Is it the right supplement?

Getting the right minerals for your horse can be an endless rabbit hole!

5 different people will give you 5 different recommendations for what your horse needs.

And often, before you know it, your feeding 10 different things and you are still not seeing results and you’re broke!

The important thing to understand about mineral supplementation is that more doesn’t mean better.

Certain minerals cancel each other out, minerals alongside each other in the incorrect ratios and some in too high doses can cause more harm than good.

Ways to figure out what is required………

1^st Figure out the What?

·         Is your horse needing condition

·         Behaviour issues

·         Bad feet

·         Stiffness

Etc….

Pasture type

·         Other feeds provided

·         Time of year

·         Horses workload

·         Stage of life

·         Breed

·         Terrain of pasture

·         Pasture cover

·         All of these things can help to make a decision of what you are needing to achieve in your horses diet

2^nd figure out the why??

·         Herbage testing:

Many people test the soil for what fertiliser to apply, but how many people actually test the herbage?

That’s what goes into the animal so that should be checked in on too.

·         Blood work

If in doubt, Get the vet out!

It can be daunting to pay for a vet visit. But…… Getting a correct diagnosis can save you a huge amount inn feeding that is incorrect for the problems that are presenting in your equine