What salt is best to feed?

[sit-up_and_squeeze]

Hi everyone,
Just wondering what salt do you feed your horse?
My lad is a big sweaty one, literally even when super fit, he sweats quite a bit.
He has always been the same
Last year I was giving him normal table salt, is this okay to give?
He isn't interested in any licks
Thank you

 

[JennBags]

I don't give table salt, it has some additives which aren't good. I feed sea salt to mine, 1 tablespoon a day.

 

[Steerpike]

I make my own electrolytes, a 1kg pack of table salt mixed with 2 smaller packs of lo salt. They have one supplement scoop of that.

 

[Shay]

It depends on what you think table salt is. Many commercial types of table salt contain iodine which is potentially toxic if levels are high enough. Iodised salt can also contain dextrose as a stabliser which you might not want. But you can get non iodised commercial salt. Lo Salt is Pottasium Chloride. You may (depending on the remaining diet) need to supplement calcium using something like limestone flour. LoSalt also comes in iodised and non iodised versions.

That said - Steerpike's (Nice name - wonder how many recognise that!) recepie sounds pretty much a match for commercial electrlytes as long as it is non iodised salt / losalt!

The advantage of sea salt I suppose is that you don't have those things to work out. Its just salt!

 

[milliepops]

Gormenghast?

I use table salt most of the time, the stuff I get is not iodised. In the summer i sometimes add lo salt as above or the fussy ones get commercial electrolytes.

 

[Steerpike]

Not many but a few ?

 

[AFB]

David Marlin has written a few bits about feeding salt - consensus is that the additives in table salt are such small amount (safe for humans) that they won't have a negative effect

 

[Ellietotz]

I feed pure fine sea salt without anticaking agents daily and top up with Naf Electrolytes after work.

 

[IrishMilo]

Supermarket's cheapest table salt. TBH I probably consume more of it on a daily basis than I give horse so I'm not concerned about additives.

 

[awelshandawarmblood]

Glad I've stumbled across this. I've just been feeding SAXA red fine salt from Tesco but been looking for sea salt or a more natural so there's no extras in it I'm unaware of. So is this ok do you think? For a pony out of work to give alongside magnesium oxide in a small feed.

https://www.intralabs.co.uk/himalayan-pink-salt/2kg-himalayan-pink-salt.html

 

[gracie.flannagan]

I have a Redmond Rock in my mare's stall and paddock. They have all sorts of natural salts and mineral and she likes them so much, I don't even have to give her any loose salt in her feed!

 

[Carrottom]

I give normal supermarket table salt for every day, as advised by equine vet but use commercial equine electrolytes for horses in hard work, also on vet advice.

 

[TPO]

Glad I've stumbled across this. I've just been feeding SAXA red fine salt from Tesco but been looking for sea salt or a more natural so there's no extras in it I'm unaware of. So is this ok do you think? For a pony out of work to give alongside magnesium oxide in a small feed.

https://www.intralabs.co.uk/himalayan-pink-salt/2kg-himalayan-pink-salt.html

I believe that Himalayan pink salt is high in iron. The loose granules were popular for a while but now they arent recommended because of the iron content.

No sources to hand and cba googling for them but perhaps something to consider.

Mine all have Himalayan licks but even if they licked all day they couldnt meet their RDA.

I alternate between supermarket salt then getting the gilts about "anti caking agent" then they get pure sea or rock salt ?

 

[awelshandawarmblood]

Both mine have the Himalayan licks, the youngster is always at it but my older one doesnt touch it so I pop it in his tea. I'll stick to my cheap salt then in that case thank you! I had no idea about the iron levels, it was the caking agent I was worried about. I'll look at pure sea salt instead then

 

[tallyho!]

Sea salt or table salt is fine. Iodised is actually better but some fear iodine - you need it if you're deficient and will wee it out if not.

I no longer buy rock salt licks when I discovered that they are extracted by slave labour about 10 years ago. I was really shocked.

 

[TPO]

Sea salt or table salt is fine. Iodised is actually better but some fear iodine - you need it if you're deficient and will wee it out if not.

I no longer buy rock salt licks when I discovered that they are extracted by slave labour about 10 years ago. I was really shocked.

Oh I didnt know that either so wont buy another.