When winter rolls around, you do not need to increase any feed or grain intake, but you do need to make sure your horse has free-choice grass hay. Alfalfa is too rich. You want to give the horse free choice grass hay, preferably spread around the horses pasture so he moves around to eat. When a horse digests hay, a chemical reaction happens as the horse breaks down the fiber that produces internal heat to keep them warm.
mainly grassland. but during winter they eat bark off trees
Horses CAN eat winter clover but there is a type of fungi in it that will make them drool. It is harmless and will go away in a few days.
because it keeps them warm.
Generally if there is food available horses will eat it. When horses eat, their body produces heat...so if it's cold at night make sure that your horse has a nice blanket and a big full haynet. Horses are grazers, so if your horse is out in the field during the day, he will graze.
Polar bears eat fish and seal During the winter.
Horses mainly eat- grass,hay,treats, and of course the grain you give them in the winter time...
horses eat more food when its colder because there body is burning more energy to keep warm. so the need to eat more to get more energy
Lady Birds, or more commonly referred to as Lady Bugs, hibernate during the seasons of Winter and Fall. Frost grows on top of their body, and they take lots of heat to wake up.Ladybugs do not eat during the winter, instead they use their left over energy from stored food to drink water.
Surplus Food
rodents
All horses that work should be given more to eat. Belgums are big horses, so naturally, yes, they would need more food. They would also need oats if the horse is working.
Horses that lived during the ice age likely at the same things they eat now. That would be grasses, grains, and fruit found near the ground.