Hay in New England has been a problem of late. During the winter of 2007, my supplier ran out. That's the first time in seven years of buying hay that it had happened. The haying season of 2008 wasn't very good here either. Heavy rains and the price of gas have driven hay prices to an all time high.
Many horse owners simply won't buy a horse that cribs. Partially it is because they are harder to board (some barns won't take them).
Cribbing, weaving and other stereoptypic behaviors can be reduced through diet and stable management.
After posting yesterday's article on workload and nutrition, I was asked what I feed my horse.
My horse is kept at a private barn that is on the town's trail system and where there is a dental office on the property. 
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I've always thought that my horses have had pretty easy lives. Five or six days a week I ask them to carry me around for an hour or two.
Ever since an overdose of selenium killed the polo ponies in Wellington, I've seen a lot of posts on forums from people concerned about the selenium levels in their horse's diets..