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Hay: How Much is Enough?By Kentucky Equine Research Staff · February 3, 2010
Buying hay for the winter? Here's an easy way to decide how much hay to purchase. You will need to provide hay equal to around 2% of your horse's weight each day, or about 22 pounds (10 kg) for an average horse weighing about 1100 pounds (500 kg).
Multiply this amount by the number of days you will need to supply hay, basically the period of dormancy from heavy fall frost until the soil warms in the spring. To reach a final total, add a little extra to see your animals through extremely severe weather when extra hay will assist horses in staying warm.
