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Feeding and Nutrition
If
we want to get the best from our horses, we must keep in mind their
'natural' feeding regime - and modify it to suit the work the horse is
required to do and the amount of body condition it is - or should be -
carrying.
Wild
horses graze for between 12 and 18 hours a day - usually on poor
native grassland. Except during periods of extreme climate, ice
or drought, they will
usually survive quite well on this regime - but they are not required
to work.
Therefore,
a horse at rest during the Spring, Summer or Autumn months may not
require supplementary feeding if he has full-time access to adequate
pasture (at least 1 - 2 acres per horse.)
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