Feeding Management Articles

Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Space multiple feedings throughout the day. The horse's digestive system is...

Horses require a sufficient amount of hay and roughage in their diet. In order to ensure that your horse is receiving...

Maintenance is a component of all physiological states, defined as no net gain or loss of any nutrients. The nutrients...

The growing period from birth to 12 months of age is a critical time in a horse’s life because 90 percent of mature...

Whether it’s the grain, hay, or time on pasture, any change in the horse's diet should be spread over several days or...

Good quality hay is essential, since hay constitutes a large majority of the horse’s diet. Several factors influence...

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...

  In a herd situation, horses establish a dominance hierarchy--a pecking order. In group feeding, you must keep...

Feeding Grain Horses should be provided the grain meal at the same time as feeding forages. Like hay, grain should be...