> -> Out of curiousity, except for So. CA. what other regions have
> -> problems with stones? And too, is this something that is realitively
> -> newly
 
> Central California.  The horse in the stall across from mine has had
> stones.  He has been taken off alfalfa completely and is given what is
> suppose to be oat hay.  It looks like straw to me.  They have trouble
> getting him to eat the stuff and his weight keeps going up and down
> depending on how much grain and pasture he's getting.
 
Tell them that there is a 4 grain out hay available in Ca.. although I'm not 
sure that you folks have easy access to it up there.
 
It's far more tasty then standard "straw" looking oat hay and it's easier 
with this stuff to keep the weight on.
 
 
 
                                  BK
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