I've read that because horses are grazing animals it is best to feed small amounts of food often--that the digestive system is supposed to always have food in it. So, I'm trying to follow that the best l can.
First thing in the morning my two get two flakes of hay to share; at noon one flake to share; at suppertime they go in the pasture for 2 to 3 hours; then when they come in I give them their vitamin mix and another flake of hay to share. Then they go all night without food, except for whatever roots they can scrounge in the pen. Basically it's the same amount of food that they were getting at the boarding barn, 2 flakes of hay per day each and whatever they could get in the dirt pasture. Orri looks the same to me but Gat seems to be getting a bigger belly. I'm wondering if I should cut down the hay and put them to pasture overnight. How does one cut down the amount of food yet keep food in the digestive system all the time? Oh--I also put up a mineral/salt lick and they've gobbled half of it in one day--Gat licks it like she's entranced! I tried to order some ABC Icelandic Free Choice but was told that they don't ship to Canada so I'll have to check out the local feed stores to see what I can find. V Virginia Tupper NB, Canada
