How many bales of hay does a trail horse eat in a week?

I do not have a horse yet; I’m trying to figure out how much money I need to feed a horse. I live in a desert, so I can’t have any green pasture.

The rule of thumb for feeding horses is 1 lb of feed for every 100 lbs of body weight. The average [...]

What is the process of training a horse?

I am interested in finding out what the process is for training a horse.
Really depends on what you want to train them for. Or do you mean how to saddle break a horse? Or there are jumpers, stock horses, trotters, racehorses, eventers, and dressage to name a few. You will have to be more specific [...]

a question on horse hay?

ok my bf got some hay for his horse turned out it had this type of flower in it. the flower is a light purple color and the bud is an off white color. its not stickery or poky. i’ve never seen this in hay before. can any tell me what it might be and [...]

Training a horse to not be scared of stock whip?

I have done this before, but this time it's different, my 9yo Standardbred has been flogged with a stock whip before (not by me), and I need to train him not to be scared of it.
I've been told it's possible to train a horse that's been flogged before, but I want to make sure it's [...]

How much hay do you feed a horse everyday?

I need to know how much hay i need to buy every month
It depends on the horse and if you have pasture that the horse can graze on. And how active you are in riding. The more active a horse is, the more food they generally need.
I have a 2300 lbs. Percheron gelding that [...]

How do u begin training a young dressage horse?

How do u start training a horse with basic riding knowledge to do dressage?
In beginning dressage, it's really just about moving forward in good working gaits. The horse should willingly stretch down and reach for the bit and be free in his gaits- relaxed with an even steady rhythm. He should learn to balance [...]

For the average horse, how many flakes of hay per day should they eat?

And how many flakes are in an average bale of hay?
You figure on what hay you are feeding, grass vs alfalfa, then you figure your horses body weight, then you figure the weight in hay they need.
Once you have those numbers, then we can help you more.
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How have you gone about training your horse?

what steps should you go about for training a green hunter starting with a horse who is learning bending and the correct frame. what shoud they know by now and what should be the next few steps?
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me I rly want to be successful with training my horse.
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Any ideas why a horse would choose to pee on top of his hay?

One of our horses has begun to pee or poop on top of some of the hay that is left after they have been eating for awhile. This occurs both in a stall with the food that has been dropped from the feeder and also outside when we have to feed on the ground. It's [...]

Does anyone know a good place to find horse hay?

here is a good web sit that should be helpful
http://cattletoday.net
this web sit is easy to use and you can find just about any thing. also you enter your zip code so the stuff will be in your general aria which is nice. good luck finding hay especially at a descent price
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