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Your horse's eating:fasting pyramid: how feeding affects horse behaviour
Did you know that a little basic math can result in profound changes for your horse's behavioural and physical health? Horses are trickle-feeders. They move almost continuously, taking in small amounts of forage along the way. Depending on forage quality and availability, horses living under natural conditions eat for 14–20 hours a day. Horses usually choose to fast for no longer than one hour at a time. How horses have evolved to eat Unlike us, horses are built to thrive on
Lauren Fraser, MSc, FFCP
May 27, 20203 min read
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