Month-By-Month Tips for Maximizing Horse Health
...in athletic horses, to avoid heat stroke. Salt, either loose salt or a block, and other electrolyte supplements such as Restore SR (Restore in Australia) to replenish electrolytes lost in...
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Electrolytes for Performance Horses
...or as a separate supplement. Most salt blocks and other supplements do not contain potassium. Therefore, if the roughage portion of diet is restricted (less than 1% body weight on...
Wet Feet: Nutritional Management of Horses in Water-Logged Areas
...coats can sweat profusely in winter, especially when worked if they are not clipped. A salt block in the paddock or loose salt in the feed is essential, and many...
Electrolytes for Horses with HYPP
...Because HYPP horses are usually not elite athletes, excessive sweat loss is typically not an issue.” For these horses, a white salt block is the best bet. Other tips for...
Broodmares Need Basic Care Year-Round
...from trees or with a run-in shed. They should always have access to fresh, clean water and a salt block or loose salt, and they should be sprayed with fly...
Energy: My Horse is Flat, What Do I Do?
...the feed, free choice salts in the form of a lick or block. Horse do have some nutritional fortitude when it comes to salt/electrolytes. The internal gut health of your...
Analyzing Horse Hay: Low in Zinc and Copper?
...forage is low in sodium, so horses should have access to loose salt or a salt block and fresh, clean water at all times. Do you have a specific question...
Kelp for Horses
...excessive iodine to the horse with kelp and seaweed meal supplements. Most horses can obtain the necessary levels from iodized salt used in salt blocks or iodine added to commercial...
Avoiding Colic as Horses Transition from Pasture to Hay
...Access to salt, either loose or in a block, is also important. Sprinkling a bit of salt on grain or dampened hay will stimulate the horse to drink more water....
Nutrition of Mares in Late Pregnancy
...pelleted feed, about 1-2 lb (0.5-1 kg) daily. Do not expect a mineralized salt block to provide mares with vitamins or minerals necessary for late pregnancy. Moderate metabolism. Many mares...
Winter Horse Management: Don’t Forget the Basics
...not clipped. A salt block in the paddock or loose salt in the feed is essential, and many working horses need an electrolyte year-round. Electrolytes can be used year-round to...
Equine Electrolyte Supplements: Three Tips
...in an electrolyte? Many horses have access to a daily salt supplement, usually in the form of sodium chloride top-dressed onto feed or a free-choice salt block. This, however, should...
Q&A: Feeding an Overweight PSSM Horse
...of 7, so fleshy and overweight. Current ration includes low-quality pasture and a salt block. Exercise is on-and-off due to soundness issues, but she sweats heavily when she is worked,...
Working Horses with Winter Coats
...some horses with longer coats can sweat profusely in winter, especially when worked if they are not clipped. A salt block in the paddock or loose salt in the feed...
Supplements for the Endurance Horse
...may benefit from the use of stomach antacids because of the abuse the stomach must endure from the high salt content of electrolytes, erratic intakes caused by the stress of...