What is the best food to feed a horse?

Answer 1

This is what i know what to feed a horse.

You can feed it obviously grass,

there is hay, carrots, apples , turnips , oats, salt licks , sugar cubes.

Apples can cause colic, so don't feed them to many. I also have more info for you to know about horses. Now i hope you know that i have learned this and gone over it a lot of times for about a month.

You never let a horse in a wet muddy paddock.You need to give it fresh food and water everyday and every night. Horses should go in a stable some times (you should put it in there when it is raining or to hot).

You can leave your horse out when it is misting and warm out side(but not to warm). I would recommend that you keep you horse in when it is cold, down pouring,or burning hot out.

Answer 2

Well It depends........ I feed my horse 2 flakes of hay and 2 lbs of Bermuda blend pellets 2 times a day. Everyone has a different opinion on feeding but if you have a horse that is sensitive to alfalfa or oats or anything high sugar you should change to something less like pure grass hay or anything along that line.

Hope this helps!

That's an excellent answer, I would just like to add don't forget trace elements and minerals, in particular copper and zinc. California Trace is supposed to be an excellent product which is specificlly tailored to California but would probably go a long way to getting into balance wherever you live.

Answer 3

Well it depends what kind of horse u have. If you have a horse with laminitis then buy some happy hoof oats. If it is a race horse get the brand eccles racing bags oats or if it's like my pony simply feed it hay or haylage with occasional treats.

AnswerHorses digestive tracts were designed for free-choice forage 24/7. In an ideal situation, you would have several acres of land with many different types of grasses,(not rich grasses, this can cause founder) because horses will roam the pasture and find the grasses that contain the nutrients they need.

However, this is not often the situation, so as long as your horse has access to grass or grass hay 24/7 (not alfalfa, this causes stones and is way too rich for more than 1/2 flake a day. 0 alfalfa is best.)and you give him/her whatever suplements he/she needs in some form, whether it be mixing it up in a little bit of grain, or some other way, he ought to be OK. If you have a horse with laminitis there are several feeds that will help your horse. If it is a race horse there are other feeds designed for race horses. If it is some other special horse, you could probably find something for it too. There are several feeds that have all the nutrients most horses need, but the best thing to do would get a profesional to look at your horse and his/her diet and tell you what he/she needs.

So, to sum this up, a pasture with several different kinds of grass would be best, but if this is not possible, then free-choice grass hay along with some supplements should be OK.

Answer 4

Hay that is 50% grass and 50% alfalfa and Safe choice grain about a scoop each horse

Answer 5

It dosent really matter aslong as it isn't dusty and hasn't got lots of twigs in and other stuff.

Answer 6

Srategy Horse feed. It can be bought at your local feeding mill.

Answer 7

Grain and Hay For treats ..... carrots mints cereal .......and a lot more

Answer 8

SEED HAY- is great for horse in constant work as it is more nutritious

Answer 9

Costal