Do you feed you stabled horse something succulent daliy throughout the winter?

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I do but I know many people dont. According to the PC manual of horsemanship you should feed a stabled horse something succulent daily even if its a bite of grass for 10 minutes. I often wonder how many people carry this act out? Is it relevant if you feed a balancer supplement?

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Do you feed **YOUR** stabled horse... spelt tiltle wrong and H&H wont let me change it!!
 
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yep, at least i try to! I chop up corrots, pears and apples and if i cook (!!) then i take any peel or left over veg minus the potato's.
I also t/o every day though so they both have a grass even though its probably not the best at the moment they dont seem to care and are both healthy and slightly chubbier than i would like so cant be doing too badly!
 
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yep, at least i try to! I chop up corrots, pears and apples and if i cook (!!) then i take any peel or left over veg minus the potato's.
I also t/o every day though so they both have a grass even though its probably not the best at the moment they dont seem to care and are both healthy and slightly chubbier than i would like so cant be doing too badly!
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after that freezing december i think many horses are a bit chubby... too much hay and not enough exercise! They will be in good condition for the competition season which is good!
 
i try to feed my horse who lives out 24/7 a peice of fruit and a peice of veg a day :)
no iead why i got that into my head lol! but she seems v healthy on it!
 
I'd always thought the aim of feeding succulents to stabled horses was to help increase the amount of moisture in the diet, so whether you feed a balancer is irrelevant. Even if you don't feed grass and/or fruit and veg, a stabled horse's water intake can be boosted with soaked feeds (beet, soaked cubes, mash type feeds etc).
 
Mine aren't stabled but are in a big yard and no I don't feed succulants daily and I only feed them occasionally as a treat scattered on the ground.
 
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