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Ah, the joys of horse management in winter: frozen water buckets, icy walkways, and the ever-present debate of whether or not to blanket your horse (and, if so, which blanket to use). Amidst all of these chores, many horse owners would also like to enjoy actually exercising with their horses at some point this winter. Here are a few things to consider before you tack up:
High-quality hay can be an important source of essential nutrients in your horse’s diet. A horse’s protein and energy requirements depend on age, stage of development, metabolism and workload. A mature horse will eat 2 to 2.5 percent of its body weight a day, and for optimum health, nutritionists recommend that at least half of this should be roughage such as hay. For a 1,000-pound horse, that means at least 10 pounds of roughage each day.
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