An equine foodstuff 1 comprising forage 2, such as plant matter, grasses or hays, combined with an edible binder, which may be a sulfonated lignin or lignosulfonate. The foodstuff has an elongate hanging element, which may be a rope 4 passing through a bore 3 in the center of the foodstuff, and secured with a knot 5. The binder is preferably 10% of the foodstuff. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the equine foodstuff by adding liquid binder uniformly to a forage material until it is evenly distributed and compressing the material into a desired shape. A desired shape includes a cylindrical shape with domed ends.
