Nowadays, feeding horses is a complicated business. The huge variety and number of products available give horse owners a great deal of choice, but also make feeding horses more complicated than it really is. Horses are more difficult to feed than cats or dogs because they are rarely fed complete feeds and instead receive forage plus extra feed and/or supplements. As with most things, getting a good grasp of the basics will help the horse owner to make informed choices, rather than relying on feed packaging and advertising some of which is rather misleading. Correct nutrition is vital for good health and performance in horses and it depends entirely on correct feeding. The author, a respected and independent equine nutritionist, aims to enable owners to make properly informed choices by giving them a sound working knowledge of feeding principles as well as the facts about what horses actually need to ensure optimum and balanced nutrition.