| Counting Calories in Horse Feed | |
| Feed | Approximate Calories/Pound |
| Timothy or other grass hay | 800-900 |
| Alfalfa pellets or hay | 900-1,000 |
| Sweet feeds | 1,2000-1,400 |
| Oats | 1,450 |
| Purina Strategy | 1,500 |
| Rice Bran | 1,550 |
| Soybean meal | 1,600 |
| Barley | 1,620 |
| Corn, wheat | 1,750 |
| Purina Athlete | 1,900 |
| Vegetable oil, Animal fat designed for pigs or horses |
4,000 |
Compiled by Beth A. Valentine, DVM, PhD, this site’s virtual vet and co-author of Draft Horses, an Owner’s Manual.