Hi everybody, This is the nicest and easiest way of learning idioms. Kudos to BBC for this. Eating like a horse makes a person dull and lazy.After half and hour of persuading my friend to come to party, it proved that I was flogging a dead horse. To perform a skin tenting test, you must squeeze your horse’s skin at its shoulder, pull it upwards into a tent-like shape, and then release it. Electrolytes are minerals that affect neuromuscular function. Your horse may be exhausted due to the loss of electrolytes during prolonged exercise. A normal amount is one to two cups of oil per day or a total of 1-2kg (2.2-4.4lb) of high-fat supplements with or without added oil. Eat like a horse” was also used in The Pittsburgh Press when they ran advertising espousing the benefits of the Reese Formula R-11. The commercial was released in its August 9, 1929 edition. Mr. B.L. Allen, an assistant foreman of the N&W Railway at Portsmouth, Ohio. He was claiming to be suffering from “nervous indigestion and rheumatism.” He quoted this about the product’s effectiveness:

I saw the medicine in the window at Fischer & Streich Drug Store, and I decided to get a bottle and try it as I have always tried everything I saw. I am glad to say after taking two-thirds of the bottle, I can ‘eat like a horse,’ sleep like a country boy and feel like a 16-year old boy.” hi every one. thank you teacher.My frist language is somlia and i'm learning last two year .I didn't ear more food like horse.i'm so skiny the people told eat like horse. however i never see real horse but i watch the Tv. i hopy one to be came hore rider

Well I don't have problems with eating,so I don't eat like a horse. I could say I barely eat. But learning English is like flogging a dead horse. One day I am satisfied with my English and second day I am not. I don't know what to do about this. It seems like I will never learn it. Ciao Supplement his fiber intake in other ways as well. Try hay cubes or soaked beet pulp, which is low in sugars and highly digestible. This is especially important for older horses whose teeth may be worn down so that they can no longer grind long-stemmed hay. A horse who usually eats well, but starts to lose their appetite, may be suffering from gastric ulcers. Make sure that he has a constant supply of fresh, clean water available. Even a horse with a good appetite will decrease his feed intake if his access to fresh water is restricted.

Flogging a dead horse may not get you anywhere but flaying one can get you a nice pair of leather trousers and enough meat for a sizeable spitroast. In horses 20 years and older, a decreased ability to digest feed and absorb nutrients across the gut wall Meanwhile, owners of healthy horses have a host of other things to consider, including whether the feed itself is ­causing the issue. In fact, something as subtle as a change in hay texture can affect palatability, even if the hay comes from the same provider. Thunes explains that hay harvested later in its growth cycle is more mature and, so, woodier with a higher stem content. Some horses prefer softer hay, while others relish more stem.As humans we have large variations in individual food preferences, some of us have a sweet tooth, whilst others may prefer salty or spicy, and like or dislike specific vegetables. Horses, however, do not tend to have the same diversity in food preference; their taste preferences are aimed principally towards intake of calories for survival. Therefore, no matter how hard you try you won’t be able to get a horse to develop a taste for sushi! Free-ranging horses will typically browse over many different forages and may consume over 50 different plant types on a daily basis. In contrast, domesticated horses are generally provided with one forage type. When offered either a single forage or a choice of several different forages, horses do appear to prefer access to multiple forage sources. It is thought that this may be because in the wild the nutritional value of a food source is constantly changing due to a whole host of environmental factors. So, it seems horses have developed the ability to select feeds based on nutritional content. By eating different types of forage throughout the year it means that wild horses can ensure energy intake is maximised by selecting the forage with the highest energy at that time of year.

Then, once these more serious culprits have been ruled out, consider whether you’ve made any changes to his ration – anything from mixing a powdered supplement or unpalatable medication into his meals, or swapping part of his feed.

How to get a horse to eat supplements or medication

When an equine nutritionist hears statements like: “My horse just will not eat grass hay, only prime lucerne,” or “My horse will only eat sweet feed; he just doesn’t like pellets,” the nutritionist may find he is actually dealing not with the horse, but with the owner.