I know the people on this forum are cattle people with a few horses. That's a lot different than a horse person with a few cows. IMHO the vast majority of horses just need grass in the summer, and hay in the winter.
I visit a barrel horse forum, once or twice a week. Never to post, just to see what's going on. Actually a lot of people there know what they are talking about. If you've got a health question, or a behavior problem to solve, it's probably been asked before. They do linger on feed. Seems like everybody has a different opinion.
Now, I'll tip my hand a little bit. I've got opinions on feeding. If a horse is being used, I think he needs to be fed.
I like:
Oats mixed 50/50 with a quality textured horse feed. Top dressed with calf manna.
I won't feed a by product to my horses.
For hay, I like fescue cut just as it starts producing a stem. Pure blade. I have to raise that, you can't find that anywhere.
Supplement is equibloom, and biotin.
Stemmy hay, and a pellet would probably be just as good, I'd just like to know what my own kind are feeding?
I visit a barrel horse forum, once or twice a week. Never to post, just to see what's going on. Actually a lot of people there know what they are talking about. If you've got a health question, or a behavior problem to solve, it's probably been asked before. They do linger on feed. Seems like everybody has a different opinion.
Now, I'll tip my hand a little bit. I've got opinions on feeding. If a horse is being used, I think he needs to be fed.
I like:
Oats mixed 50/50 with a quality textured horse feed. Top dressed with calf manna.
I won't feed a by product to my horses.
For hay, I like fescue cut just as it starts producing a stem. Pure blade. I have to raise that, you can't find that anywhere.
Supplement is equibloom, and biotin.
Stemmy hay, and a pellet would probably be just as good, I'd just like to know what my own kind are feeding?