Most horse owners enjoy feeding their horses. It’s fun to see your horse enjoy its meals and come running to you when it sees you with the feed bucket. But it’s easy to make a mistake when planning your horse’s dietary needs.
Overfeeding is a particular problem in young horses. While it’s tempting to keep your weanling or yearling pleasingly plump, too rapid growth can cause joint malformations. Your youngster will benefit from slow steady growth, regular parasite control medications and ample exercise that keep it lean and fit.
It is easy to go overboard on the feed and overfeeding can lead to many problems like overweight, laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome. If you need to feed a horse that doesn’t have any unusual or specific feeding requirements, you could be in danger of overfeeding your horse. Most horses need a very simple diet of good pasture or high-quality hay.
It’s a good idea to have hay tested in order to decide if and what supplements should be added. Also, avoid adding to the diet bran mashes or other supplements when not needed. Overfeeding can be a problem in young horses. Young horses will benefit from slow steady growth, keep them fit and lean and take care with good parasite control medications.
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