Premium hay for horses, matched to your horse's job, weight and temperament.
Horse owners care about three things: protein, sugar, and dust. Get those right and a horse will tell you, better coat, better topline, fewer behavioural surprises. We sell horse hay that's been cut, cured and stored with horses in mind, and we'll talk you through which variety fits the horse you've got.
The right hay for horses, matched to the job.
Each variety has a use, here's how we match hay to the horses you're feeding.
Lucerne
View →High protein (18–22%), high calcium. Best for performance horses, broodmares, growing youngstock, and anyone who needs topline and condition in a hurry. Don't overfeed to easy keepers or laminitics.
Oaten
View →Sweet, palatable, moderate energy. The all-rounder, works for most adult pleasure horses, paddock-only horses, and as the base of a feeding ration. Most horses prefer the taste.
Pasture
View →Mixed grasses, ryegrass, clover, native species. Lower energy than oaten, gentler on easy keepers, closer to what they'd graze. Excellent for ponies and laminitis-prone horses.
Wheaten
View →Lower sugar than oaten. Suitable for laminitis-prone, EMS or PPID horses, especially when soaked for 30–60 minutes before feeding. Stalkier than oaten, most horses need to be eased onto it.
Feeding notes, horses.
How much hay per horse, per day?
A 500kg horse on full hay (no pasture) needs about 10kg per day, roughly 2% of body weight. A bigger warmblood or draft can be up to 14kg. Ponies often need as little as 5kg. The simplest rule: if the horse is leaving hay, you're feeding enough. If they're licking the floor, you're not.
Lucerne vs oaten, what's the difference for horses?
Lucerne is the protein/calcium powerhouse, great for growth, lactation, performance recovery. Oaten is your moderate-energy maintenance hay, safer for most pleasure horses. Most performance owners feed a 60/40 oaten/lucerne mix. Most paddock-pet owners feed oaten alone with a salt/mineral lick.
Soaking hay for laminitis or sugar-sensitive horses
Soaking hay for 30–60 minutes in clean water removes roughly 30% of the soluble sugars (NSC). It also reduces dust dramatically. For confirmed laminitics or PPID horses, soak every feed, drain the water away (don't let them drink it), and feed promptly, soaked hay spoils within a day.
Dust and respiratory health
If your horse coughs in the stable, the hay is the first place to look. We shed every bale so dust is minimised at source, but if you're a serious dust-sensitive case (RAO, COPD, IAD), soaking or steaming hay before feeding makes a measurable difference.
Need hay this week?
Call Paul direct, the phone's answered 24/7 for current stock and availability, and we can usually deliver within the week.