The Art of Feeding Horses

Yes, I'm being perfectly serious.  The act of scooping, measuring and mixing my horses' feed is indeed, to me, an art.  I love doing it!  and so I will describe it... hehe... >:)

Tempestous Storm
The little pony usually doesn't get feed, but lately with the drought-type weather lately, I've been giving her a bucket too, and she protests if I forget or am late.
Tempest pretty much gets hay - a mix of alfalfa and grasses.  I fill her bucket with that, pulling apart all the clumps and chunks.  I topdress this with 2 handfuls of pellets & oats and 1 scoop of Hoof and Health (from Hilton Herbs), a seaweed/rosehip supplement.  The whole mix gets a glug or two of apple cider vinegar and voila! :)

Lady Hwin
The big horse takes a tad bit more work.  With her, I start with a scoop of concentrated feed - approximately 3 cups.  I am in the process of switching her from senior pellets to oats, so  today her concentrates were a mix of the two.  I have a lot of fun making Lady's feed look pretty!  I spread out her grains all across the bottom of the pan, as evenly as possible.  Around the edge I do a ring of alfalfa/timothy cubes (pulled apart to check for trash) and in the center I put her supplements.  I do her daily SmartPak first - 1 full scoop of Source MicroNuggets (a seaweed product) and 1 full scoop of SmartFlex Maintenance (a joint supplement).  That gets covered in approximately 1/2 a tablespoon of cinnamon.  Every 3rd day or so I throw in a capsule of cod liver oil and a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.  Finis! :)

I will usually throw some kind of tasty treat on top too - today's special was a bright green horseapple, a favorite in my herd!

Savvy on and Happy Feeding! :)
-Kit Marie (and Lady and Tempest, happily munching)