How many flakes of hay should i feed my horse?
This is soooo horse specific that I cannot completely answer this. Neither can anyone else online, no matter what they say. If you horse is grazing all day, one flake should be enough at night–2 at the most. You do need to feed grain. Horses get more varied nutrients from this. Again this depends on the horse. A typical pony can do with 1/2 – 1lb of feed, grazing all day, one flake. A large thouroughbred cross may eat 4lbs of feed, 2 flakes, and graze all day. Typical bales have 12 flakes, although this can rarely vary. I would speak to your trainer and vet about your horse’s specific needs. I assist in the care of 17 horses. The average horse there eats 1 1/2 lbs. of feed, one flake of hay, and grazes all day. Some of the horses also have supplements. two of the horses are on different feed because they have weight gain issues… Feeding for horses like people depends on size and energy output. Edit: I ditto to Lisa. I forget about all of that because I live in the south, and we do n
