How much does a horse eat daily?

Answer 1

A horse that is put out to pasture, receiving no outside work, will probably consume a couple flakes of hay a day and plenty of water.

A horse that is under light work, only one or two days a week or so, could be perfectly happy and healthy with sufficient pasture grass and hay. Although, some horses are "hard keepers" and lose or gain weight easily. For the lean horse, I suggest adding a cup or two of grain or possibly a weight gain supplement. For the heavy horse, I suggest a cut-back on hay or you could possibly use a grazing muzzle, which is comfortable and sane-they even make fleece-lined muzzles.

A horse under moderate work- 3-5 days a week will need grain and hay. I recommend around 3 cups of grain twice a day for the average horse, with two flakes at each mealtime. Horses kept in stalls 24 HR will need less or more based on exercise level from not getting the natural exercise of being in a pasture. You might want to consider a hoof or joint supplement as the workload increases-so do the needs of your horses. Again if your horse is a bit thin, weight-gain supplements are less expensive most of the time than just feeding more, which may not even solve your problem.

A horse in heavy work will need the same as above, with extra grain. You could also use an oil to give a horse more fat and calories to their diets. Also, as the horse sweats from work, he loses salt and water. So, adding a salt-or mineral- block to a pasture or stall is a "fun" and healthy thing to help a horse out. Also, for any horse, they need as much fresh water as they want. A dehydrated horse is an unhealthy horse.

Their are also supplements for coats, overall health(microvet), and much much more. I would recommend Formula 4 Feet for any hoof problem, including quarter cracks, thin walls, soft walls, abscesses, thrush, and basically any problem. Also, Cosequin, is a great joint supplement that actually repairs joints, building new tissue to actually solve the problems of Arthritis and degenerative joint disease, instead of just killing the pain.

Answer 2

If you have put your horse in a paddock full of grass then you will only need to give them one slice of hay or haylege each morning.

If you have them in a stable or closed area with little grass then one big feed in the morning and check regularly during the day. When they have finished at say...12pm then give them another small feed. Not too much at once though otherwise your horse(s) will get a sore tummy.

Answer 3

Well, it depends on the horse. Depending on the horse's weight and condition, decide what to give your horse. Typically, you would feed a horse three times a day. Once early in the morning, maybe about 6:00-8:00. The second time should be around noon or like our regular lunch time. The third should be just before you go to bed. (aka maybe around 8:00-9:00) Make sure it has plenty of water (They drink around 11 gallons a day!) and preferably a salt block to make up for the sweat lost. Feed him/her hay, about 1 hay net, or a flake. You can also let your horse out in the pasture to eat grass if he gets hungry. (You should do that regardless, or else your horse will get restless and be dangerous to ride)

A:

Actually, it is healthier for a horse to have grass or grass hay available 24/7. They will eat from 1.5 % to 2% of their body weight left to graze as they were meant to.

Answer 4

that's hard to answer with out more information. It all depends on the size and age of your horse. it also depends on how much work your horse does.

on the back of the sack of horse feed.. it tells you the guideline daily amounts and how much your horse should approximately be eating

Answer 5

When left to their own devices or in the wild, the horse will spend about eight to sixteen hours a day eating grass, since grass has such little energy and they need to be able to run for a long time without eating. But in captivity, of course, they only eat as long as it takes to finish the food they have been given.

Answer 6

Wild horses spend 60% of their time eating Shared stabled horses spend 47% of their time eating Seperate stabled horses spend 65% of their time eating

Answer 7

they spend 2-4 hours per day sleeping, 30mins of it is spent standing up!

Answer 8

About 1.5% to 2% of their body weight in grass or grass hay. Then they may eat a couple more pounds of grain if they need it to balance their work load.

Answer 9

2-4 hours