Nutrition for every living thing is essential in their growth and productivity, and it usually takes different forms. For a horse, it enhances its performance, keeps it healthy and happy. Below are key outlined factors that help you understand horse nutrition better and put the knowledge acquired to use. The content is a compilation of ten different keys, each explaining a distinct but related subject within horse nutrition.

In a horse's diet, long-stem forage is essential. It comes in the form of grass that is fresh. If there is no grass, the next best choice would be free-choice hay grass. Feeding hay grass all the time allows horses to imitate their natural grazing habits. Horses prone to laminitis should not be given pasture, especially those with high sugar.

Since grass has a deficiency in some minerals and hay has a deficiency in certain minerals and vitamins, forage alone is not enough in a horse's diet. To meet their horse's nutrient requirement, they should add mineral/multivitamin supplements to their hay and pasture.

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