
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[@amandamannyhorselife7968]

The smell of steamed hay smells so good we should make it a candle sent lol 😂😜

[@redhorsetraining157]

Fab ! Very informative 👍👍

[@Hulachowdown]

I love steaming my hay. I get a free spa treatment a few times a day and it smells SO good.

[@amandamannyhorselife7968]

Right I love the smell would be a great candle sent LMAO

[@Hulachowdown]

Amanda&Manny horse life I’d buy that

[@wildfloweraquatics7102]

I just commented on a much older video about feeding horses before / after workouts but my mare is currently in a group turn out with free fed alfalfa. Now, 😂 she is getting very fat because I don't have time to work her. I am looking into making her a lesson horse so she gets exercise but also making time for me to exercise her myself. For now, I was thinking maybe I should move her to a stall (with run) to control how much she eats and to monter it. I have always been worrying that she is not drinking enough water (will start feeding electrolytes when I start supplementing her) so I've been giving her the chance to drink when I bring her in from the paddock but also do you think soaking her hay would help? I really don't want to be to much trouble for my barn manager but I could ask her to turn my horse out for a couple hours every day. Should I keep my fleshy mare on group turn out with free fed alfalfa or move her to a stall with a run and couple hour turn out every day to give her a controlled amount of soaked hay? @smartpak

[@carissamaywald8763]

I have to start soaking my horse’s hay to help with equine metabolic syndrome. After soaking should I hang the net for a few minutes to let the excess water drip out or should I feed immediately?

[@LaizyDaisy]

Drain, rinse well , drain again then feed asap