What is best to feed a horse?

Answer 1

It really depends on your horses age, condition and where it lives.

*A fat paddocked horse would live on grass and maybe hay

* A thin nag would need regular feeding of energy and fattening products such as gum nuts, equine senior mix, pollard, copra and chaff.

*Stabled horses must be fed more food than paddocked ones.

* Aged horses will need more and softer food because they don't put on weight easily and their teeth are weak (If they have any at all!)

* Fizzy horses (fast ones that won't slow) shouldn't be fed fizzy foods such as corn, grains, wheat and barley.

*Bran should be boiled before feeding

*NEVER feed your horse mouldy hay as this will give them colic

I could go on for ever but it is best to ask your local produce for more info

Thanks,

Horse Head

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a "best feed" for Cows and Cattle because of many, many factors that determine what feed (and how much) can be fed to them, including location, type of cow (beef or dairy), age, reproductive stage (including lactation and gestation stages), body condition score, weight, and feed available to use in a diet.

Answer 3

Cattle (milk and Beef) graze grass during spring and summer until the grass stops growing in the late autumn. They are kept in barns and fed on hay during the colder, wetter months. Throughout the year, they may occasionally be fed cattle cake with added vitamins, especially if in milk or to increase beef.