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A new fodder system on our Thoroughbred farm produces about 1,400 lb (640 kg) of fodder morning and night, and we are replacing about 80% of the hay and grain in the diets of horses with fodder. I feed one flake of grass hay a day to give horses something to nibble on. Other than…

I have a 15-year-old, 16.2-hand (168-cm) Thoroughbred broodmare that is thin due to some health problems in late gestation, including founder and reduced appetite. She has foaled, and her health is stable, so I would like to address the weight issue. Right now, she’s at a condition score of 3. She is on pasture at…

Is there any one body condition score that is optimal for all horses?

Will feeding calcium carbonate prevent OCD in foals, even foals from bloodlines known to have the problem?

I have an eight-month-old foundation-bred Quarter Horse with an expected mature height of about 15 hands. I am currently feeding a three-pound coffee can of low-starch feed and one-half cup of ground flax twice a day. She has free-choice good-quality grass/alfalfa hay, salt blocks, and fresh water. She seems to be barely holding her weight;…

I own a mature draft horse stallion. He consumes a five-gallon bucket of carrots in the morning and then another in the evening, split between two meals (5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.). I have fed carrots in this way for nearly seven decades, and my dad did so before me while owning over 100 head…

Everything I’ve read indicates that grain should not be fed to growing draft horses. I know specially formulated foods are available for large-breed dogs so they don’t grow too fast, but what about horses? I have a Percheron yearling gelding, and my vet says that grass, Bermuda hay, and alfalfa pellets are not enough to…