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Why Do horses need hay?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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Because straw is harder than hay and straw will get stuck in the digestive system because it is too thik.

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hay provides them with fiber

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Is hay for horses?

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What do horses need more of if they are often excesided?

food and hay/haylage =)


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Do all horses like eating hay and bran?

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