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I mix dried grass chaff through the soaked feed, and the old boy copes as well as he does with chewed grass. He has learned to have a...

May not be what you want but have you considered grass nuts for winter? Makes a nice mash once soaked, Just a thought x

Grass pellets still need soaing, and have a slightly lower energy content than the alfalfa. I also like the higher calcium content of...

Yes, the chew time is something I have pondered. Do they get less saliva mixed in with their soaked feeds, than if I gave them dry...

Fibre-based feeds don't do the same kind of damage when they exit the stomach prematurely as starch-rich feeds do, but my feeling is...

Quite a few cheaper options so thank you everyone for the suggestions! I think the best option is for me to go to a shop that has them...

Not wanting to derail the thread about a horse flinging its feed around, but prompted by some responses on that thread. What is a...

Forage replacers (e.g. your grass nuts and fibre beet) can be fed in larger quantities. “While it’s recommended to keep bucket feeds...

I wonder if they do swallow less when they're concentrating and/or in a higher/shorter frame, so the saliva has to go somewhere.

My pleasure. I expected the frame, but not the foam, I asked the dentist about it, as he is also a bitting person, and he was very...

Luke Gingerich. His QH Chloe has never so much as had a bit in her mouth or bitless bridle on her face, she's literally only ever worn a...

Because we’ve been conditioned to see a horse with its mouth closed as correct and attractive, and an open mouth as ugly, tense, or...

I think this is the goal for an awful lot of people, not everyone achieves it, but a lot of people really try. I ride my own horses in...

There are horses at lower levels and in different disciplines that have been trained bridleless from the start and their head carriage...