October 2006

Help For Skinny Horses

Your horse may consume more than you realize when grazing.

Usually, there’s no question how the saying "eats like a horse" came to be, but if you’re dealing with a picky eater you know how a horse can be incredibly adamant about not eating, too. There are many different scenarios where this might occur, with several possible causes. It’s important to carefully define the circumstances.

Many people feed their horses too much of the wrong things and for all the wrong reasons. There is only one reason to feed the horse—to give him the nutrients and calories that he needs to maintain his body tissues in a normal state. If you’re fretting over your horse not cleaning up, but the horse…