#FFF Its 3 F Friday! I like to sum up the horses top three needs - TopicsExpress



          

#FFF Its 3 F Friday! I like to sum up the horses top three needs in an easy to remember 3 Fs - Friends, Forage, and Freedom. Lets talk this week about Forage. Forage is both what the horse eats, and how he eats it, His digestive system has evolved to process high-fiber foods, which he attains during near constant forward movement. The horse needs to trickle feed - eat small amounts of food, almost continuously. This short educational video will make it quite clear why he needs to do so, with the aid of life-sized cloth models of the horses digestive tract. Did you know the small intestine is the length of two double-decker buses? The horse is not built to fast between set meals, like we are. Horses who are denied needed access to forage will experience both physical and psychological stress. How can you make changes to your horses management to ensure he has the opportunity to trickle feed throughout the day and night?
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:14:15 +0000

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