Feeding a Horse For $300

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Feeding a Horse For 300

• Horse Seminar Series 2004
• Keith Vander Velde
• Central District Livestock Specialist
• Keith.VanderVelde_at_ces.uwex.edu

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Feeding a Horse for 300

• Assumptions
• 1. Feed 1,100 pound horse for 365 days and
  horse is used for pleasure riding-Light activity
• 2. Horse Owner has area to store forage
• 3. Horse has access to 2-3 acres of pasture
• 4. Grain is purchased in bulk

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Feeding a Horse for 300

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Feeding a Horse for 300

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Maintenance Requirements

• Mcal/day
• 16.4

• Protein/day
• 1.4 pounds

Alfalfa hay 18 lbs. Or Orchard grass 20 lbs.
Suggested Ration
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Growing Horse Requirements

• Mcal/day
• Yearling-19
• 2 yr. old-22

• Protein/day
• Yearling-14
• 2 yr. old 10

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Pregnancy Requirements

• Mcal/day
• 18.4 last 3 months
• 1 lb./day fetal growth

• Protein/day
• 1.5 lbs. first 8 months
• 2 lbs.. Last 3 months

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WORKING REQUIREMENTS

• Mcal/day
• 28-30

• Protein/day
• 2.8 lbs.

Suggested Ration
Alfalfa 20 lbs. Oats 8.5 lbs.
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Feeding a Horse for 300

• Daily Needs-1100 lb Maintenance Ration
• Energy-16.4 Mcal/day
• Protein-1.4 lbs/day
• Trace mineral Salt-Free Choice loose
• Do not feed white salt in addition
• Hay Ration
• Alfalfa/Brome Hay (.94 .80)/2.87 Mcal
• Alfalfa/Brome Hay (18 11)/214.5 protein
• Need 16.4 Mcal 16.4/.8719 lbs
• Protein need 1.4 lbs-19 pounds of hay2.75 lbs
  (exceeds needs)
• Hay at 60 per ton is 0.03 per poundfeed 20
  pound per day
• 20 lbs x 0.030.60 per day x 365 days 219

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Feeding a Horse for 300

• Daily Needs-1100 lb Maintenance Ration
• Hay more Expensive
• 300/3650.82 per day
• If need 20 lbs per day you can pay 80 per ton
  maximum for hay if feeding all hay ration in a
  year
• Adding pasture grazing will reduce hay needs for
  150 days or more per year
• Land charge for horse per grazing season is
  60-80 per season
• 3 acres at 25 in Sandy areas
• 2 acres at 40 in better soils
• Grazing 150 days at 60 rent0.40per day or 12
  per month
• Grazing 150 days at 80 rent0.53 per day 16
  per month
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Feeding a Horse for 300

• Daily Needs-1100 lb Maintenance Ration
• Hay plus Pasture
• 150 days pasture at 12 per month 60.00
• 215 days hay at 0.60 per day129.00
• Trace Mineral Salt Mix 50 lbs/year 6.00
• TOTAL ANNUAL FEED COST195

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Feeding a Horse for 300

• Daily Needs-1100 lb Working Horse
• Energy-28 Mcal/day
• Protein-2.8 lbs/day
• Trace mineral Salt-Free Choice loose
• Do not feed white salt in addition

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Balancing a Rationworksheet meeting
requirementsNeeds MC ProteinWorking
Horse 28
2.8Brome Hay .80
11(feed 15 lbs) (15x.8) 12 Mc
(15x.11) 1.65 STILL NEEDED 16 Mc
1.15 lbsOats provides 1.3 Mc
12 Need 16Mc 16/1.3 12.3 lbs of oats
1.47 protein
12.3 oats x 12 1.47Ration 28 Mcal
energy 3.13 lbs protein
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Feeding a Horse for 300

• Daily Needs-1100 lb Lactating Mare
• Energy-28 Mcal/day
• Protein-2.8 lbs/day
• Trace mineral Salt-Free Choice loose
• Do not feed white salt in addition
• Using the example sheet calculate a ration

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NURSING REQUIREMENTS

• Mcal/day
• 28

• Protein/day
• 12.5
• 3 lbs.

Suggested Ration
Alfalfa 20 lbs Oats 8 lbs