Do you have horses?
Yeah. We have four.
Here was a local story on the hay shortage.
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Hay shortage hurts horse owners
Posted by The Grand Rapids Press January 25, 2008 06:23AM
Categories: Breaking News, Business
A shortage of hay is causing problems for area horse owners.
One can buy a horse at auction in Michigan for $40, which is what it costs to buy two bales of Michigan-grown hay in Florida.
Hay that is available is selling for about $6 a bale, more than double the price of a year ago. Supplies need to stretch until at least May or June, said Jan Brinn, of the Michigan State University Extension Office in Allegan County.
“They need a constant flow all day long, and when they don’t have that flow, bad things start happening,” said James Connell, Allegan veterinarian and horse owner.
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/01/hay_shortage_hurts_horse_owner.html