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Equids can consume approximately 2–2.5% of their body weight in dry feed each day. Therefore, a 1,000 lb (450 kg) adult horse could eat up to 25 lb (11 kg) of food. [27] Foals less than six months of age eat 2-4% of their weight each day. [28]
They can consume approximately 2% to 2.5% of their body weight in dry feed each day. Therefore, a 450-kilogram (990 lb) adult horse could eat up to 11 kilograms (24 lb) of food. [238] Sometimes, concentrated feed such as grain is fed in addition to pasture or hay, especially when the animal is very active. [239]
The horse is considered a "thin animal" (with little fat), whose weight is divided into approximately 11 % bone, 50 % muscle and 9 % fat; [2] but a large number of factors influence its weight. Some breeds (draft horses) are naturally heavier than others , and differ in size and bone structure, so the weight range of horses is highly variable.
In a study of the 1990 Purina Race of Champions (a 241 km/ 150-mile, 2-day endurance race), the top seven finishers of the race (i.e. highly competitive horses) had significantly lower body condition scores and marginally less rump fat than horses eliminated for metabolic criteria (i.e. less competitive horses).
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A horse may drink only once a day. [17] [18] In the winter, Mongol horses paw up the snow to eat the grass underneath. For water, they eat snow. During the winter and early spring, horses lose about 30% of their body weight. [19] They must regain this weight during summer and fall so as to survive another year.
In practical terms, horses prefer to eat small amounts of food steadily throughout the day, as they do in nature when grazing on pasture. The digestive system of the horse is somewhat delicate, and they are sensitive to molds and toxins. Horses are unable to regurgitate food, except from the esophagus.
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