CONTINUATION OF: THE FOOD

SUCCULENT FOOD

GRASS: Is beneficial  for horses eating a some grass every day. 

They never should eat grass cut machine or plants from the margins of the road.

CARROTS: are very nutritious. Some horses also like turnip, beetroot, etc.

The carrots must be cut in strips pieces and never cut it in round pieces because horses they could choke

APPLES: Horses like apples buy if they eat too much apples can cause colic.

ADDITIVE AND SUPPLEMENTS

SALT: is an essential part of horse diet.  They are given their salt dose with a cylinder stone which they lick when they need it.

It also can provide adding a spoonful of salt in the fodder.  

The quantity depends on the type of horse, the work you do, etc.

  

BRAND SUPPLEMENTS

Fodder brands have a good balance of minerals and vitamins and doesn't need more additives.

Excess supplements can cause serious anomalies. 

MOLASSES

It is a derived from sugar manufacturing process, and it have a high nutritional value. 

Is very useful to convince a horse without appetite to eat fodder with molasses. It can be found liquid or powdered. 

ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS

• WATER:  is essential to the horse's diet , is present in every cell of the body,  is present in all aliments. 
• CARBOHYDRATE: They provide all the energy for all bodily functions:  growth and body development. It can be found in grasses and other forages cereals sugars ( molasses )

•  PROTEINS:  They are essential for  body and restoration of tissues. They can be found in almost all foods in different proporcines . It is enough for the horse of the quantity that gives oatmeal. Alfalfa has a high proportion and we must give it with caution.

• MINERALS:They are required for bodily functions especially for skeleton formation . It can be found in grasses and cereals.  The required minerals are: calcium and phosphorus he magnesium sodium, chlorine, potassium sulfur iron and copper selenium

• VITAMINS:  There are essential for normal growing and well being. It can be found in grasses, forages, carrots, sun rays and cod-liver oil. 

 CALCULATE THE DAILY PORTION FOR A HORSE 

- The portion can be very different. 

- As a general rule the weight of the daily meal will be a 5,5% body weight. 

- If the horse is too fat, you must eat less and if it is too thin it will eat more. 

- Keep in mind that every horse is different and portion should be calculated individually

- The good caregiver should feet the horse depending on what he look and feel.  

- The total amount of daily food can be calculated if the weight of the horse in good physical condition is known.  If you do not have scale can use a tape that goes around the horse's body , behind the elbows level with the strap.  Ex: Thoracic perimeter=175cm ; 175cm x 2,5 kg= 450 kg.
-There are several formulas to calculate the weight without an scale , with regard to its contour and length
-The contour is measured just behind the elbows .
- Daily among of food: Formula  weight x 2,5/ 100
-These amounts are indicative considering the needs Horse and work.