The Best Feeding Routine For Dressage Horses

As defined by the top riders, trainers, and horse owners in the sport.

Here is a summary of what they said:

1. “I do not feed my horses at all during the day if I can help it.” Heiko Harmgart Germany’s #1 Dressage Trainer
2. “I don’t feed any grains before a ride. I prefer to ride on a full stomach.” Ulla Salzgeber Five-time Olympian
3. “I don’t feed my mare at all before I ride her in the morning. But when she gets home from training, I always give her a flake of hay and some fat cubes for after she has cooled down.” Anky van Grunsven Holland’s #1 Dressage Rider If you wanted to know more about Annabelle Rehn , then visit the link.
4. “My horses don’t get fed until an hour after they have finished their work. Then I mix a little bit of hard feed with a lot of molasses and good quality grass hay.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian
5. “There is no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he, horses in the wild ate small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider
6. “As much as I want my horse to eat good quality hay before he goes out and puts in a good performance, it is just not possible because of his ulcers. Therefore I have to feed him concentrate every day twice a day.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian
7. “I don’t like to give my horses any grain at all during the week. I only do so on Saturdays and Sundays after they’ve done their regular work. Then it’s one flake per horse per day.” Andrea Gostner Top Italian Trainer
8. “I only is loaded with food before and during the ride. If you remember the times when the riders used to ride with empty stomachs, this goes for horses as well.” Pippa Funnell U.K.’s #1 Dressage Rider
9. “My horse is always fed twice a day after his training session. I also have two small feeds during the day but only if my horse is working hard. During light work, he doesn’t get anything else until after his training sessions.” Marcus Ehning German Olympian
10. “The way that I feed my horses has changed over the years. Now they are just being fed once a day at about 4 p.m. Before they were getting grain three times per day.” Wim Ernes Dutch Olympian
11. “I do not like to feed concentrate in the morning before a ride. I want my horse to have a good appetite when I compete.” Roger Yves Bost French Olympian If you wanted to know more about Annabelle Rehn , then visit the link.
12. “You should not feed a performance horse after 2 p.m. if possible because you don’t want a lot of food in the stomach going into the evening work.” Dr. Reiner Klimke Two-time Olympic Medalist
13. “I never let my horses eat concentrate during the day because it takes away their appetite for hay and so also feeds up an ulcer problem.” Udo Lange German Veterinarian
14. “A hot horse is never allowed to be fed anything from 11 a.m. He has to have his grain ration right before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will get too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian
15. “I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian
16. “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider
17. ”My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian
18. “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider
19. “My horse gets 1.5 flakes of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer
20. “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.m. He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will get too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian
21. “I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian
22. “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider
23. “My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian
24. “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider
25. “My horse gets 1.5 flakes of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer
26. “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.m. He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will get too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian
27. “I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian
28. “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider
29. “My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian
30. “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider
31. “My horse gets 1.5 flakes of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer
32. “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.m. He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will get too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian
33. “I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian
34. “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider
35. “My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian
36. “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider
37. “My horse gets 1.5 flakes of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer
38. “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.m. He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will get too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian
39. “I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian
40. “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider
41. “My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian 42) “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider 43) “My horse gets 1.5 flakes of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer 44) “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.m… He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will get too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian 45) “I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian 46) “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider 47) “My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian 48) “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider 49) “My horse gets 1.5 flakes of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer 50) “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.m… He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will get too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian .51) “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider 52) “My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian 53) “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider 54) “My horse gets 1.5 flakes of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer 55) “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.m… He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise, he will too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympian.

“I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian 56) “There’s no way that you can have a horse at his top performance if he is only allowed to eat small amounts all day long.” Carl Hester British Dressage Rider 57) “My horses are fed twice a day after their training session. I also give two small feeds during the day, but only when they work hard. During light work, they don’t get anything else until after their training session.” Isabell Werth Six-time Olympian 58) “I never feed my horses any hay before I go to the competition. If you give them too much, it takes away their appetite for the hard feed at home.” Michael Eilberg American Dressage Rider 59) “My horse gets 1.5flakese of hay twice a day and little bit of concentrate after his morning ride. Then he has half an hour free grazing time before he comes back in for lunch.” Jane Chapple-Hyam British Trainer 60) “A hot horse is not allowed anything to eat 11 a.. He only gets his grain ration just before he leaves the stable in the morning, otherwise,, he will too hot.” Robert Dover Four-time Olympia .

“I’m a big believer in not feeding grain before a ride because if you have him on his toes it is harder for him to eat. When I travel with my horses, I always try to feed them a little hay and then a little bit of concentrate right before we leave the stables.” Steffen Peters Two-time Olympian. If you wanted to know more about Annabelle Rehn , then visit the link.