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Horse Nutrition

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  • What kind of horse would you feed this to?
    an average horse in light to medium work
  • Why is it important for horses to eat small meals often?
    They don't have a large stomach and they need lots of food to get the nutrients that they need
  • How long does it take for a horse to digest a meal?
    36-72 hours
  • How long is the small intestine?
    50-70 feet
  • What kind of horse would you feed this to?
    A young/working horse
  • How much can a horse's stomach hold?
    2-4 gallons of water and food
  • What kind of horse would you feed this to?
    A senior horse with carb sensitivities
  • How much water does a horse need to drink per day
    10-20 gallons
  • Where does the process of fermentation happen?
    In the hindgut
  • What kind of feed do we usually feed to young or performance horses?
    complete or performance feed
  • How can we tell if a horse is too skinny or too fat?
    use the body condition scoring chart
  • What should be the biggest part of a horse's diet?
    forage
  • What are the two cuts of hay called?
    1st and 2nd
  • What kind of feed does an older horse usually need?
    senior feed
  • What can we give to horses who can't chew hay anymore?
    soaked hay replacement pellets or forage pellets
  • How long is the horse's esophagus (throat)?
    50-80 inches
  • How much manure does a horse produce?
    20-50 pounds per day
  • What kind of feed do we usually feed to average horses in light work load?
    ration balancer
  • What does the stomach do?
    Produces acids and enzymes that start the process of digestion
  • What kind of horse would you feed this to?
    A mare and her foal
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