Pellet hoof supplement for barefoot horses

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I'm transitioning my horse to barefoot - backs have been off a couple of months and all looking good. I've been giving her pro feet powder in a small amount of soaked copra but want to move to a pelleted supplement that I could feed alone as she's a very good doer.

Am I correct in thinking that pro hoof is powdered? If so what is the next best alternative? I've seen that equimins hoof mender and farriers formula are both available as pellets, are these any good compared to pro hoof?
 
Could you not feed a chaff instead?

Equally the amount of feed you need to get the supplement in is tiny so shouldn't really cause an issue?
 
Ideally you are looking for a supplement that is free of iron and manganese and calcium with no additives.

The only ones I know that fit this description are the Progressive Earth ones, the forageplus range and Equivita all of which are in a powdered form. Equimins do one that is not listed on their website, you have to call them, not sure of the form.

If you are worried about weight why not find a lower calorie carrier like plain straw chaff or even unmolassed sugarbeet which as it expands so much when soaked a little goes a long way.
 
The equimins is free of iron and maganese, does have some calcium.

Some horses can be quite fussy with powdered mixes and this has been v. palatable and generally much easier to feed mine with minimal extra if required. Was previously feeding fast fibre and bespoke minerals but was always a bit problematic on the eating front, whereas I know if I have to he will take this from my hand and it allows me to put other things in his current feed that he also doesn't like that much.

OP if you want to stick with the powder fast fibre would be better than the copra for a good doer.
 
Thanks all. I've had a look at the analysis of the equi mins, farriers formula and formula 4 feet and think I'll go with the equimins.

Part of the preference for pellets, as well as not needing a 'carrier' is that I can take a handful out to the field and feed her there, rather than the current situation of bring her in to give her a bucket feed, the round trip which takes up to an hour! It's a very big field and she walks slowly ;o)
 
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