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How much do i feed a horse and what do i feed them?

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You can feed a horse about 4 - 5 cups of feed 2 times a day. There are sooooo many different types of food. There is: Sweet feed, non- sweetened feed ( which i think is better), senior horse feed, performance feed, Mare and foal feed,ETC I recommend feeding Unsweetened feed, because sweet feed has molasses in it. Which makes some horses VERY hiper. But that is my opinion. If you plan to switch feeds. Gradually switch. If you have a pony, I would NOT feed them sweet feed because ponies can easily get what is called Foundering. Which is a painful Syndrom that could cause death. Now let me tell ya about hay. I feed grass hay. Which consists of pasture grass. I used to feed alfalfa. But it made my horses sick if i fed too much. NEVER feed a pony or a pregnant mare fescue hay. It can make a pony founder, and can cause difficulties while delivering in pregnant mares.
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