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How to Assess Your Horse’s Forage

5 key physical indicators of forage quality and how to gather and interpret a chemical analysis
Horse eating hay; how to assess forage

Is green always good? What if it’s brown? How do I know if it meets my horse’s nutritional needs? These are just a few of the questions owners might ask when trying to assess their horses’ forage. Forage supplies horses with energy, crude protein, vitamins, and minerals at varying levels depending on the plant species and its nutritive value. The plant’s maturity at the time eaten or harvested, as well as the soil in which the plant grew, influence the nutrition it offers.

In this volume of Stable Management, our sources will describe what to look and test for when selecting hay.

  • 5 physical characteristics of good hay
  • Understanding basic forage tests
  • How to interpret a hay analysis

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