Hi was wondering how much haylage to feed?

[blacksabbeth]

Hi,was wondering how haylage to feed a-
400kg horse
500kg horse
600kg horse

as ive been searching on the internet and all answers are different,i would really appreciate this cheers.

 

[*hic*]

I feed pretty much ad lib in all cases.

If it's a fatty I feed less.

 

[Birker2020]

General rule of thumb feed twice as much haylage as hay as haylage contains twice as much water content. I used to feed approx 32lbs a day to a 17.1hh WB who was out in the field on poor to moderate grazing for up to 5 hours a day. He would get that in tubs and nets spread over the day whilst stabled.

 

[TGM]

[ QUOTE ]
as ive been searching on the internet and all answers are different,

[/ QUOTE ] That's because all horses are different! Some need a lot more haylage to maintain their condition than others! Plus there are many types of haylage - some with a higher water content than others (so heavier) and some with a higher calorie content than others.

As the other poster said, best to feed ad lib unless the horse is overweight.

 

[AmyMay]

My 16.2 TB X has around 21lbs overnight now, plus another net in the morning before he goes out (sorry, not really sure how much he weighs). So pretty much adlib.

 

[millitiger]

i feed mine all ad-lib.

we have the big 4ft haylage bales and they get 1 slice at night and then another 1/4 of a slice in the morning before they go out.

Vinnie who lives out gets 2 slices a day.

 

[Nickijem]

I feed my 17.1hh warmblood about 12 - 14kilos a day. He is out for 10hours a day but the grazing is pretty much non-existant at the mo.