i, too, would say NO grass for sore feet! off the grass and soaked hay only.
the short/long grass debate is quite confusing. i went to a lami talk at the royal vets college last year, they explained that short, stressed grass is not ideal because it tends to produce more sugars when stressed. but then on the other hand, there is the strip grazing theories they also recommended. the mind boggles! my own doing was alwys 'the less grass the better'! long grass can be ok if its literally 'living hay' and not just after it rained etc.
julia
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