I am feeding him a supplement to boost his immune system. I read somewhere that I should also be feeding him alfalfa hay. He gets T & A now, but should I switch to straight alfalfa or just a T & A with a higher alfalfa content?
My horse has already completed Marquis treatment. [...]
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I have heard different things. i have been told twice a day they need a lick of hay. least once a day the grains. Now… if you have area to graze… maybe not as much. i dont have horses of my own… i would love to… but apartments dont even want you to have a [...]
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I was giving him T & A but I am trying to figure out the cause of his allergic skin condition and decided to start with eliminating alfalfa from his diet. He loves the Timothy by the way!!
timothy is high in leaf content low in stem. It is among the highest quality horse [...]
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He is a five year old gelding who has had some issues with laminitis the past two months and has been on stall rest. This past week I have noticed small globs of wet hay in the bedding. Help please….thanks.
He's young for it, but yes, that's a classic sign of teeth problems.
He may have wolf [...]
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I have a 15.3 hand Quarter Horse who’s pretty good about keeping weight on. I’ll be starting to order my own hay, grain and shavings and I’m not sure how much hay I should be ordering each month.
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Well i was wondering because i have friends who only give there horses hay and they seem fine. Is this okay to do with a healthy horse? my horse is very healthy and so could i do this with him?
my horse is on feed and everything i was just wondering if this is possible/good to [...]
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My horse is about 20 years old, not overweight, has 1/2 acre to roam freely. Would it be okay to let him have free access to his hay. He doesn't seem to overeat. He will walk away from his food when he is full and go back later to finish. I've [...]
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I always thought it should be no less that 6 months old. We had a new delivery of hay and it looked very green so i asked the farmer how old it was. He said six weeks, but that it was ok to feed.
Now one of my horses is in hospital after suffering from [...]
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Trying to calculate how much hay to buy for my new horse to get him through the cold seasons.
My horse is a yearling Paint stallion that is already 15.1h tall and weighs a little over 700ibs. I do know for those of you who replied "one bale per day" is too much hay! I figured [...]
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I need to know how much grass hay to feed per lb for my horse? Isn't it about 1 to 2 pounds hay per 100 pounds of horse?
Thanks in advance.
Two per 100 is fine, if he leaves some it cant hurt. So 20# a day of high quality grass is the usual, add in [...]
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