Oats - are considered the best as they are closest nutritionally to the horse’s needs.They are HIGH in ENERGY., Barley - LESS heating than oats, but MORE FATTENING, so it is good for a horse that needs to put on WEIGHT.The grains are small, hard and difficult to chew so barley MUST NOT be fed WHOLE unless it is COOKED., Bran - made from the HUSKS of wheat grain separated from the FLOUR. It is a ROUGHAGE food, and looks like BREAD CRUMBS.It is considered NUTRITIONALLY INCORRECT – the CALCIUM : PHOSPHOROUS RATIO is wrong, Linseed - is the SEED of the FLAX PLANT. The seeds are small, oval, shiny and brown.It is HIGH in PROTEIN, fats and oils, and it improves the CONDITION of the horse’s coat, making it shiny and glossy., Peas & Beans - provide ENERGY and help to maintain WEIGHT. Fed in excess, they are HEATING and FATTENING,

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