Man might not live by bread alone, but horses can live on forage just fine. As grazing, herbivorous animals, forage (grasses and plants that grow on pastureland) is what they're designed to eat. Other components of the equine diet--grains, fats, apples, and carrots, for example--are merely the "bells and whistles." It's high-fiber grasses and legumes that need to be front and center in your

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