MINNEAPOLIS — Oats have been a component of horse diets for centuries. The University of Minnesota Extension Horse and Crop Teams are interested to learn how oats are currently used in the horse diet. Please help us by completing this 13 question survey by Monday, March 20, 2017: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PXBTSWL.
Your responses are anonymous and the survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. All horse owners (includes pony, miniature horse, draft horse, mule and donkey) throughout the world are encouraged to complete the survey, but please only complete the survey once. Thank you for your assistance.
— University of Minnesota Extension
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