LRWright
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I do not have horses and I'm not overly familiar with them but I am concerned about some horses on a farm near me. The owner has 5 horses on about a 20 acre track of land. Part of this area (maybe 12 acres) is wooded area and there is no grass left in the field area. The lack of grass is due to the horses grazing it down to almost the dirt in the fall and now it is all covered by a few inches of snow. I often drive by this farm and there is never any hay available to the horses and no grain either. I have cows and I always have to have hay available for them but I'm not sure if this applies to horses too. Anyway, I'm driving by them today (it is in the 20s and snowing with 4 inches of snow on the ground) and the horses were eating tree bark off of the trees. Is this normal of is this a sign that the horses are very hungry/straving? I won't hestitate to call the necessary organization if the horses are strarving in order to get them some help...I just want to make sure that the horses really are hungry since they are eating the tree bark.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Thanks in advance for your help.