What salt do you feed?

[Ellietotz]

There seems to be so many options but I'm not sure which is best.

Thank you.

 

[Antw23uk]

Tesco's own brand.

 

[DappleDown]

Salt Lick (on the wall) with added Biotin.

The problem I have is with the actual salt lick holders. The horrid plastic covered ones rust and are a waste of money, and the stainless steel holders don't fit the salt licks so I have to take a hammer to them.

 

[planete]

Kitchen salt.

 

[Steerpike]

I make a tub with 1kg of normal cooking salt and 2 pots of Lo salt.

 

[tallyho!]

Salty salt.

 

[rabatsa]

Salt Lick (on the wall) with added Biotin.

The problem I have is with the actual salt lick holders. The horrid plastic covered ones rust and are a waste of money, and the stainless steel holders don't fit the salt licks so I have to take a hammer to them.

I use these https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=p...AQI-wE&biw=1905&bih=940#imgrc=I5GPemY0N2H8vM:

 

[WelshD]

I use Himalayan salt which I get in tubs from a seller on ebay, its the fine stuff not the coarse stuff.

 

[pansymouse]

None; she doesn't need extra salt.

 

[FestiveFuzz]

I don't, personally haven't found him to need it

 

[Spottyappy]

Aldi table salt.

 

[Merrymoles]

Supermarket own brand table salt

 

[Clava]

Table salt any brand. All horses need some salt. Not sure how people would know their horses don't need it.

 

[FestiveFuzz]

Table salt any brand. All horses need some salt. Not sure how people would know their horses don't need it.

Mine gets salt as part of other supplements he's on so absolutely no need to feed additional stand alone salt.

 

[HeyMich]

I feed mine a tbsp-ish of normal table salt in her dinner if she is particularly sweaty or worked hard. Other than that she just has a Himalayan salt block on her stable wall, and she gets a normal mineral balancer lick as a treat now and again (she regards the mineral lick as crack cocaine, so I can't heave it out all the time!)

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Mine have access to three blocks on the internal wall of the big field shelter, 1 x himalayan rock, 1 x 'old fashioned' salt lick brick and 1 x apple flavoured salt lick brick.

After a days initial excitement over the apple flavoured one in early October, its been ignored.
1 x mini likes the Himalayan, as does NF, the other mini prefers the std brick salt lick.

I only ever add it to feed on occasions for NF, such as when we are away from home.

 

[Shady]

HeyMich , that made me laugh about the mineral lick, so true in my case too, like junkies both of them!
I hang a Himalayan one in their stables, they won't touch normal salt licks but love these for some reason

 

[Antw23uk]

Aldi table salt.

Commoner!

 

[poiuytrewq]

I use Himalayan salt which I get in tubs from a seller on ebay, its the fine stuff not the coarse stuff.

This. Although I stupidly bought the coarse one last time!
I was feeding table salt/cheapy supermarket stuff thinking salt is salt but then read that it contains anti caking agent (no idea where I read that or if it's true!)

 

[ihatework]

I don’t add salt routinely.
I usually have himilayan blocks on rope hung in the stable (which reminds me I need more!). If something is working very hard through the summer then I’d add commercial electrolytes daily.

 

[Ellietotz]

Salty salt.

Haha! Thank you. Appreciate it!

 

[Pinkvboots]

Just plain old supermarket own brand stuff

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Supermarket own brand.

 

[blitznbobs]

mine have himalayan salt licks in their stables .

 

[tallyho!]

So weird, after responding to this thread, I noticed a post someone shared from ECIR group on fb... it's a lami group I think. This is so interesting, I never knew that horses were deficient in iodine... did you?
https://www.facebook.com/ECIRGroup/...yRtWfneajNyQbvryI8SKVSsWtx78YG-e9VxDo&fref=nf

 

[Leo Walker]

So weird, after responding to this thread, I noticed a post someone shared from ECIR group on fb... it's a lami group I think. This is so interesting, I never knew that horses were deficient in iodine... did you?
https://www.facebook.com/ECIRGroup/...yRtWfneajNyQbvryI8SKVSsWtx78YG-e9VxDo&fref=nf

Some horses are not all by a long stretch. Himalyan salt also contains iron which most horses arent deficient in.

I feed table salt from whichever supermarket I happen to be in when I need it. I am aware of the fuss about caking agent but I only feed 40gms most days so I'm not unduly concerned.

 

[irishdraft]

Tescos cooking salt tablespoon daily

 

[wiglet]

Mine has a Himalayan salt lick - however, she'll only lick the NAF one - I've tried other brands but she won't touch them... go figure...

 

[Snow Falcon]

Himalayan rock salt lick. My three love it.

 

[ozpoz]

Mine love himalayan salt licks too. I do wonder about moving half of Pakistan to stables though....