Horse Hay
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Know how much hay your horse will eat per year? The average horse weighs 1100 lbs and eats 2% of their body weight per day. This calculates out to be 22 lbs/day. If a horse is only consuming hay you would need 22 lbs/day x 365 days/yr. = 8030 lb/yr or 4 tons hay. If your bales of hay weigh 50 lbs then you would need 8030 lb/yr ÷ 50 lb/bale = 160 bales/yr.
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