Bran mash for horses?

Question

How much bran do I give my horse? I'm going to feed them some but don't know how many cups to use. I know the rest though, just not the amout of cups. Please tell me asap!

Answer 1

I would recommend 1:2. 1 part bran to 2 parts water. About 1/2lbs is all you should give him/her. This is equivalent to one small coffee can. (Don't know the exact cups.) Then add 2 coffee cans of warm water. Let it sit for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. The bran will soak up most of the water.
*If your horse doesn't eat the bran right away, add some sweet-feed or molassis and slowly wean your horse off of that.
Bran is very good to feed colicky horses and keeps horses well hydrated. Good pick! However, you might want to supplement your horse with some vitamins because bran isn't very nutritious.

Answer 2

You could've looked this up yourself, I just did...here's part of one article I found (you may want to read the whole thing, or do further research)

"I usually base the feeding ratio on the daily diet of the horse. Since I never use pelleted feeds, I had no problem figuring the mash ratio versus daily grain intake. The grain and bran ratio is usually 2:1, two parts of grain to one part of bran. This of course depends on the amount of grain being fed. The minimum amount of bran is two quarts, hence if the horse received only 2 quarts of grain, then the ratio was 1:1, if he received 4 quarts of grain than the ratio was 2:1, four quarts of grain and two quarts of bran. If the horse receives six quarts in one feeding, then he gets three quarts of bran to the mash etc. "

Answer 3

give him as little as possible. horse do not need grain, it's a treat, but nothing more. unless you have supplements that you are giving him, then grain is handy. still, give him as little as you can, and don't use sweet feed - bad bad bad.

Answer 4

that depends on how big and old your horse is. is he/she over weight? or under-weight?