-> A vet mentioned to me that it is a case of "some horses get it, and
-> some don't".  When taking a horse off of Alfalfa and putting them on
-> Oat Hay, I guess I don't understand...are they growing the "hay" in
-> different locations?  Is it becasue the Alfalfa has a higher protein,
-> or is that not the problem?  I hve also been told that in San Diego
 DT> The alfalfa is just a different hay and doesn't have the same minerals
 DT> that oat hay does.  I think of it kinda like the sensetivity some people
 DT> have to certain foods.  I can't remember the mineral that causes the
 DT> stones I just remember that oat hay doesn't have it.
     It may have a lot to do with where the alfalfa was grown, too.  In our 
area, the ground AND the water are so alkali we seem to have a greater 
concentration of the problems that contribute to the stones.
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