So, you’re feeding good quality hay and grain, but your horse still seems to be missing something. What’s the problem?
Horses, like all animals, require a delicate balance of dozens of different vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to perform at their best. Most of these nutrients, they can get from their hay and grain. But if that hay and grain grew in soil which is deficient in even one or two of those nutrients– and most soils are– then the balance can be thrown off.
Nutrient deficiency may manifest as a coat which becomes dull and faded during the summer, brittle or cracked hooves, a mane and tail full of split and broken hairs, stiffness, lack of energy, or unusual nervousness. The horse may become susceptible to parasites even when on a standard deworming program. It may be difficult to keep weight on the horse, or, paradoxically, to keep weight off of the horse because of resulting thyroid problems.
Without running a full laboratory nutritional analysis on each and every batch of grain and hay, the most economical way to feed your horse supplements is to choose a product which offers a correct balance of all of the vitamins and minerals which are commonly lacking in an equine feed ration.
There are hundreds of horse supplements available, varying widely in price and quality. The best values HorseVitamins.org has found are Vetri-Plus For Horses
Both are available at the following links:
Vetri-Plus For Horses
Vita Plus Horse Feed Supplement
