Soaking Hay to Remove Excess Soluble Carbohydrate and Potassium

Copyright 2003 by Kathryn Watts, Research Director, Rocky Mountain Research & Consulting, Center, CO http://www.safergrass.org/ Paul Sirois, Manager, Dairy One Forage Testing Lab, Ithaca, NY http://www.dairyone.com/ Funded with a grant from the Animal Health Foundation http://www.animalhealthfoundation.com/ Purpose To determine if soaking a variety of different hays in cold or hot water for specified periods of times results in a reduction of the Water Soluble Carbohydrate (WSC) and/or potassium (K) content as a tool in the management of horses with laminitis, insulin resistance or HYPP.