Behavior & Nutrition

The more you understand about horse behavior and nutrition, the better you are as his partner. Here are a few guidelines.

Give your horse the right fuel

Your horse's language

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Make sure your horse gets the right fuel.
The Golden Rules of Feeding Do you know the difference between good hay and bad hay? 

1. Feed little and often. The horse has a small stomach.
2. Provide a constant supply of water.
3. Make any changes in the diet gradually.
4. Do not work immediately after feeding.
5. Give your horse fresh grass daily or better still, turn him out to graze for several hours every day.
6. Feed individual horses to meet their individual needs.
7. Feed at the same times each day.
8. Use good quality feed.
9. Feed plenty of roughage.
10. Feed by weight, not volume.
Bad hay will contain more stalk than leaf. It may be yellowish brown because the pigment has been bleached out. If it has been cured or stored badly, white mold may even be visible. Do not feed!
Good hay is dried grass. Meadow hay is made from permanent pasture and contains a variety of grasses and herbs. Seed hay is made from specially grown grass. Good hay is crisp, smells sweet and is greenish brown in color.