Any type of clean straw can be used. Many breeders use paper bedding with straw on the top to increase absorbtion. Personally, I use hay over paper.
chicken straw
The type of horse you buy is up to you. It should fit your needs such as height, level of training, sport etc.
Type your answer here... Yes
Straw poll
clay and straw
I would say the answer is yes they do, but it's not really a good diet for them. Rice straw doesn't provide much in nutritional value to a horse. It is better as just a bedding then any type of food. Given the alternative I believe the horse would chooser any other type of legume (grass, hay, alphalfa, etc) but when no other option exist I am sure a horse would munch on whatever is available, specially if they are locked in a stall and bored to tears.
They are often willing to eat some kinds of straw, in particular oat straw. Therefore, when straw is used as bedding, the owner should monitor to make sure the horse isn't eating the bedding. Also if they eat too much straw, in large amounts the owner might discover that the horse has gotten pelvic flexure impaction, this is a type of colic
in Korea they call straw hats satgat
Tatami is a type of Japanese flooring made from rice,straw with a covering of woven soft rush straw.
Any breed of horse can be bred with a zebra to produce a zorse! Hope this helps! :)
A straw poll is an informal type of opinion poll.
The type of pellets will depend on many factors including type of work, age, health, dietary needs and more. Ask a equine nutritionist or equine vet what would be appropriate for your horse.