Vitamin supplement - powder or pellet? Equimins and Copper

[Dun Mare]

Have 2 good-doers (one more than the other!) who I am looking to feed an all round vitamin and mineral supplement. A copper deficiency has been suggested to me for one (mane bleaching) which I'm not entirely convinced by but thought I might as well give it a go and see what happens.
They're not getting any hard feed and don't need any currently (grazing in summer with a salt lick and usually only hay in the winter).
Looking for something with good levels of copper (due to suggestion), zinc and magnesium. And of course as cost effective as possible!

Have seen a couple of good spec ones from equimins. Horses are both nearing 17 and actually the Veteran mix looks like it has a great analysis but it seems to only be in a powder form (happy to be corrected). Or Tip Top which still seems ok, although with lower levels and comes in very useful pelleted form. However this looks like it has a very high level of added iron which is putting me off.

The veteran in a pelleted form would be perfect as am loathe to have to start adding in various things to hide the powder or bind it or is there a better alternatice out there.
Tip Top ok?
Just seeing what others do/think?

Be gentle, its my first post after years of lurking!

 

[Dexter]

I use equimins advance complete after seeing people recommend it on here. I feed the pellets. It works out really economical and mine look very good on it.

 

[Griffin]

I am currently feeding Spillers Lite+Lean (have done for a couple of years now) and my good doer looks well on it and goes well. However, I have fed the Equimins Advance Complete and it is really good. To be honest, I may well put my chubby mare back on it next spring to help her have all her vitamins and minerals without the calories!

 

[BeckyFlowers]

I use equimins advance complete after seeing people recommend it on here. I feed the pellets. It works out really economical and mine look very good on it.

Same here, although I bought the powder (by accident - was supposed to order the pellets). My 20yo Welsh cob on restricted summer grazing looks incredible on it!

 

[PapaverFollis]

Try Equimins Advance Complete, or a ForagePlus, Progressive Earth or Equivita supplement. If you are still getting copper deficiency signs I would get your grass tested and speak to Forage Plus. I had to do that as after a month on Equivita my chap still had a dodgy coat. I need to give a fair bit more copper than you can legally put in a pre-mixed balancer. It's a long story... but first port of call is the pre-mixed balancers above and see what happens.

Photos of the change in my guy's coat to give an idea if you are dealing with copper deficiency... I gave him a course of Cupprato boost his copper while waiting to get grass tested. This happened so I knew I was on the right track!

From this...

to this...

 

[vhf]

Another one who uses the Complete. I alternate with their Hoofmender. The change in my fatty's coat and feet was remarkable; I use pellets in summer so I don't need hard feed to bind a powder. Beware. They do smell very strong. My fussy one had literally 2 pellets in her first feed, well hidden in other stuff and took a full 10 days to get onto a full scoop! But in the end she will eat them from the hand. Little Fatty, 3 days and she'd hoover them up off the floor if need be...