How to Feed a Horse in a Trailer

Feeding your horse while traveling is not as easy as it may seem. Horses have a delicate digestive system and need to be monitored to keep them safe and healthy. Learn how to feed a horse in a trailer and keep your horse healthy.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Bring your horse's own feed on the road with you. Switching your horse's feed is never safe to do quickly, and even less safe to do while under the stress of traveling. Your horse will be more comfortable with familiar feed.
2. Try to feed your horse at the same time every day. If you must be on the road and have the horse in the trailer during feeding time, feed a minimum amount of feed. A lot of feed at once can be heavy on a horse's stomach. Horses riding in a trailer will constantly clench and unclench their stomach muscles, possibly causing colic.
3. Keep your horse's digestive tract working properly by keeping fresh hay available at all times. Use a hay bag, not a hay net, to keep hay in the trailer for your horse to reach and eat. Make sure to tie the hay bag up high enough so your horse can not get a hoof into the bag. Keep it low enough so the wind doesn't blow the hay into your horse's eyes if you have an open sided trailer.
4. Make sure to water your horse as often as possible while traveling, especially when feeding hay.