Horse Feeding Myths Discussed with Dr. Staniar

When the topics of horse feeding and equine nutrition are discussed among horse people, opinions can vary greatly and fact and fiction may sometimes get confused.
A few weeks ago I surveyed members of my Training Journals course asking what questions they had regarding nutrition and what to feed their horse. Several questions came up more than once and they were questions that I recognized are often connected with misinformation. While there is a lot of information available on nutrition, the credibility of that information is sometimes questionable. That's why I decided to take these questions to a true expert in the field - Dr. Burt Staniar from Penn State University. Dr. Staniar was not only my Equine Nutrition professor when I attended Penn State, but he is a person who has dedicated his career to education and research in this field.
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[@michaelc2509]

It is amazing how much mis-information is out there. Thanks for clearing up a few things.

[@s.lawrence9736]

My riding school always told me that if my school horse was hot after a lesson to let her go and drink 10 or so gulps worth of water and then bring her in to rest and then in say 10mins someone (obviously after I had left) would then cheak she was cooled down and then take her back out for another longer drink ☺️ Glad to know I was toughs the correct way

[@Cateret]

Great video, questions and explanations. Thank u.

[@pesjeju]

Thank you both for this very informative video.

[@catonthebus]

Thank you for this video. So informative.

[@kazzana9013]

That was a great topic, thank you both.

[@rogerscottcathey]

I've read Roman centurions fed their horses fava sprouts. How do we know?

[@suemcfarlane4199]

We fed our broodmares and babies alfalfa or lucerne as it’s called in Australia we fed it and oats alone to good mares and their foals on good pastures

[@equicultureandhorseridersm7003]

Great video - really good information, thank you :)

[@CrazyMissLeapYear]

I'm planning on adopting a couple BLM mustangs in the near-somewhat-less-near future. Any recommendations for feed? Should they be OK on pasture if that's what they've been on their whole lives (fairly similar, semi-arid, high altitude climate), supplemented in the fall, winter, and early spring with grass hay?

[@maryannwettstein-stoothoff1154]

I live in Central Florida where the summers are very hot and humid. I resist letting my horse work very much as "the charts" indicate heat plus humidity is an important factor. According to the charts I've seen I should never work my horse for about 4 months of the year. Do horses acclimate to a degree? Or is it best to avoid riding?

[@margaretmeaker2830]

One always talks about not feeding more than 2.5 kg per meal time.. what would u say are the volume constraints considering how small the horses stomach is relative to rest of GIT. How would one go about measuring that volume.. e.g. feeding something like speedi-beet which swells up considerably (obviously one soaks before feeding) ..so even 100 grams (before soaking) could land up being 500 grams of feed at the end.. .. and then u add concentrate feed and before u know it u feeding less than 2 kg but volume wise its huge!!

[@paulalombardo443]

Based on what I have been reading, it appears to be healthier to allow horses access via slow feeder 24/7 to good quality hay (prevents gastric ulcers) than to feed rationed hay + grain. That grain isn't really all that good/needed for horses - is that true?

[@MommaHair]

I’ve heard to soak your hay before feeding it to your horse. Is this true?

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

Grass Grass Hay Grass Hay Apel Grass Hay ❤️

[@margaretmeaker2830]

@CKRTRAINING '- Will be interesting to see what he says

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

Ice cold, proberly,,, the myths

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

And maybe, the myths was warhorses, total overworked, ,,, and then thirst, and then Ice cold Today,,,,,