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RE: [RC] [RC] Pounds of Hay - heidi

I thought that "adequate" intake was about 2% of body weight.  Since  
he is 840 lbs, that is about 16.8 - 17 lbs, which is about what he  
normally seems to eat, including supplements.  So -- I thought he was  
doing OK in that respect.   However, it sounds as if other folks  
horses eat a whole lot more than 2% body weight of hay.  So -- is the  
2% figure wrong, or on the low end, or ??


That's maintenance.  Work or lactation takes a lot more.  Figure an intake of 
3-4% of body weight for heavy work or for lactation, preferably on the high 
side of that for lactation, and wherever within that range meets the level of 
work being asked.

Heidi

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