Discuss it Send This Page to a Friend Find Related Pages Oats are a very popular part of many equine-feeding programs because they are readily available, nutritious and tasty.
Oats contain more protein, minerals and fat than most other commonly fed grains.
Because of the low energy content in oats, changes to its quantity bear little nutritional consequenses, therefore making oats safer to feed than many other grains. When a less E dense grain such as oats is fed, as the primary grain in a horse's diet, the horse is less likely to colic or become obese. Oats may be fed whole or processed. Processed oats may be crimped, steam-rolled or crushed. Whole oats are the natural forms of the nutritious easily digestible grain.