How many supplements do you feed?

[dixie]

Horse 1 - Top Spec Cool balancer (as its half price at the moment), garlic, salt, Linseed Oil

Horse 2 - Top Spec Cool balancer, garlic, salt, Linseed Oil, Vit E supplement (due to his neck neurological problems) and just finished a course of Ventapulmin so will be looking for a good supplement for airways.

Both of the above have this mixed in with Hi Fi Molasses Free and sugar beet and carrots - one show jumps and the other has been resting over the winter but hope to have him hacking soon.

 

[miss_c]

Genie has...

A general vit and mins supplement (powder) as she has very little actual feed
Biotin as she had bad feet when I got her, although I am going to try her off of it when I run out and see how her feet go
Oestress - moody and argumentative mare!
ProPel plus - as recommended by my vet


Feed wise all she gets is a handful of fast fibre and a handful of chaff once a day.

 

[respectedpony driver]

Just garlic as it helps keep the flies away,you have to start very early in the year so they smell of it.and taste of it.

 

[skint1]

Mine have TopSpec Calmer and Biotin Plus.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Shetland has Protexin gut balancer as his tummy struggles a bit with grass (this actually works and is one of the few supplements i think i see a real difference with)
Daughters coblet is currently on Naff Magic calmer, simply because i got it mega cheap and figured we'd give it a try.
Retired horse has danilon but i guess thats a medication rather than a supplement.
They currently all have Equine America Airways powder whilst they are in but i'll stop that soon.

 

[miss_c]

Just garlic as it helps keep the flies away,you have to start very early in the year so they smell of it.and taste of it.

However garlic caused anaemia in my mare

 

[rachk89]

Biotin and glucosamine. Tried garlic last year but won't this year as I noticed no difference.

 

[atropa]

Just two, 365 Complete balancer/vitmin supplement and a cup of marigold and clivers to try and keep her legs from swelling, split between two feeds a day.

 

[Wagtail]

None to current mare. I feed her only once a day on a scoop of pure feeds easy. She does fine on this, has a very shiny coat and great feet (she's barefoot).

I don't think supplements do much so long as you have a good basic feed and plenty of good quality forage. Pure feeds contains a balancer in any case. I did feed pro hoof and linseed to my late mare for all the good it did her. Made no difference at all but cost a fortune.

 

[pansymouse]

Micronised linseed - I like to have a shiny horse and a bit of a grooming slut.

 

[dibbin]

Jazz - 2 scoops NAF ProFeet and 2 scoops Global Herbs SarcEx each day, split over 2 feeds. He has a quarter crack that he's had since I bought him so the ProFeet is just to keep his hooves strong and healthy. He's been on it pretty much since I bought him in 2013 and his feet have improved massively - the crack is barely visible now. The SarcEx is because (a) he's grey and (b) he has a couple of little skin lumps that were picked up on vetting, they haven't changed in the last 3 years.

Harley - 2 scoops of SarcEx each day, split over 2 feeds. He had a sarcoid on his chest a couple of years ago that had to be treated with Liverpool cream, and we're keen to avoid a repeat ...

 

[Damnation]

Two.

Limestone Flour as my horse is on Oats and Alfa A, and NAF General Purpose Suppliment in winter for extra Vits & Mins.