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Do horses eat all their food in one day?

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This depends honestly.Some horses will eat all of the food put in front of them until they become ill and require veterinarian attention, whereas other horses will almost starve themselves. Luckily most horse fall in the middle of these two extremes.Horses (average light horse breeds) require 1.5 to 3% of their bodyweight daily. If you put out 1.5% to start and the horse eats everything but seems thin, then move up to 2% and repeat the process. Some horses may reach the full 3% but still seem thin, you'll need to add fat to the diet in some form or the other.

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