Man creates many health and performance problems in horses because we forget that the horse is a constant grazer designed to forage approximately 16 hours per day. Instead we make attempts to fit their feeding schedule to ours or insist that their daily menu consist of what we have to offer instead of what they would prefer.
What do you do when you can't find hay, or if you do the quality is very questionable. This year appears to be as bad as any when it comes to hay problems. Don't get discouraged because there are some answers. Consider feeding fiber alternatives to either stretch your hay resources or improve the quality of what you have. The concept of “fiber supplementation” isn't necessarily new but there are some new options.