“Ten Must Know Tips About Feeding Horses“
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“Ten Must Know Tips About Feeding Horses”
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“Ten Must Know Tips About Feeding Horses”
1) Water
– 8-10 Gallons 1000 lbs (pound) horse
– 1 gallon = 100 lbs (pound) body weight
2) Know what nutrients are required
– Energy
– Lactating mares = racehorse
3) Understand the horse’s nutrient requirement for those nutrients
– Young = maintain plus growth
4) Understand feed intake
– Forage 1 % of body weight can eat (1.5%) per day
– 2.5% – 3% of body weight per day can eat 3.5% of body weight
5) Feed by weight and not volume
– How much does a scoop weigh
6) Frequency of feeding
– Minimum 3 times a day in no access to pasture hay 1 hour before grain
– Never feed more than 4 lbs (pound) concentration any given feeding
7) Read a feed tag
– 10% protein
– Feeding directions
– What horse was this feed designed for
– Higher fat more energy, fibre, NO OXIDES
8) Understand all horse do not require grain or a concentrate
– Horses need roughage
9) Understand supplementation
– General vitamin and mineral
– Good salt, trace minerals
– Specific hoof supplement, joints etc for individual horses
10) OBSERVATION
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Time Stamp
02:00 – 1) Water
03:56 – 2) Know what nutrients are required
05:50 – 3) Understand the horse’s nutrient requirement for those nutrients
07:25 – 4) Understand feed intake
10:29 – 5) Feed by weight and not volume
12:00 – 6) Frequency of feeding
15:15 – 7) Read a feed tag
19:25 – 8) Understand all horse do not require grain or a concentrate
21:32 – 9) Understand supplementation
23:05 – 10) Observation
30:45 – Contact details see below
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Phone: 801 847 4896 Scotsdale Arizona USA
Email: drgodbee@equiuniversity.com
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