eezeerider
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Hello,
Last spring a woman that keeps lots of Hanoverian dressage horses told me that you shouldn't give Hanoverians any vitamins or minerals because they're prone to a medical condition that is thought to be connected with excess vitamins and minerals. That was in the spring, and her clover rich grass was rocketing out of the ground, so I followed her advice as my horse was enjoying her grass.
I didn't catch the name of the condition and now have no way of contacting her as we're at a different yard. The grass is poorer and as it's winter (and he is a 4 yr old hanoverian) I'm giving him a general multi-viamin supplement with his breakfast feed. But I'm battling his mud fever at the moment and am reading that Zinc is important in a horses diet in keeping the skin healthy and strong. Does anyone know of any reasons why I shouldn't up his vitamin and mineral intake, specifically zinc and any others thought to be helpful for the skin?
Last spring a woman that keeps lots of Hanoverian dressage horses told me that you shouldn't give Hanoverians any vitamins or minerals because they're prone to a medical condition that is thought to be connected with excess vitamins and minerals. That was in the spring, and her clover rich grass was rocketing out of the ground, so I followed her advice as my horse was enjoying her grass.
I didn't catch the name of the condition and now have no way of contacting her as we're at a different yard. The grass is poorer and as it's winter (and he is a 4 yr old hanoverian) I'm giving him a general multi-viamin supplement with his breakfast feed. But I'm battling his mud fever at the moment and am reading that Zinc is important in a horses diet in keeping the skin healthy and strong. Does anyone know of any reasons why I shouldn't up his vitamin and mineral intake, specifically zinc and any others thought to be helpful for the skin?