The nitrogen radical will be excreted in the urine. This will lead to increased urination and wetter bedding. Alfalfa Clovers Horses like clover and will select the highly palatable clovers from the pastures and hay. The digestible energy content of lush clover is also very high. In a fresh state it is very high in carbohydrate content and low in fibre content.
Ladino clover is a tall white clover but is easily killed by Ontario winters.
Red clover is a biennial which means it will live for about two years and then will die off unless it is allowed to re-seed itself. As a hay crop, clover is hard to dry and becomes moldy. These molds can contain estrogenic properties which can interfere with the reproductive cycles of mares. Clovers are particularly useful because they can be used to improve pastures and hay fields by frost seeding. Slaframine will make horses salivate profusely.