Anyone find that Alfalfa make their horse hot? I don't have access to full pasture. On a high quality Brome Hay diet, Safe Choice Special Care, and Exceed. Thinking of trying to replace the Safe Choice with Alfalfa Pellets or Beat Pulp. We used to feed a lot of Beet Pulp, but had issues getting it consistently. Thoughts?

Yes, but it not only makes him hot mentally, but also physically. I know many people will tell me I am wrong, but before I fed alfalfa he was calm and no excessive sweating. Once I had fed it for awhile he got so anxious and had such weird sweat patterns and once the temps got above 85, he had full body sweat every day. I was told by vets and feed reps that I was wrong, it was NOT alfalfa and I should be happy he was sweating. He was miserable. Even had elevated respiration rates. I was feeding alfalfa flake 2 times a day, free choice coastal and Timothy pellets with Renew Gold. Finally decided to take him off alfalfa last October. Guess what?! NO excessive sweating and he is much calmer. I feed Timothy pellets, coastal hay and Renew Gold. He even sweated in the winter, but not this winter. We have several high 90 to 100 degree days with the usual South Texas humidity and he didn't sweat any more than the other horses. 

I'll have to see if we have any timothy pellets in the area. Thanks! He is horrible on alfalfa and I've got to be careful of the grains. He mentally can't handle it. 

I thought it was the oats in his alfalfa cubes that I fed. And he got a smidge better so I kept at it for another year, but nope, no real difference. I won't give him oats or grain he just falls apart on commercial feeds. 

Alfalfa hay.

Renew Gold when I can get it.

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You just described my mare to a "T" when she has alfalfa. I thought I was crazy at first and so did my friends. lol