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No Bones about it
Arabians have one less rib, one less lumbar bone, and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than other horses.
Horse Breeds
There are over 350 different breeds of horses and ponies. These fall into four main groups:
"Light" horses with small bones, thin legs and weighing less than 1300 pounds; e.g. Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Morgan horses and Arabians.
"Heavy" or draft horses which can weigh up to 2000 pounds and are strong with large bones and sturdy legs; e.g. Percherons, Draft, Clydesdale and Shire horses.
Ponies which are usually not more than 58 inches tall (14.2 hands and under), making them smaller than a horse; e.g. Shetland, Haflinger, and Caspian ponies.
And Feral horses which are wild or semi-wild horses. A mustang is a federal horse. |
Five Things you Don't Do If you Want to Feed your Horse Right
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Disrupting the delicate balance of microbes in the large intestine can lead to colic, laminitis, founder and death.
First thing: When
horse owners
decide to change a horses' diet,
the safe way it
to do it gradually. That includes the introduction of a new load of forage. Mix some of the existing forage with the new forage for several days.
Secondly: Resist
purchasing the least expensive feed
out there.
Cheap feeds will have non-digestible fillers and horse owners will end up feeding more to meet the nutrition requirements of
the horse. Cheap
feeds, turn out to
not be that cheap!
The third thing horse owners do not want to do is feed by the scoop. Weigh the feed. If
the horse is fed less than the recommended amounts, as stated by the manufacturer, you will not be providing a balanced diet. Always follow the feeding direction on the feed tag.
Fourth: Do not feed a product that is not designed for your horse.
If your horse is growing, in training or on poor quality forage you do not want to be feeding a product designed for a mature horse that is not being worked and is on abundant pasture. Feeding to reach the specific requirements of the individual horse is extremely important
Finally, do not feed any product if you have even the slightest doubts about its quality and freshness. Horse feed should be free of dust, contain no mold, smell good and be of consistent texture from batch to batch.
Return questionable products, or throw them out.
Better to waste a little feed than to endanger your horse.
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