How much do horses eat per day / quater horse 2 years old aboult 1000 lbs?

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How much do horses eat per day / quater horse 2 years old aboult 1000 lbs?

Answer 1

It depends on what you're feeding the horse:  the quality of the hay or forage you're giving him, and whether you're giving him a concentrate (like oats or a sweet feed or prepared grain supplement).

Here are some websites that give information:

http://www.horse-sense.org/archives/feed...

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/page... (scroll down to the section on "how do you feed your horse?")

http://horse.purinamills.com/nutrition/m...

There's an old proverb about feeding horses:  "The eye of the master feeds the horse."  What this basically means is that you watch your horse, how he is doing, how he is growing/carrying his weight, and adjust accordingly.  If your horse starts to get fat, you reduce the amount you feed him.  If your horse is not growing the way he should, or he isn't carrying enough weight, you feed him more.

Remember that all "rules" for feeding are just guidelines, that your horse may have a different metabolism and different needs.  Remember also that hay quality can vary HUGELY.  I've seen stuff sold as hay that had so many weeds and woody stems in it that more than half was inedible.  I've also seen alfalfa hay that was so leafy and rich that it could almost make a horse sick.

Bear in mind also that any pelleted hay or cubed hay feeds can look nice but be deficient in quality.  Unfortunately once something is chopped up and cubed or pelleted, there is no way of telling how high the quality of the hay that went into it was-- something feed mills are quite aware of, and some of them are none too scrupulous about making sure the hay is good quality.

Good luck!

Answer 2

half a bale a day