Storing Hay and Grain for Your Horses
…grain so it is fed first when new grain is purchased. Storing Hay Hay should be stored in a dry, clean environment. Moisture causes mold to grow on the hay,…
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Pony Problems: Grain
…is to manage him in a way that suits his natural metabolism better. Basic Diet: The first rule of feeding ponies is avoid grain. Feeding grain worsens the metabolic problems…
Digestive Enzymes May Help Your Horse Digest Grains
…we may find that digestive enzymes aren’t necessary. Horses are designed to eat grass and have a limited ability to digest the grains and fats we often feed them. A…
Feed What You Need
…breeding or use other types of hays, mineral and vitamin deficiencies must be dealt with. Adding plain grain, supplemented grains or top-dressed supplements is the solution. Plain Grains By “plain…
How Much Grain Does Your Horse Need?
…a little more. However, horses in more strenuous activities will burn more calories than they can consume from forage alone; they need supplemental concentrates–either grain or pelleted or extruded feeds–in…
Hay Before Grain, or Vice Versa?
…a grain meal, it creates a physical barrier for the grain to move out of the stomach as quickly. If fed starchy cereal grains (oats, corn, barley, etc.) on an…
Horses Are Picky When It Comes To Flavors
…— even moderate work levels for easy keepers — needs little, if any, grain. Horses should receive as much hay as they can eat with grain only as needed to…
Weanling and Yearling Diets Require Feed in Addition to Mare’s Milk
…First, it is important to realize that young horses do not need grain per se. Overfeeding calories in the form of grain encourages very rapid growth. Between growth spurts, the…
Ask Horse Journal: 08/00
…grain together, horses predictably ate the grain first and wolfed down the hay. The result was the same, because the grain hadn’t been given an adequate head start. They theorized…
Minerals For The Performance Horse
…Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418. Grain Mineral Levels Of course, you also have to balance the grain ration, especially if you’re using plain grains. Mineral supplements are primarily formulated to…