supplements more harm than good?

dalesslave

dalesslave

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hello my names dalesslave and i am a supplementaholic
my 17yr old dales pony is "forced to comsume Hi FI Light,bran and fibre plus nuggets which he loves
Plus coppertrition for a copper deficiency which causes fainting
plus Apple cider vinegar Bit of athritus here and there spavins /ring bone
plus global herbs garlic
plus global herbs airway plus for ongoing snot/cough issue (ventipulmin didnt do anything for it)
plus restorlyte he is a sweaty betty
plus think pink to try and reduce any posible digestive probs as he wears a muzzle for a good chunk of the day hes sound and ridden 6days a week at min but sometimes less as i work long hours (to pay for all the supplements!!!)
 
that is quite alot!
If it were me I would be keen to shrink the supplement bill, some management changes might help with somethings instead of using a supplement?
For the copper deficiency, would a standard balancer/pink powder type stuff contain enough? If you feed a balancer then you could loose everything but the chaff to mix it with? Or something like fast fibre which has all vits and minerals and you don't need to feed chaff with it (also has pre and pro biotics so you could loose the think pink).
For arthritus could you turn out more? Gentle movement is very good for stiff old joints!
With his snottyness could you change his routine abit? More turnout, no straw bedding, soaked hay type things?

You are indeed a supplementaholic, but at least you think of all the ways you can look after your boy!
 
forgot to say he is out 24/7 except when we had 3 foot snow so he came in over night once we got the doors dug open! and found the field gate we are quite high so this was from christmas until march ish! when in and water not frozen his hay is soaked and hes on nedzbedz
 
What a relief, I am not alone in my addiction!
My mare has Calmer/magnesium, Pink powder, Garlic, Seaweed, joint supplement and occasionally cod liver oil.
I have to confess that I even purchased some small plastic pots so that I can pop all the various supplements daily supplements in for each day, which saves lots of time juggling lids and scoops every day.
Have to add that she does look amazing so this justifies the expense imho !
 
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