This message is from: Don Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Mark,
We feed between 12 -15 lbs grass hay per horse per day, divided into 3
meals. Mornings they also get a lb of Triple Crown Lite for extra
vit/minerals. My mare is more prone to fat than the gelding but he's
boss and eats faster so I would guess that he eats a pound or so more
hay than she does. Works out well, they look good, weight tape shows
about 1050. Mare is 13.3 and drafty (8 3/4" cannon) and gelding 14.2 a
bit lighter (8" cannon). They have run in stalls and only light work in
the winter, occasional trail rides and hauling out a little fire wood.
It gets cold here in central Maine.
"It is expensive being cheep"
The debate on expense can mean different things to different people.
For me a cheep horse would be $500. A expensive one $4-5,000. A
$10,000 horse would represent 1/3 of our income for the year.
Impossible! and I imagine that's so for a lot of others. I am
currently shopping around for a nice, well trained in the basics horse
for my 10 year old son. We'd love a third Fjord but realize that might
not be possible due to expense, especially as there are well trained
horses of other breeds (and grades) for 2-3,000.
Jane
in snowy Maine
