The table below gives an approximate guide to forage and concentrate feed ratios by weight for horses according to workload.

Workload	Hay	Concentrate Feed
Resting	100%	0%
Light Work	75%	25%
Medium Work	60%	40%
Hard Work	40%	60%
Fast Work	30%	70%

Therefore as an example, a horse weighing 500 kilograms and consuming 2% of its body weight in food (10 Kg) per day would require the following approximate weights of forage and concentrate feed per day.

Workload	Hay	Concentrate Feed
Resting	10 Kg	0 Kg
Light Work	7.5 Kg	2.5 Kg
Medium Work	6.0 Kg	4.0 Kg
Hard Work	4.0 Kg	6.0 Kg
Fast Work	3.0 Kg	7.0 Kg

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