Which supplements do you feed your horse?

[oscarwild]

Well my mare gets some speedibeet and micronised barley (on vets advice) with biotin for her feet. Her feet are the best they have ever been since I have owned her but not sure if its due to her having had biotin for 8 months or its the change to speedibeet and barley but something has worked.

 

[coss]

Well my mare gets some speedibeet and micronised barley (on vets advice) with biotin for her feet. Her feet are the best they have ever been since I have owned her but not sure if its due to her having had biotin for 8 months or its the change to speedibeet and barley but something has worked.

i found my horse was foot sore on barley so would think its the biotin. horses hooves take so long to grow out that 8months sounds about right for you to be seeing a substantial affect.

 

[Miss L Toe]

just NAF Pink Powder mixed into her feed, I try to avoid supplements wherever I can

Sorry, Pink Powder is a supplement GRRR
I consider that Linseed meal is a feed.
I add minerals, I don't consider this is a supplement as it is an essential
I supplement the diet with magnesium and other things to ensure hoof growth and calmness.

 

[RubysGold]

My older horse gets dodson and horrell mobility

 

[Miss L Toe]

Well my mare gets some speedibeet and micronised barley (on vets advice) with biotin for her feet. Her feet are the best they have ever been since I have owned her but not sure if its due to her having had biotin for 8 months or its the change to speedibeet and barley but something has worked.

I do not consider vets to be a good source of feeding advice, but then, I have been feeding for 50 years, I do not ask them for advice, and if they are wise, they do not offer it!
Speedibeet is a good fibre, useful for horses who cannot take cereal, and who are good do-ers.
Barley is a cereal useful for horse which need to keep condition on.
Biotin is a B group vitamin, thought to be beneficial for hoof growth.
Your vet has given you good advice, it can't be wrong, poor do-ers willl fatten up and good do-ers will slim down, brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ho ho ho.
I suggest you feed a forage/fibre diet plus minerals and micronised linseed meal.
Have a look at the barefoot diets on here, and after a few months, cut out the shoes.

 

[1Lucie]

My horse is a 'happy hacker type' and he has chaff with a multi vit (Dengie). He also has soya oil as his coat became quite scurfy.

 

[melissa1971]

Mine are all good doers so get a small scoop of fast fibre with benevit in then one gets extra flex in and one gets top spec calmer..all 4 look fab on this.

 

[only_me]

He has just finished a bottle of restore, so will be resuming his normal joint supplement for prevention as soon as it arrives

 

[Pearlsasinger]

After several bad experiences over the years with a range of supplements, we have decided to keep them to a minimum - and to try to always feed only things which horses could access naturally.
Seaweed - 4 horses dangerous to lead simultaneously, vet suggested moulds in the seaweed.
Glucosamine - ID hypersensitive to noise
NAF Haylage Balancer/PinkPowder - 3 horses anxious, itchy, generally unsettled.
Devils' Claw - ex-broodmare bleeding excessively when in season, (can cause spontaneous abortion)

ATM, 2 get wheatgerm for their hooves, 1 has Global Herbs' 'Airways Plus' and retired cob still gets Equimins' Flexijoint because she does well on it and at 30 yrs old is still flexible in all her legs.

 

[coss]

After several bad experiences over the years with a range of supplements, we have decided to keep them to a minimum - and to try to always feed only things which horses could access naturally.
Seaweed - 4 horses dangerous to lead simultaneously, vet suggested moulds in the seaweed.
Glucosamine - ID hypersensitive to noise
NAF Haylage Balancer/PinkPowder - 3 horses anxious, itchy, generally unsettled.
Devils' Claw - ex-broodmare bleeding excessively when in season, (can cause spontaneous abortion)

ATM, 2 get wheatgerm for their hooves, 1 has Global Herbs' 'Airways Plus' and retired cob still gets Equimins' Flexijoint because she does well on it and at 30 yrs old is still flexible in all her legs.

you've already said on another thread that the seaweed was unbranded so can you be sure it was in date and that it was definitely seaweed?
If i bought seaweed that caused that sort of reaction and that was the vets suggestion i'd want it tested and would be in communication with the manufacturer. I do admit i have problems with NAF seaweed - all other seaweeds have given no reaction though.

 

[TheBayMonkey]

Winter: Haylage, Alpha A Oil, TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes, Spedibeet.

Summer: Hay, handful of above chaf and feed when worked and NAF Magic early april to end of may. Garlic granules if we get flies (didn't have any last summer)

 

[Petalpoos]

None. Never have and none of my horses has died from any feed deficiency, but the feed manufacturers are a bit poorer

 

[Erin]

Dengie Vit & Min supplement (but will be going on Equimins Advance Complete Meta Balance in next few weeks)
Equistro Legaphyton - liver supplement
Milk Thistle (also for liver)
Brewers Yeast
Agnus Castus (moody mare!)
MSM
Salt
And a bit of Micronised Linseed.

 

[caramel]

Equine America Glucosamine
NAF General purpose supplement

Garlic in summer

 

[TopTotty]

Thankyou for the replies so far! Just out of interest how do you get your pasture analysed and is it expensive?

www.supplements4horses.co.uk will analyse hay, haylage etc. They will also provide you with a balanceddiet if you wish.

 

[Miss L Toe]

forageplus will do analysis, and give advice, it is expensive for one horse, and all depends on good sampling which is not easy.

 

[Noodlebug]

Haylage
Glucosamine
Aloe Vera Juice
Dengie Performance Vits and Mins
Alfa A
Spillers Slow Release Competition Nuts
Fast Fibre