Show alfalfa for horses fed in in balanced ration I 1 good alfalfa hay Is good horse feed according to A 0 of the new york state college of agriculture providing it Is fed in a balanced ration corn and alfalfa make a balanced ration while oats barley peas and bran that are high in protein pr botein would provide too much protein to feed fit as the only roughage in tills this case there should be some other hay such as 13 timothy with the alfalfa the firsts cutting Is considered the b best est tor for horses the usual recommendation of cutting alfalfa when one third in bloom is best for cattle but it is better for horses it if cut when in the later stages of maturity states |