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The general rule is anywhere from 1.5 to 2.0 percent of a horse's body weight per day to maintain an idle horse. This would be 15 to 20 pounds per day for a 1000 pound horse. The amount varies as some horses will require more or less feed based on individual metabolic differences and activity levels.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe consensus is 2 percent of a horse's body weight for high quality grass hay. High quality alfalfa can be fed at a slightly lower rate. Amounts have to be modified based on level of work and whether the horses rate remains stable.
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How many pounds can a horse weigh?
1000
How heavy is an average horse?
There is no real average weight because there are so many types of horses. But as a general rule a pony or miniature will weigh from 100 to 1,000 pounds , A riding horse will weight from 700 to 1500 pounds, and a draft horse will weigh from 1200 to 3000 pounds.
How many pounds does a baby mustang horse weighs at birth?
About 20-40 pounds.
How many pounds of food does and averae horse eat?
How many pounds of food that an average horse will eat varies depending on the type of food offered. The average horse eats about 2 to 3 percent of his body weight in hay or forage every day. This could be up to about 20 pounds.
A 10-gallon bucket of water is filled to capacity. Given that the density of water is 1.00 gram per milliliter.how many pounds does this weigh?
It should be around 83.3 pounds
How many pounds is an average horse's heart?
two lbs or so
What would you weigh a horse ounces pound or ton?
The number of ounces a horse weighs depends on how many pounds it weighs. Remember one pound is 16 ounces. Equines can weigh anything from 250 pounds for a Miniature horse up to 3000 pounds for a Brabant. That means a horse could weigh in at 4,000 to 48,000 ounces depending on breed.
How many droppings can a horse produce each day?
An average horse produces 45-50 pounds of manure daily.
What animals weigh 600 pounds?
horesy or cow
How many pounds should pugs be?
pugs should weigh about 14 to 16 pounds.
How many pounds does a horse eat in a week?
horses should eat 1-2% of their body weight per day, so if a horse weighed 1000 lbs, the horse would eat 20 lbs a day, or 140 lbs a week. this could range quite a deal depending on the weight of the horse though.
How much is a horses feed every year?
The price of horse feed will vary from horse to horse and even month to month. The best way to figure out the cost would be to figure out how much the horse you would be feeding weighs (1,200 pounds is about average). Then figure out how much of the horses body weight you plan to feed (1%-3% of bodyweight is normal with 2.5% being average.) So then you have how many pounds of food the horse needs,(1200 pounds at 2.5% is 30 pounds of food.). Next figure out what level of work the horse will be doing. No work to light riding means the horse should be receiving 100% of it's food as hay or grass. Moderate to heavy work means you should be feeding an appropriate pelleted feed. Following the bags instructions will tell you how much of the pellets to feed, then you subtract that number from the pounds of feed and what's left over is how much hay you should be feeding. (Say 5 pounds of pellets. so 30-5 =25 pounds of hay.) Next you'll want to add up how much hay and pellets will be fed over the coarse of the year and then the cost to feed them.
