In pasture situations, horses usually graze 12 to 20 hours a day. Because fresh grass has an abundance of moisture (70-89% water), more fresh forage must be eaten to achieve the same amount of dry matter intake as hay, which Read more…
Overfeeding leads to problems like obesity, laminitis, and colic. Healthy horses need a very simple diet of good pasture or hay. They only need supplements if there is a shortfall in nutrition. Knowing your horse’s weight, the weight of his Read more…
Horses are designed to graze, and that means that eating from the floor ‘fits’ their ‘design’. Eating from the floor encourages natural respiratory drainage, exposes him to less respiratory irritants and prevents these from being inhaled. Should horses eat from Read more…
Hay belly is most commonly caused by feeding horses a low-quality forage that leads to gut fill and extended digestive times. To alleviate hay belly, owners are advised to check their forage quality and change to higher quality forage, as Read more…
Likewise, horses fart so much because their diet is mostly plant-based, and their fibrous food gets digested through fermentation in the back half of their digestive tract. Is it normal for horses to fart a lot? Normal horses produce tremendous Read more…
If a horse’s diet is not meeting their nutritional needs (especially minerals and vitamins) they may resort to eating manure (coprophagia). Why do horses eat their own poo? Studies have linked manure-eating in adult horses to those that are either Read more…
The nomination deadline is typically the end of January. Owners must cough up a generous $15,000 for initial entry into the Preakness Stakes; however, if their horse makes it to the starting gate, they must pay an additional $15,000. How Read more…
Handling, riding, and caring for a horse or pony can develop a host of positive traits in a child, including responsibility, accountability, patience, level-headedness, empathy, kindness, and self-discipline. Why is horse good for kids? Mental Health: Research has shown that Read more…
You should feed your horse hay just before riding or give them grain one to four hours before riding. After riding, you should immediately provide them hay. However, it would be best to wait for at least half an hour Read more…
Unfortunately, this abundance of fresh grass can be a danger to grazing horses. Though it is a natural food of equines, cool-season grass contains fructans, a storage form of nonstructural carbohydrates. Most sugars and starches are easily digested in the Read more…