Feeding youngstock – everything you need to know Advice – Feeding youngstock in the first year New-born horses are beautiful, if somewhat gangly, creatures – but they’re also a bit of a nightmare when it comes to figuring out how to properly feed them in that first year! What you want to aim for when feeding a foal or growing horse is a steady increase in height and weight. At birth, a typical thoroughbred foal will weigh approximately 10% of their adult weight, which is approximately between 450/500 kilograms, and…
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Suzanne Ashton: BA (Hons) in Marketing Management, Diploma in Equine Studies, B.E.M.A Member. An entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in marketing, publishing, content curation, editing, and media writing. Avid equestrian, riding since the age of 5 and owning horses for over 35 years. Proud mum to humans, dogs, and a horse.