how many supplements do you use ?

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just thinking as mine have pink powder as a feed balancer,glucosamine for joints,daughters horse has a calmer,soya oil and now thinking i may need a supplement to aid respiratory as old mare has an occasional cough BUT its costing a fortune when i tot it up.who else uses supplements and how many.
 
havent used them for a good few years however I put all mine on feedmarks benefit advance and garlic, then the pony is on prolamin so see if that helps, plus steady up as she aint a fan of being stabled, and the new girl is on equidermis to see if it helps her skin - so ive got 5 tubs now :(
 
Used to use a fair few on the yard of 12 horses but with the aim of saving some money in these difficult times stopped using them and I can't say I have noticed any difference in the horses.

Being an 'oldie' I kept ponies for many years with no supplements but got sucked into some of the marketing hype.
 
None, tbh i think most of them are just a rip off, yes some do work, but a lot don't... we sometimes use oils etc. and i am getting a respiratory one, but he does need this so... i did see one that told me my horse would improve his dressage greatly after having this supplement... and all for a rather large price tag.. i think not.
 
Mine gets garlic, magnesium, hormonise, Formula4feet and MSM powder! I honestly do think these products have made a difference to her seasonal behaviour and poor feet. She is also a lot more laid back to ride since starting on the magnesium. It does cost me a fortune though!
 
F used to get naf general purpose, mostly because he was only getting hay and will not touch a lick (he prefers soil ;) )

he now gets naf profeet, for the sole reason that it works. after 4 years prior of flakey annoying feet I can see that it works. :)
 
My horse gets Mobifor as a joint supplement but I am doing some research to look for a cheaper alternative, I want to keep him on something as he has ringbone, in the 2 years I've had him it hasn't been a problem (10y/o this year) and I want to prolong his soundness. He also has NAF general purpose and garlic.
 
natassia his ring bone has probably settled and wont give him any more grief. most supplements are un necessary and unabsorbable by most equines but will make the owner feel happier. (at huge cost). feed good bucket food and extremely good hay or haylage and good turnout then you wont go far wrong.
 
Ooh gosh - linseed (for the oil) supposed to be good for joints/oat/skin...
Biotin and limestone for his hooves (usual dodgy beyond belief TB toesies but not anymore) and mint powder cos he loves the taste

Oh and defo not forgetting the carrots. My name would be utter mud if he didn't get those :)
 
None, oh, unless a mineral lick and a slosh of vegetable oil in feeds is counted?


I must have been fortunate in never having had horses that seem to have needed anything, or very unobservant, and by not giving anything my horses have suffered, never killed any of them though.
 
None. And I used to! But since I started stuffing high quality haylage into my horse, he's been on the best form since I've had him (7.5 yrs!). He's full of it but no silliness or nerves, just gagging for his work. Cannot recommend basic good forage highly enough now!!
 
skewby you got it to a t. good basic forage. they are long stem fibre animals! if the basic long stem fibre diet is in place, and good turnout then bucket food only needs to give them more long stem and some protein and bulk.
 
I feed a basic vit and min supplement (Equivite Original) as pony just gets hay and a couple of handfuls of chaff. Also feeding garlic powder at the moment as his old owner gave me a huge bag of it for him when I went to pick him up!
 
Blue chip dynamic and devils relief for joints and they do help keep him less stiff, along with regular exercise and daily turnout x
 
garlic and biotin, tried haylage balancer and found no difference in winter when on hayalage (Sill grumpy lol). biotin i swear by for poor feet and way less expensive than some others i have tried x
 
Just one for healthy lungs. All his vits and mins I hope he gets through grazing and the very small feed he gets during the winter (use a feed for good do-ers which has boosted vits and mins in)
 
Biotin/limestone flour mix, garlic (diluted essential oil) in sunflower oil. That's it.

I get so confused over eveything that's out there, I don't even look at them any more. I stick to my essential oils and the above. sm x
 
pink powder (my boy only gets hifi and carrots) superflex (for the old boys joints) and oestress (for the stressy mare) so 3 and yes i do notice a difference if they aren't on theses.
 
We used to have loads for our ex racer, amongst them Pink Powder, Biotin, spearmint, apple cider vinegar, MagiCalm and Oestress, I think the majority are made by NAF, wish I had shares in that company! We gradually phased them all out and she doesn't seem that much different to be honest, maybe she didn't hold her weight as well through this winter but it has been an especially hard one.

At the moment she has none but if she starts to get mareish when her seasons begin she will go back onto the Oestress I guess.
 
I have always used an all round vit/min supplement from Feedmark as my lad is always on restricted grazing and older hay. He always looks well on this and everything else will sort itself out. I have tried things for his respiratory problem but they did not really help...what has helped is to stop the cause...so loads of turnout, a spick and span stable and wetted down hay!
 
Cortaflex (and bute) for retired girl with seriously arthritic knee and cortaflex for stiff retired pony. Bit of cod liver oil also to make the cortaflex stick to the food better.

Belle has no supplements though I'm sure I'll get drawn into the hype eventually!
 
None

They look well and judging by the 4 laps of the field they did a few minutes ago, they appear to feel pretty well too
 
Mine get Equitop Myloplast Power pearls, they really help build lead muscle and have worked a treat for two showjumpers on my yard. It costs a fortune though, which is a pain, but I think its worth the money.
 
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