feedbag
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thumb|220x220px|A horse eating from a feedbag in Florence, Italy thumb|right|185x185px|An early 1930s horse's nose bag, made of reeds, from the island of Ibiza in the [[Mediterranean. Dimensions: height 26 cm; base diameter 36 cm; top diameter 28 cm.]]A feedbag, feed bag, feeding bag, nosebag, or morral, is a bag, filled with fodder, and attached to the head of a horse, enabling it to eat. The main advantages are that only a small amount of the feed is wasted, and it prevents one animal consuming the ration of another.
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It sits within the topics Bags and Horse tack and equipment.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|220x220px|A horse eating from a feedbag in Florence, Italy thumb|right|185x185px|An early 1930s horse's nose bag, made of reeds, from the island of Ibiza in the [[Mediterranean. Dimensions: height 26 cm; base diameter 36 cm; top diameter 28 cm.]]A feedbag, feed bag, feeding bag, nosebag, or morral, is a bag, filled with fodder, and attached to the head of a horse, enabling it to eat. The main advantages are that only a small amount of the feed is wasted, and it prevents one animal consuming the ration of another.
It can be made of leather, reeds, but more commonly is a thick fabric or light canvas. Some modern designs are made of Cordura or other durable nylon, with a solid bottom and mesh sides for ventilation. left|thumb|169x169px|World War One New Zealand army-issued feedbag To access the portion of the feed near the bottom of the bag, the horse needs to be able to touch its head to the ground, allowing it to push its nose into the end of the bag.
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