Dampening down feed = ineffective biotin?

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Hiya,
I've just bought a 4 year old Thoroughbred and I'm adding biotin to her feed (alfa and pony nut mix) twice a day to help with her feet and general condition, but she seems to prefer it if her feed is dampened down (she keeps mixing mouthfuls of water from her bucket with it). If I dampen down her food for her (to stop her water bucket being so dirty!!), will it make the biotin ineffective?
Thanks.
 
There's some helpful barefoot people on who will give you lots of advice. I'm tagging along as I know that about 10-15 years ago biotin was a big thing but I haven't heard about anyone feeding it for years. Interested to see just how out of touch I am lol
 
In theory a horse that has a balanced diet shouldn't need a biotin supplement as biotin is produced naturally by bacteria in the horse intestines.

Perhaps a balancer with added pro/prebiotics would be more helpful if your pony doesn't like the taste of biotin?
 
All feed should be damp before feeding anyway, shouldn't be fed dry and that even goes for mixes.
Personally I wouldn't feed a mix as cereal isn't a natural feed for horses and very high in sugar/starch ( not good for feet or behaviour) people do get success with biotin but there's more to it, copper and zinc play a important roll to work with the biotin so a balanced all round diet would be a better approached as close to nature as possible ( high fibre low sugar/starch ideally under 10%)
 
It depends on the condition of the TB, some are far too scrawny, they may need supplementary feed all year round, and regular exercise, but main thing is to ensure they get a full whack of mineral and vitamins every day. They don't need biotin if fed a balanced diet.
I suggest no pony nuts which don t have enough mins and vits unless you feed a lot, and then you are also giving cereals [wheatfeed esp is not ideal] which is not good.
Try 50gms of micronised linseed meal ..... [100-200 in winter]
and a balanced supplement like Equimins of Feedmark Original [advanced is for competition horses in training], mix with a bit of tasty non molassed chaff [Dengie] and a bit of soaked quick beet [amount depends on individual, grazing, work and condition]
Some horses do like a wet feed, and obviously once inside their tummy it is all like soup, so no, feeding a mash does not affect the ingredients.
Don't buy molassed sugar beet nuts, buy quick beet or speedy beet, all s/beet needs soaking but flakes ony 15 mins, NEVER FEED DRY SUGAR BEET.
Some horse can choke on dry feed, so when adding chaff make sure it is damped, even sloppy if horse prefers.
A dessert spoon of salt per day is a good idea.
 
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