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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Is Timothy Hay that you give bunnies any different from the hay that you give your horses. We have several horses and I wanted to know if the hay they eat would be healthy for the rabbit or if it has to be " Timothy Hay"
The hay you feed your horses is fine for rabbits. [...]
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How much hay per day does an average horse need? Particularly how many flakes (sections of a bale) a horse needs if it isn’t getting other types of feed, and isn’t getting unlimited hay feed. I’m living near a stable and may be helping out a bit their and want a general idea. Easy [...]
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if a horse is stalled all day accept when they are ridden and for about 3 hrs a day to pasture how much hay should they be fed?..just curious..our University only lets you turn your horse out a little and I was wondering for when I go to college..thanks!
You would usually expect to feed about [...]
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I know some people think it’s very rich so they feed it once in the afternoon but right now my horses get tifton hay (because my barn just loves cheap feed) twice a day so should T & A be fed the same? I’m talking about after I slowly introdruce their new hay. They get [...]
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Ok, for an average horse, lets say around 1,100 pounds (around 500 kg) exercising around 4 times a week for 30-60 minutes, grazing at daytime and stabled at night. How much grass hay should it be fed every day?
Now that I think of it. How much grain and supplements as well?
A horse should eat 2 [...]
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