The quality of many of the grains used in feeds many times leaves a lot to be desired. The horse people have suffered this lack of quality for many years but recently the quality has been improving because horse owners have become aware of the difference in the quality of feed.
Horses have become a several billion dollar business in the U.S. and to many, it is a sport or hobby but a great majority of them are shown in competition in 4-H, F.F.A., fairs, games, performance and halter shows where the conditions, stamina, health and conformation of the animal is the difference between winning or losing. This is where the quality of the feed shows up. Remember an old saying, "Your animal is as good as what you feed him." Like the dairyman, chicken farmer, rabbit grower where the quality of the foeed directly affects production adn can be noticed readily when a poor quality feed is used.
A good quality nutritionally balanced feed is not the most expensive to buy. Like buying a car many people go by looks, chrome, interior, and etc. and after they buy it they find out that the motor, transmission, rear end or some other essential part isn't of good quality.
This is a reproduction of an article written by Bud Wrona as it was published for the local Redmond (WA) paper, in a column titled "Off the Hoof," which was created to help educate the community on, mainly, the proper care and feeding of horses. Some of the information might be outdated (unfortunately, we don't have the original publish dates) so please leave a comment if you happen to notice something that is.
A good quality nutritionally balanced feed is not the most expensive to buy. Like buying a car many people go by looks, chrome, interior, and etc. and after they buy it they find out that the motor, transmission, rear end or some other essential part isn't of good quality.
This is a reproduction of an article written by Bud Wrona as it was published for the local Redmond (WA) paper, in a column titled "Off the Hoof," which was created to help educate the community on, mainly, the proper care and feeding of horses. Some of the information might be outdated (unfortunately, we don't have the original publish dates) so please leave a comment if you happen to notice something that is.
RSS Feed