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I own a 16-year-old Missouri Fox Trotter gelding that weighs 950 lb (430 kg). I ride him four days a week, twice in dressage lessons and twice on trails. He is turned out all day with access to grass six hours each day and then free-choice hay in a slow feeder for the remainder of…

My 13-year-old Paint mare has had equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in the past, though she seems to be recovered now except for some intermittent stumbling. She’s moderately fleshy, which is a good weight for her. She is fed 1 lb (0.45 kg) of fortified sweet feed, alfalfa and timothy hay pellets, soaked beet pulp, and…

My 10-year-old draft horse weighs about 1,800 lb (820 kg). He’s in average body weight, as I can feel but not see his ribs. He’s never stalled and is ridden twice a week on trails. He is fed three-quarters of a scoop of ration balancer a day in addition to pasture or hay. Because he…

My 14-year-old Icelandic gelding (13.2 hands, 715 lb or 325 kg) is moderately thin, a body condition score of 4. He currently has 24-hour access to round-baled hay that he shares with herdmates. He also receives 1 lb (0.45 kg) of balancer pellet, 2-3 cups of soaked beet pulp, a selenium supplement, and 2,000 IU…

...all of the other nutrient requirements are being met. Unfortunately, with today’s forages this may be a false assumption. Many times there are inadequate amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals...

I have a four-year-old Standardbred gelding with suspected low-grade wobbler syndrome (based on clinical signs; no x-rays or further testing has yet been done). He is steady on his feet but will stand with them abnormally placed, and he trips a lot. I came across reports of vitamin E supplementation helping wobblers by minimizing oxidative…

Is it possible to oversupplement vitamin B12 in horses? If I already offer a fortified feed, do I need added vitamin and mineral supplements?

I have a 19-year-old Appaloosa molly mule that is 13 hands (132 cm) and around 850-900 lb (385-410 kg). She's in good weight for her size. When I first got her I fed free-choice coastal hay and she got too fat. Now she gets two flakes of coastal hay each day along with pasture. She…

I need a feed without soy or flax. Is there something with just vitamins and minerals in it? My horse doesn't like soy, and I don't like flax.

I have a seven-year-old Thoroughbred gelding that weighs 1,100 lb (500 kg). He has been off work for about eight weeks, as he came down with strangles. His two pasturemates had not traveled for weeks either. The vet did not culture but diagnosed on symptoms (mild). Penicillin was given for five days, and during that…

My 13-year-old Miniature Horse gelding eats a diet consisting primarily of timothy, plus an hour or so of grazing each day during the growing season. He receives about 3 lb (1.4 kg) of timothy hay and 1 lb (0.45 kg) of soaked timothy pellets daily. He weighs about 300 lb (136 kg) and is exercised…

I have a seven-year-old Thoroughbred gelding that weighs 1,100 lb (500 kg). He has been off work for about eight weeks, as he came down with strangles. His two pasturemates had not traveled for weeks either. The vet did not culture but diagnosed on symptoms (mild). Penicillin was given for five days, and during that…

...and minerals. Problems with this diet may include imbalance of calcium and phosphorus if high amounts of oats are fed, and insufficient intake of zinc, copper, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin...

...gradual deterioration of the vitamins, like vitamin A (in the form of carotenes) and vitamin E. Protein is also lost through denaturation during the baling process. Other protein losses can...

...and a dash of loose vitamins and minerals. The inclusion of the finely ground protein plus the loose vitamins and minerals resulted in a mix that contained an abundance of...