Nutrition: Hay Analysis Case Study Elegance CF 2001gm

Now that we know Elegance has metabolic imbalances, as well as toxicities, the question becomes how best to supplement her to detox the toxic level of Aluminum and the overload of Iron? The first step is to have either hay and/or pasture tested for what the horse is consuming as the bulk of their diet.  In Elegance’s case, it is definitely hay.  And it just so happens I received 6 ton of hay a couple of days ago which will last until next summer.  Therefore I will describe the  process of testing your hay and where to get it analyzed. I use Equi-Analytical for analysis.  They are a leader in testing hay, first for dairy cattle and now for horses too. Therefore they have analysis packages geared toward what the horse owner needs to know. In addition they offer free postage paid mailers for your sample. The test I use is 601 – Equi Tech.  It gives a great comprehensive package of information at a great price.  What it doesn’t test, by default, is Selenium for example.  To add that particular result to your report is an additional dollars. I don’t normally add Se because I know, here in the Northeast, we have…