Horse Coat Supplements

…there’s a good chance copper and/or zinc are part of your problem. Vitamins: Although full-blown B vitamin deficiencies are unlikely in a horse, some key B vitamins are common ingredients…

Ask Horse Journal: 04/01

…health from the inside out with supplements that provide key vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids is a good approach. ———- Mixing Supplements I’ve heard that mixing different supplements together…

Feed What You Need

…grains” we mean whole or processed oats or corn without any minerals or vitamins added. Table 2 shows what happens when you substitute oats for part of the hay ration,…

Seven Most Common Horse Feeding Mistakes

…work for every horse,” she explains. “You can’t balance the vitamins and minerals for a horse getting one pound of feed without poisoning the horse getting 10 pounds.” Conversely, if…

Building Muscles

…article, but adequate levels and balances of vitamins and minerals is critical to nerve functioning, protein metabolism, energy generation, muscular relaxation and contraction. Rule #5, Adequate and balanced vitamins and…

Get A Glossy Coat

…supplements that may address the problem. • Vitamins. Vitamin A is important for skin health, but it’s not likely to be deficient in most diets. However, inadequate vitamin E is…

Your Horse Needs Antioxidant-Laced Fuel

…intake of some specific vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin E, selenium and vitamin C. These nutrients neutralize free radicals directly and work to keep the antioxidant enzyme systems in an…

Ask Horse Journal: 09/02

…them. I realize you can’t list every supplement and every possible mix, but could you expand on this’ -Mary Ehrenberger Internet As a general rule, vitamins are more fragile and…