Do Horses Need Carbohydrates?
Do Horses Need Carbohydrates? Do horses need carbohydrates? Hay and/or pasture, the one ingredient that all horses require, contains fibrous carbohydrate which is essential for normal gut function, but hay and pasture also contain sugar and starch. Do horses need carbs? All horses need carbohydrates in their diets. But the type and amount of carbohydrates