salt

[Chianti]

It doesn’t look cheaper? science supplements was providing 19gms sodium chloride a day and lasting 6 weeks for £25 and provides £1.6kg of sodium chloride a pack. Provides 22.4gms sodium fed at RDA.

Pure electrolytes are 1.15kg for £33 and says lasts a month. Provides 757gms sodium chloride a pack.

Says provides 13.5gms of sodium chloride / per 20ml scoop (20.5g)

I have a pony so he's on the minimal dose. I used the Science Supplements for a couple of years and then found the Pure Feeds. It definitely lasts much longer for me- perhaps it won't if you have a bigger horse?

 

[expanding_horizon]

I have a pony so he's on the minimal dose. I used the Science Supplements for a couple of years and then found the Pure Feeds. It definitely lasts much longer for me- perhaps it won't if you have a bigger horse?

I think science supplements might have changed amount or price. Think used to be more expensive.

Switching to science supplements irrespective of how much you now feed would save you money as their cost per gramme of sodium chloride fed is lower.

 

[Chianti]

I think science supplements might have changed amount or price. Think used to be more expensive.

Switching to science supplements irrespective of how much you now feed would save you money as their cost per gramme of sodium chloride fed is lower.

Thanks but I take advantage of Pure Feeds occasional discount offers and stock up in advance so it works out much cheaper that way.

 

[Lois Lame]

I was under the impression that it was recommended to give at least 22g salt daily, especially in this heat. But mine won't eat salt in feeds - only lick salt licks - which I was under the impression wasn't adequate to replace amounts lost through sweat. Can anyone suggest anything please. Thank you

I was out walking through an area where I used to agist a horse and came across a woman who was forcing salt into her horse's mouth with a recycled horse-worming syringe. She claimed that her horse wouldn't eat its feed if she put salt into it, and that salt licks didn't provide a horse with enough salt. I thought what she was doing was the wrong thing but I said nothing.

I don't believe we should force salt on an animal.

 

[expanding_horizon]

I was out walking through an area where I used to agist a horse and came across a woman who was forcing salt into her horse's mouth with a recycled horse-worming syringe. She claimed that her horse wouldn't eat its feed if she put salt into it, and that salt licks didn't provide a horse with enough salt. I thought what she was doing was the wrong thing but I said nothing.

I don't believe we should force salt on an animal.

That's not good. I DO believe (as do all qualified nutritionists) that most horses need supplementing with sodium and licks are unlikely to be sufficient. But as salt is very harsh on digestion, I am not keen on not feeding it mixed into a damp feed and thus diluted. There is evidence salt can cause or aggravate stomach ulcers. Studies were done syringing in salt to show this!!

 

[HollyWoozle]

We have never fed any of ours salt - my mare has been in the same field for 14 years and appears in good health (mum's horse same for 12/13 years and others a bit less). They have free access to salt licks but express no interest in them, we replace them and have tried different types but only the birds seem to eat them!

Ours are all retired or used occasionally by children now, but we didn't feed salt when they were ridden either (but it was always available via a lick). I appreciate the importance of salt but I am not keen to add it to the diet unnecessarily and as @ycbm says, I am not convinced they really need it if they don't express interest in it. We've never had horses in hard work though I suppose.