SURELY this isn’t that important? Haylage and hay are all the same? What harm can poor quality haylage and hay do?

Haylage and/or hay represent major components of a horse’s diet and provide nutrients that are essential to the horse’s health. The quality of haylage or hay can also have a big impact on your horse’s performance. There are a number of factors that can influence the quality of the crop produced, such as weather conditions, dry matter content, grass species, stage of maturity of grass when cut, how well it is baled and stored. Simple steps can be taken in advance to avoid the consequences of feeding poor quality haylage to your horse.