Hard Keeper vs. Easy Keeper: Who Needs What?

Learn the key differences between easy keeper vs. hard keeper horses and how feeding strategies should change to support each.
illustration of an overweight and underweight horse

An easy keeper is a horse that readily maintains or exceeds an ideal body weight while being fed little or no grain concentrate feed. A hard keeper requires more calories than the average horse to maintain weight, despite variables such as breed or workload being the same. Here are some feeding adjustments you can make to ensure your horse maintains a healthy weight, no matter his body type.

an infographic about how to feed easy keeping and hard keeping horses so they stay a healthy weight

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