By Brian Eitelman, DVM, CJF

Horses eat hay - it’s simple and it’s the truth.  They evolved over millions of years grazing on grasses all day.  Hay, above all else, should be the overwhelmingly main ingredient in their diet.  Before you invest time and money in supplements, invest in your horse’s hay.  It is a far better allocation of limited resources for you and far better nutritional outcome for your horse.

Here’s a simple breakdown of dietary basics for horses:

The average horse needs to eat 1% of its body weight per day in good quality hay.