how much hay do you feed ??

[hannah28]

hello

my horse has been in the last couple of days as the weather has not been great, just wondered how much hay you give yours ??

im feeding my boy 8 lbs of dampened hay (he wont eat it dry ) atm, do you think this is enough ? he has good grazing and is out for around 10 hours and in from 6-8am, and he has a feed.(hi-fi and balancer)

he has 4lbs at 6pm then another 4lbs at 9pm.


also how much do you feed in winter ?? i roughly feed 12-14lbs.

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

my horse is in at the moment as shes not allowed out for a few weeks so no grass at all so has hayledge 14lb in morning and 14lb for dinner
if going out would have like 5lb with breakfast [goes out hour after]
and 10-12lb for dinner

 

[Enfys]

Weightwise? I don't have a clue.

If the horses are just stood in for the day away from the flies and the heat then they'll get a section when they come in, one at lunchtime and maybe another about 4pm depending when they come in and go out - it varies.

If they are in for the night they'll get a third to half a bale each, and if they need more when I check at about midnight they'll get the same again.

In winter I just fill the feeders and keep them filled. I have no grazing through the winter at all.

 

[charmeroo]

Depends on the weight and condition of your horse, the quality of your grazing/hay/haylage and the amount of time out!

 

[hannah28]

He weighs 525 kilos he is in good condition and our grass and hay is good quality out for 10 hours in for 14 hours

 

[wilsha]

my pony isnt on hay yet otherwise he would be obese!
when he is in at night he has 1 sec at 5pm ish and then another 2 at about 7:30pm