D&B Acres' owner Dolly Colbert said four of the Nashville farm's horses died within 12 hours of eating the contaminated hay. Three of the Colberts' other horses are recovering.

D&B Acres' owner Dolly Colbert says four of the Nashville farm's horses died within 12 hours of eating the contaminated hay. Three of the Colberts' other horses are recovering.

Abruptly change the hay a horse is fed and it could die. Allow a horse to eat too much fresh green grass and its hooves may fatally disintegrate. Our journalism needs your support. Please become a ...

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Horses need between 2% to 2.5% of their ideal body weight in feed each day. They primarily eat pasture grass, hay, and other types of forage. The best hay is still green and dry — but not too dry.

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This year, Johnston is charging $325 per ton. He said it’s the most he’s ever charged. For context, a horse will typically eat about two tons of hay over the course of a winter.

“We’re still in hay feeding season as pastures have not greened up as yet; now is not the time to cut back on horses having ready access to hay to meet their nutritional needs,” said Kris ...

For example, a 1,000-pound horse will eat 15 to 20 pounds of hay daily. That’s the equivalent of roughly one small square bale of 40-60 pounds every few days.