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What kind of food does horse eat?

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they eat butternut squash

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Ponies eat a wide range of food, from grass to cereals. Carrots and Apples provide a bit of variety. Google horse feed for more info. Contrary to most books, sugar lumps are NOT good for horses. Polos can be given.

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This is a big question. You should read a book on 'Horse Feeding/ Nutrition/ Diet' etc. But generally speaking a horse has it's water and roughage/ forage (pasture, grass, hay) which provides the horse's main nutrition - which is what the horse survived on in the wild. However, when nowadays domesticated horses are used for work we provide them concentrates/ supplements/ extra feeds for extra nutrition that is lost during work.

People used to hand measure feeds for the horses ex. a certain amount of each ingredient to provide overall nutrition - like (this is definately not correct, just an example) but oats might provide 20% of the daily protein needed and 36% of the daily carbohydrates etc. Although nowadays people buy specially formulated feeds with complete nutrition - like there is a bag of complete nutrition for stallions or a bag for complete nutrition for young weanlings. It is usually fed with chaff.

We also sometimes add extra supplements like hoof supplements if needed and the occasional tit - bit!

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horses eat grain, hay,grass, carrots, apples, and mints

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Horses love to eat grass and plant foods. What they eat are known as legumes. Their owners usually feed them with hay. Carrots are also given to horses as a treat.

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Ponys' eat mostly grass , hay, or if they are still a baby they will drink milk from there mums' milk.

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The same thing all the other breeds of horses eat. The breed of the horse and/or pony does not change the nutrients it requires.

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