Robyn Hood wrote: > > I haven't read the book but the one thing I 'heard' is that he recommends > feeding hay rather than pasture for horses. Is that true, or only in > certain contexts? I've only read snippets so far but basically he says that wild horses spend over half their daily life eating on the move. This increases during the winter. Domestic horses tend to be stationary, even in pasture. Horses are natural browsers eating a little of this and that. He contrasts this to "grazing in place" which is typical of pasture horses who eat everything they can fit into their stomachs, especially green grass, with as little movement as possible. His plan is to get horses to nibble and move by placing feed on the track in certain quantities.
He believes horses benefit most from eating a mix of grass-type hays, unsweetened oats in small quantities, mineral and salt licks and water. He suggests sprinkling thte oats in the hay. Also, "flats" of herbs, certain legumes and other natural substances that provide micro-nutrients. His track plan spreads the feed around the track at intervals to keep the horse moving. The track seems to be a second fence line (electric) 10-15 feet inside the perimeter fence and they walk through there. Haven't read far enough to see if they use the inner part of the pasture and what they do about manure. Trish "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
