Posted by Pete in Holland MI on July 31, 2019 at 12:57:03 from (74.204.27.130):
Hey all -
This is a loaded question, as there are a lot of variables to consider, but: How many acres of hay would a work horse consume thru the course of a year, assuming they were working half of the year?
There are lots of variables to consider, I know. Size of horse. Yield of hay this year. Grain supplements......and so on.
What I'm looking for is, as we all talk to folks about the transition from horse to tractor in the field, one of the selling points was that you don't have to feed a tractor while it is sitting in the barn. Also, the piece of property that USED to be used for growing horse "fuel", could now grow cash crop. I'm just trying to generally understand this amount of land per horse.
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