Cross Breeds

How much do Miniature horses eat per day (in pounds)?

I kinda want a Mini (I have some experience with horses), but how much food do they need every day?

Public Comments

1. Most Mini's are overfed. It's hard to feed them as little as they need when they want so much more. a Mini should be maintained on a drylot in most cases (unless the grazing is extremely poor) My 31 inch mini gets half a flake of hay am and half a flake pm. He gets a cup of Strategy. If he were the only one eating the Strategy, I have to throw away half the bag as it lasts 4 months, and it just doesn't look as good after 2 months. I don't know how much that is in pounds, but very little. They still need to see the farrier every 6-8 weeks, have all the shots that big horses do. Feed is not what costs for these guys, it's the upkeep
2. The man that owns the reining stud farm I work at also owns 2 mini farms. Not dwarfs or over bred funky minis, but high class show minis. Typically they just need around 2 flakes of GOOD hay a day. In the winter he gives them like 1/5 a scoop of grain. They can get fat just on grass in summer. Its important to watch their weight and stick to the same rule with every horse, about 1.5% their body weight a day in forage. Grain really isn't needed for minis just make sure their hay has the nutrients they need.