What grass do horses like to eat?

Horses are mainly used for equestrian sports and for producing milk and meat, so the number raised has greatly decreased. But in some developing countries and regions, horses are still mainly used for draft work and are an important source of draft power. The staple food of horses is grass, so what grass do horses like to eat?

1. What grass do horses like to eat?

Leymus chinensis, Kentucky bluegrass, timothy, and ryegrass are all grasses that horses like. Leymus chinensis is native to Northeast China and eastern Inner Mongolia and is a top-grade forage grass. It is deep green in color and fragrant in smell. It can also help livestock recover their strength, put on fat and gain weight, and has a certain positive effect on the growth of horses.

2. What do horses eat besides grass?

Crops of good palatability and good quality, such as legumes and corn stalks, can also be used as roughage for horses. After processing, the remaining stalks of sweet corn and waxy corn left after harvesting the fresh young ears, once dried in the shade, are even better forage for horses. Corn, cooked soybean meal, oats, and wheat bran are safe feed for horses and should make up a certain proportion of the diet, and they can meet all the energy needs of adult horses. Farmers with the conditions are best off planting forage grass; alkali grass and alfalfa harvested early can meet the protein needs of horses being fattened.