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Allison says:

April 4, 2019 at 1:29 pm

All my horses are older, and they get a very good quality pellet feed to provide additional calories and nutrients in addition to hay and 24/7 pasture. Only 2 of the 5 get any supplements, as recommended by my vet.
DL says:

April 3, 2019 at 3:56 pm

Feeding supplements to my two horses are guided by our vet to fill in the gaps that timothy hay and pasture grazing is missing.
with one of my horses having Cushing’s, I really want her to get full nutrients in her as much as possible to maintain weight.