horse food?

Question

how is grass of wheat r barley for horse feeding?

Answer 1

I don't know about wheat or barley hay for horses, but oat hay is very commonly fed here in the Southwest USA, and can make a good quality grass hay as long as it is mowed early enough to not be overly stemmy.

The book "Feeds and Feeding" by Frank Morrison is a good source for the comparative nutritive values of different kinds of forages. This is a link to an article that gives kind of an overview of the value of different hays as horse forage: http://www.theequinejournal.com/issue41/horsehayart.html

In general, the feeding of wheat or barley hay to horses is uncommon. Preference is generally given to feeding something like a legume hay (alfalfa or clover hay) or a good-quality grass hay like timothy or coastal bermuda.

I would suggest that you might want to take your questions to an agricultural extension specialist or to the horse production expert at any university that has a school of agriculture. I've found that when you contact someone on the staff at a university or college that has an agriculture major, they're usually more than willing to talk to you and answer any questions you have.

Answer 2

that would work as a supplement but you really should stick with Timothy first then alfalfa (second cutting) the second cutting is not too stemmy and not too flowery like the first or third cutting. If your ridding your horse hard, you might want to throw in some sweet feed or rolled oats to keep his stamina up but if he sets in a stall more than you use him, don't give him the sweet feed (it's too hot) and you'll have a strung out horse on your hands.Bran comes in a powder form and you can toss a half a coffee can in, on top of the flake of hay at the night feeding and that's good for keeping the digestive track cleaned out and helps prevents colic and tummy problems. Happy Trails ! :)

Answer 3

No clue what your question means but
if you think grass wheat and barley is
strang my horse dislikes apples
but loves bananas

Answer 4

hay with some timothy and alfalfa...but not too rich. that can actually hurt a horse...constant pasture is great too

Answer 5

Just give them straw or hay.

Answer 6

Good.

Answer 7

hay ... carrots ... think they can eat most anything fibrous ... good luck