Feeding Horses

Which is the most accurate way of weighing horses?

• Weigh tape

• Condition Scoring

• Weighing Scales

• Guestimate

Which one of the following is an example of a ''Straight'' feed

• Conditioning mix

• Barley

• Hay

• Molichop

Which of the following is a rule of feeding?

• Always feed the horse at 9am

• Feed from a pink bucket, my mare likes it

• Feed little and often

• Feed every 4 hours

What percentage of the horses bodyweight do we feed to the horse, in hard feed and forage?

• 3.5%

• 4%

• 2.5%

• 1.5%

Finish this sentence: feed the horse according to..

• Availability of the food

• How expensive the food is

• Age, height, bodyweight, type or breed, workload and temperament

Water should NOT be available to the horse when the horse is eating concentrate feed

• True

• False

Feeding large amounts of roughage is vital to aid digestion and ensures the digestive system works efficiently

• True

• False

Any changes to feed should be done over several days, as the horse's gut contains many enzymes and bacteria to digest food

• True

• False

Water makes up the largest portion of the body, adult equines comprise of around 65% water and a foal about 80%

• True

• False

Which types of feeds are NOT classed as a concentrate feed?

• Oats, barley and linseed

• Sugar beet and molly chop.

• Flaked maize and micronised peas.