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Horsetalk.co.nz Is your horse overeating? New forage calculator will tell you Trickle Net’s free online forage calculator aims to educate horse owners battling with equine obesity. A British maker of a slow feeder hay net has launched a free online forage calculator to help horse owners tackle the equine obesity epidemic. The Forage Calculator has been developed by Trickle Net, and uses data pulled from the latest available research in approximating the dry matter forage requirements of horses and ponies on a grass and hay diet. Built with guidance from Louisa Taylor BVM BVS (Hons) BVMedSci (Hons) MRCVS of Vetrition, the calculator asks horse owners to input their horse’s weight, hours of turnout and the type of pasture with the amount of hay fed and the feeding goal. The results are instantly available to the user and displayed with recommendations and advice around feeding horses on a weight-controlled diet. It is a useful ‘quick guide’ tool ....