09/01/2026
Hay is the foundation. Which means whatever gaps exist in that hay get built into everything else. The supplements, the bucket feed, the careful feeding program you’ve put together - all of it is sitting on top of what the hay is or isn’t providing.
And even good-quality hay isn’t nutritionally identical from one cutting, field, or season to the next.
Maturity at harvest, soil, weather, processing and storage can all change what that hay ultimately provides. And some nutrients decline after cutting - vitamin E in particular drops significantly once fresh forage becomes stored hay.
That’s why a horse can be eating beautiful hay from a reputable supplier and still have nutritional gaps in the overall diet.
The question isn’t whether to feed hay.
It’s what does this hay provide - and what doesn’t it?
That’s where precision starts.
At ScoopRx, we don’t start by asking what else we can add to the bucket. We start by figuring out what’s actually missing first.
Follow along for more ways to think differently about your horse’s nutrition.