'horses diet'

mike (64.76.34.251) -

I have a horse in my barn and i was wondering what a horse might eat.

Comment #1 Bubba (64.76.39.214) -

Don't you think you should have found the answer to that BEFORE you got a horse in your barn? Or was it just a big surprise? One morning you awoke to find a horse in your barn?

Comment #2 KateyBate (66.227.233.47) -

They need hay, stray and bales of it. Lots of water too. you can get some fancy feed pellets for them, but I had friends growing up who had three horses and all they ever fed them were hay and water. Pretty simple.

Comment #3 Kim (207.179.175.95) -

I guess I am wondering the same thing. How in the world would you not know you have a horse in your barn? If it's not yours, I would seriously try to find who owns it and let them feed it.

Comment #4 missie (82.153.67.246) -

love the way ya woke with it there lol and horses are not easy to keep trust me they need alot of attention and need to be feed atleast 3 times a day i have 4 horses and all like different things but u may just feed them hay and water but they like a treat to we feed them hay and water to but we also feed them fruit and veg oh and POLOS they LOVE them loads (and it helps they breath to lol ) hope this help xxx gd luck with ur mistery horse xxx

Comment #5 Jeff from IL -

k well i take care of race horses and they should have hay either flake or a fhay bag also plenty of CLEAN water and when it comes to feed sweet feed or oats, cracked corn works but dont give them to much if there not being worked its like us eating all the time but sitting a on couch so if u can put them in a pasture to run around but if u only have the barn then take them out and let them graze a little they actaully need to graze on grass bc the motion of it helps produce an enzyme that help there digestion. It also helps if they are riden simply bc they do like to be taken out just like anyother animal

Comment #6 sammehpants from Canada -

Horses need hay, and they don't NEED to be fed three times a day. Horses can be fed once a day, as long as you make sure they're fed enough. But, it would be better to be fed hay at least twice a day. If it is living in a stall, the stall needs to be cleaned every day, and the horse should be turned out for at least a couple hours each day, in paddock, or pasture with good fences, and you need to make sure that the horse ALWAYS has fresh water. ALWAYS. If you aren't riding this horse regularly, you shouldn't be feeding it grain or any extra feeds, as it will cause it to become overweight.

Comment #7 georgia (58.111.92.154) - Wed May 7 05:11:45 2008

hi im georgia and i know alot about horses because i have a shetland pony that has had a foal.They are both paliminos and have their goldem coat in the summer.FLICKA is the shetland that had FLASH! he is soo cute!they both eat alot of hay, grass, andmashed up weetbix.they are lovely horses!my friend flicka and flash!flicka:meaning pretty girl.

Comment #8 bekki (89.242.169.72) - Sun Jun 1 12:18:50 2008

i think this web page doesnt tell me what to give a horse so ill sew it! the bumfluff

Comment #9 courtney salter from AL (98.134.102.68) - Mon Jun 9 00:23:52 2008

horses should eat hay in the winter time or you could feed it to em when they aint got no grass to eat. and you should feed em horse pallets so he/she are controll able. if you plane to rodeo or do stuff like that then you feed em sweet feed so he/she will be pumped up. i've been raised around horses all my life and i rodeo, so i should know what to do. oh yeah dont feed em to much or he/she will die unless you walk em around for a while.

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