Do horses have preferences for different hays?
Yes. Horses do have some preferences for hays. Studies have shown that horses prefer brome, timothy and alfalfa to perennial ryegrass or fescue. Also, some horses even prefer leaves to stems of alfalfa hay or vice versa. Horses will choose a hay that they like the most but it doesn t mean that other hays that they consume at a slower rate aren t just as suitable. You need to find the balance between hay they reject and hay that they consume it too rapidly.
