Feeding Horses

Feeding horses as naturally as possible will contribute to their optimal health and well being.
I hope the following articles will guide you to make the best choice of what, why and when to feed, or how to solve behaviour problems caused by feeding.
You can also find more advice on feeding on the Nutrition and Slow Feeding pages.
Natural Feeding Articles



Over Feeding and Over Weight Equines - Learn more about the dangers of over-feeding your horse and how to tell if your equines are over-weight. Click this link to Fran Jurga’s Hoofblog to read more about how we inadvertently overfeed our horses, with cases of laminitis rising as a consequence. The videos are each about 7-9 minutes long and well worth taking [...]



‘Ask Cynthia’ – Aggressive Feeding Behaviour - “I’ve had my new mare at home now for just over a week and she is terribly aggressive at feeding times. I have been walking into the paddock with either a lead rope or stick/string and swinging it at her as she approaches so that she doesn’t rush forward at you. In response to this, [...]


Putting horses on hay paddocks can cause problems. - With the hay season in full swing in most areas, some of you will be lucky enough to cut your own paddocks. Once the hay is baled and stored, it’s a great opportunity to put your horses on the pasture to clean up left over grass around the edges. But beware! If you have a [...]