Selecting Horse Hay

Selecting Horse Hay

Feeding Management, Horses

Good quality hay is essential, since hay constitutes a large majority of the horse’s diet. Several factors influence the quality of hay. Any of the common hays can be fed to horses, but what’s most important is nutrient value in relation to the cost of the hay....
Feeding Horses by Weight, Not Volume

Feeding Horses by Weight, Not Volume

Feeding Management, Horses

All concentrates do not weigh the same. For example: A 3-lb coffee can full of 32 lb/bushel oats = 2 1/2 lbs 34 lb/bushel oats = 4 lbs corn or pellets = 5 lbs Therefore, a coffee can full of oats is not the same as a coffee can full of pellet or sweet feed. This...
Group Feeding of Horses

Group Feeding of Horses

Feeding Management, Horses

  In a herd situation, horses establish a dominance hierarchy–a pecking order. In group feeding, you must keep this hierarchy in mind. Aggressive or dominant horses eat more than their share by chasing away others from the feed tubs, and timid horses do not...

Feeding Frequency for Horses

Feeding Management, Horses

Feeding Guidelines When feeding the horse, there are three general guidelines one should follow. Feeds should be fed at least twice a day. Feeds should be fed in equally divided amounts. Feeds should be fed near to or at the same time each day and at even intervals...

Grain Feeding for Horses

Feeding Management, Horses

Feeding Grain Horses should be provided the grain meal at the same time as feeding forages. Like hay, grain should be fed from a feeder instead of on the ground to decrease feed losses and contamination by urine and feces. Feeding grain on the ground also increases...