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Friesian Horse Association of Oklahoma FHAOK is a membership association promoting Friesian & Friesian Sport Horses in Oklahoma.

WINTER WEATHER FEEDING TIPS ✅🐴Horses need more hay in cold weather because their energy requirements increase. The amoun...
23/01/2025

WINTER WEATHER FEEDING TIPS ✅🐴

Horses need more hay in cold weather because their energy requirements increase. The amount of hay a horse needs depends on the temperature, the horse's body weight, and other factors.

HOW MUCH HAY TO FEED? 🤔
🔹 Rule of thumb: Feed an extra 2 lbs of hay for every 10°F below freezing.
🔹 Body weight: Horses should eat 1.5–2% of their body weight in hay daily. For the average 1,200 lb horse, that equates to 18-24 lbs of hay per day.
🔹 Winter weather: Hay needs can increase by 30–50%. For the average 1,200 lb horse, that can increase daily hay requirements up to 23-31 lbs.

WHY FEED MORE HAY - WHY NOT GRAIN? 🤔
🔹 Forage is a better source of energy than grain because it produces more heat through bacterial fermentation.
🔹 Fiber should be the first thing in your horse's diet to increase during cold weather because microbes in the hindgut produce heat when breaking down fiber.
🔹 A sudden large increase in grain/carbohydrates can cause an imbalance in the hindgut and lead to issues like colic or colitis.

WHAT ELSE TO FEED? 🤔
🔹 Salt: To ensure adequate hydration, horses should have access to loose-free choice trace mineralized salt or, alternatively, top dress feed with salt. More info: https://www.fenwayfoundation.com/post/salt-an-ounce-of-colic-prevention
🔹 Water: Horses should have access to unlimited ice-free water. More info: https://www.fenwayfoundation.com/post/winter-water-consumption-impaction-colic
🔹 Supplements: If horses can't maintain weight, you can add higher-calorie supplements like grain-based concentrates or high-fat supplements
🔹 Oils: Supplemental oils provide more calories via fat per gram than carbohydrates. Tip: choose oils with a balanced omega 3/6 ratio.

While there are several different types of colic, impaction colic is the type most often seen during winter months. Decreased water consumption is assessed to be the number one factor contributing to impaction colic. In simple terms, impaction colic is caused by a blockage that forms in the large co...

19/01/2025

Jenny Veenstra is a Grand Prix dressage rider and ORUN instructor. She gives clinics all over the world; from America to South Africa and Australia. Jenny Veenstra has been a professional rider and trainer for over thirty years.

18/01/2025

This was so beautiful at the Stallion Show. He is from Spain. 🖤

Updated 2025 Calendar of events has been posted in our website at https://fha-ok.com/events.
17/01/2025

Updated 2025 Calendar of events has been posted in our website at https://fha-ok.com/events.

Offering caring and compassionate support

12/01/2025
12/01/2025
11/01/2025

Congratulations to FHAOK for being second in Chapter of the
Year and our Region. Well done riders and horses! Let's make 2025 even better!!

Please remember to renew your memberships. You can go online through the website or mail your payment to our Treasurer, Kevin Spaeth. January is membership renew time!!

"We are delighted to welcome Jurgen fan Bluffview a stunning Friesian, and their owner, Marilyn Coffey to the FHAOK fami...
08/01/2025

"We are delighted to welcome Jurgen fan Bluffview a stunning Friesian, and their owner, Marilyn Coffey to the FHAOK family! Marilyn also has a part Friesian that joins our family. Their addition enriches our community, and we can't wait to see them shine at our events and gatherings. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome!"

07/01/2025

Town Hall Link

January 6, 2025

Hello everyone Please find here the link and call in for the 2025 Board Of Directors Town Hall on January 7th, 2025 at 8:00pm EST.

meet.google.com/tcr-ddkd-jyf

Conference info

Join by phone
‪(US) +1 209-783-9098‬ PIN: ‪838 340 351‬ #

This is for FHANA membership

Tuesday night, 7 pm l- Central timeMeet the BOD candidates.  Very important.  Please refer to FHANA.com. for additional ...
07/01/2025

Tuesday night, 7 pm l- Central time
Meet the BOD candidates. Very important. Please refer to FHANA.com. for additional information.

Mission: To Protect & Promote the KFPS Friesian Horse in North America Fhana Fhana

01/01/2025

I wanted to thank everyone for such a wonderful 2024 year! We have such a great group of horses and people!! I look back at this year as President I see that we have accomplished so much with our black pearls!! Thanks to Janine and Carl we have done more J 9 clinics, some of us have started doing dressage tests, Martha arranged more trail ride this year, we have added more members, we have had more members get their FHANA riding awards, we have added more Friesians to Oklahoma and we have new breeders. I feel like I can with confidence hand the reins to Lisa Driver our new 2025 President! Lisa is so very talented as a horsewoman, who earned several blue ribbons at the fair this year, as an instructor and as a very creative artist, who designed our Logo challenge coin and association pin! She is a wonderful hostess also!! Fun parties!! Can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store!!! Happy New Year everyone!!! Can’t wait to send you pictures and video as I will be leaving for the Netherlands this Saturday for the stallion show! So excited! Debora Horsch 🖤🖤

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