| If you're a horse owner you will realise that | | | | appropriate and best diet to give your horse. |
| keeping such animals can be an expensive | | | | Once you are clear on all of the above aspects of |
| proposition. You will therefore want to ensure that | | | | your horse, you can then go about choosing the |
| your horse is well looked after. | | | | right type of horse feed. Buying horse feed is not |
| It is essential that you are providing your horse | | | | as simple or straight forward as buying for a dog |
| with all of the nutrition it needs to promote both | | | | or a cat. Make sure you find a good and reliable |
| good growth and healthy development. For almost | | | | horse-feed supplier that can make the right |
| all owners, a horse is something that you will | | | | decisions about the best feed for your horse and |
| invest a great deal of time and energy in, and in | | | | can provide you with good advice on quantities |
| return it is going to be very loving and loyal to | | | | per feed. |
| you. It is not enough to simply give your horse | | | | The different seasons in the year can have an |
| adequate nutrition - instead you must provide it | | | | effect on your horse's body and as a result the |
| with excellent nutrition. | | | | food requirements. It may be necessary that you |
| Your particular make and breed of horse will have | | | | change the feed or vary what you are giving |
| a strong bearing on its dietary requirements and | | | | them as far as amounts go, at different times of |
| what you will need to provide it with in terms of | | | | the year. This is also a question that you should |
| good nutrition. A shire-horse will obviously need a | | | | discuss with your vet. Get plenty of advice and |
| different diet to a miniature horse. Good horse | | | | ensure you are doing what is right for your |
| fodder is essential and unless you are familiar with | | | | horse's health at all times. |
| your animal's feeding requirements already, you | | | | Finally, like any well loved animal you are likely to |
| will need to do your research. | | | | want to treat your horse to the odd snack now |
| Another important factor to bear in mind is not | | | | and again as a reward - particularly during training |
| only what the breed type, but also what their | | | | times. It is also important that you give them the |
| lives and routine involve. Are they working horses, | | | | right type of snack Talk to your vet about what |
| pets, or even racing horses. Do you show them, | | | | type of snack is appropriate for your horse and |
| or are they simply work horses fir use around | | | | keep a good supply of the snacks that you know |
| the farm? All of these are important questions to | | | | your horse loves on hand. |
| ask, as the answers to will help you figure out the | | | | |