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> Right, and isn't 7% about a good protein level for an adult horse?
> Gosh, hard to find hay that low...last
> thing I want to feed is high-protein feed.
Actually, maintenance level is more like 8+%.  And work doesn't add much
to that.  I like to see protein levels for working adult horses around
10%, just to make sure there is enough amino acid variety to cover the
quality-of-protein part of it.

Heidi


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Riding alone is when you teach a horse all the "tools" and "cues" he needs
to handle the trail, to hold a speed, deal with hills, etc. It's also where
you develop the "bond" that causes him to "defer" to you before losing his
cool.
~ Jim Holland

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