Anyone that is interested in draft horses, or oxen for that matter, should search around for any local draft horse club shows. Seems like every area has 2 or 3 a year. Draft horse people are about the most welcoming group you'll run into. But be warned, once you get the bug it's a consuming activity. But the old saying about "the outside of a horse being good for the inside of a man" holds true IME.
Back to the OP. It's also going to depend on what you're doing with those horses. Working teams need a good area of good pasture to stay healthy. I know some folks make up for poor pasture with lots of concentrates, but IME nothing works as well as good pasture to put and keep weight on an animal. IMO the concentrates add issues to the horses diet that sometimes become problems. Of course if you're really working them they'll need at least good clean oats, maybe some corn too. But every time I see some sugar junky horse with multiple personality and health issues, I always get the feeling a few weeks off the concentrates and on decent pasture would make him a different animal. In winter you see horses acting a little different than in pasture weather and they react to work differently too.
Just my opinion.
This post was edited by Bret4207 at 04:40:38 10/12/13.
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