"No, because from what I understand it is impossible to get a true reading on the sugars (ESC + Starch) with green grass. Freezing it immediately and sending it overnight with ice packs might come close, though. And I figured (perhaps wrongly) that the mineral content would be similar to that of the hay from the farm down the road. "

My client had her grass done and she overnighted it (after freezing per their instructions).

I would NOT assume that the grass will be similar to the hay if it's down the road. Different places fertilize differently, plant different grasses, etc.

If you keep them mostly off the grass it wouldn't matter. But I suspect that the issues a few of my clients are having is their grass, not their hay. In all these places the horses are on what is, to my mind, too much grass - -and yet others at different farms are ALSO on too much grass and are fine. If they MUST be on too much grass (i.e., they board, or client will not track the turnout, etc.), then testing the grass seems a necessity.

Elizabeth

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