Re: Feeds - Hay, Carbos, Fats, Suppliments

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<< Bottom line, 1.5% of BW in the form of hay as a "minimum" might be a
better rule of thumb >>

No one has mentioned grass and pasture. This is a large part of my horses'
diet. We live in central Florida and have grass most all year round. In the
summer I give them only a token amount of hay when I put them in the barn for
the night. In the winter they get more, but I still don't think we are up to
the 1.5%. When we go to rides (and pasture is not available) they get a hay
bag hanging in front of them all the time they aren't moving.

Do I presume correctly that the 1.5% figure is for horses that don't get
turned out on grass?

Get me up to speed here :-)

~Nora

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