The basic foundation of any diet for a horse is forage. Hardworking horses, mares with foals, young horses or any other individuals that need additional calories are often fed grain and concentrates, ...

Here is a selection of the best hay replacers for horses that are currently available, including the manufacturers’ descriptions of their products. NB: Feeding rates have been recommended based on a ...

In Iowa, horses will require about 2 tons of hay per head per year, plus summer pasture.” Pasture is an ideal forage for horses in the spring, summer and fall, but during winter months, a high-quality ...

Hay production has become a viable option for property owners in Brazoria County looking for ways to make their land more useful, while paying less in property taxes. Many of the county's forage ...

BOZEMAN, MT – You invest a lot of care and appreciation on your horses, so it is wise to spend some time considering their primary diet – forages. The horse evolved over time to be efficient as a ...

Abruptly change the hay a horse is fed and it could die. Allow a horse to eat too much fresh green grass and its hooves may fatally disintegrate. Let a horse gorge on more hay than it needs to stay ...

Some horse owners in drought-affected states have been searching high and low for affordable forage for their horses. To that end, one research team recently completed a study evaluating an ...

SUFFOLK — In Lexington, Ky., last fall, a yearling that was untrained and had never been ridden sold for $9.7 million. If you think the owner of that horse won’t be very careful about what the animal ...

The majority of the equine diet should be based on forage, which serves as a source of fiber and nutrients. However, some horses might not readily consume all types of hay. To that end, a team of ...

Rachel Fraser speaks to Kirsten Holland, BVetMed(hons), MRCVS, of Paragon Veterinary Group and independent equine nutritionist, Clare MacLeod MSc RNutr, to find out more about whether horses need to ...

A FREE public talk will explore the challenges of horse feeding in a changing climate. The lecture, titled Beyond the Bale: Forage Intelligence and Equine Nutritional Resilience for a Sustainable ...