What Might Be Missing from Your Horse’s Daily Diet?
A well-planned feeding program begins with quality forage. Hay and pasture provide essential fiber and should form the foundation of every horse’s diet, but forage alone may not provide every vitamin, mineral, and trace element a horse needs.
Nutrient levels can vary depending on soil quality, pasture conditions, the type of forage, and how long hay has been stored. Horses receiving little or no fortified concentrate may be especially likely to have nutritional gaps, even when they appear to be receiving plenty of forage.
Equine America's Everyday Vitamins & Minerals provides a simple way to help fill those gaps without adding unnecessary calories or complicating the daily feeding routine.
Who May Benefit from a Daily Vitamin and Mineral Supplement?
Not every horse requires large amounts of concentrate feed. Easy keepers, horses in light work, and those on forage-based diets may receive only a small portion of feed each day.
While this can help manage weight and calorie intake, many fortified feeds must be given at the manufacturer’s recommended amount to provide their full nutritional benefits. When a horse receives less than that amount, they may also receive fewer vitamins and minerals than intended.
Everyday Vitamins & Minerals may be a practical option for:
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Horses and ponies on forage-based diets
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Easy keepers receiving little concentrate feed
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Horses in light or moderate work
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Performance horses requiring a reliable nutritional foundation
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Youngstock and broodmares with increased nutritional needs
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Horses experiencing changes in forage, yards, or routines
More Than 25 Essential Nutrients
Everyday Vitamins & Minerals provides more than 25 essential vitamins, minerals, and trace elements that may be missing from a horse’s diet.
The formula includes vitamins A, D, E, and K, along with a range of B vitamins. These nutrients play important roles throughout the body, including maintaining normal immune function, skin health, muscle function, bone health, and energy metabolism.
It also provides key minerals and trace elements, including:
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Calcium
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Phosphorus
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Magnesium
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Copper
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Zinc
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Manganese
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Selenium
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Iodine
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Iron
Each nutrient has its own role, but they work together as part of a balanced feeding program to help maintain your horse’s overall health and well-being.
Added Digestive Health Benefits
A balanced diet is not only about what goes into the feed bucket. The digestive system must also be able to process feed and make nutrients available to the body.
Everyday Vitamins & Minerals contains both probiotics and prebiotics to help maintain a healthy gut microbiome. This can be particularly helpful during periods of potential disruption, including changes in forage, moving yards, travel, or adjustments to the horse’s daily routine.
The formula is made on a palatable alfalfa and seaweed base, making it easy to mix into a small fiber feed, including for fussier eaters.
A Practical Option for Easy Keepers
Horses that maintain their weight easily still require balanced nutrition. Everyday Vitamins & Minerals is low in starch and sugar, making it a useful option for horses and ponies that do not need additional calories from large concentrate meals.
It is also suitable for horses and ponies prone to laminitis when fed according to the product directions and as part of an appropriate diet.
Simple Daily Feeding
For 500 to 600 kg horses, feed 50 grams per day. For 300 to 450 kg ponies, feed 30 grams per day. Do not exceed 50 grams per day.
Before introducing a vitamin and mineral supplement, consider your horse’s complete diet, including forage, concentrate feed, and any additional supplements. Your veterinarian or equine nutritionist can help determine whether your current feeding program is meeting your horse’s individual needs.
Build a Better Daily Foundation
Balanced nutrition does not need to mean a complicated feed room routine. For horses and ponies receiving forage-based diets or low levels of concentrate feed, Everyday Vitamins & Minerals offers a straightforward way to provide essential micronutrients each day.
With more than 25 vitamins, minerals, and trace elements, plus probiotics and prebiotics, it helps provide a reliable nutritional foundation for horses at every stage.
