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DR COURTNEY MILLER MRCVS is technical director at Dodson & Horrell, and a qualified vet. To check the forage ration of your horse’s diet, D&H’s friendly Nutritional Helpline team are on hand. Contact them on 01270 782223, LiveChat with them online at dodsonandhorrell.com or email helplineenquiries@dodsonandhorrell.com

MUCH LIKE WATER, forage is a vital part of every horse’s diet. It should make up at least 50% of the total weight of all feed, forage and supplements that a horse consumes daily, whether that be through grazing on grass pasture, or eating dried forages while stabled.

Even though it is such a large and important part of every horse’s diet, it often doesn’t

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