Formulating Your Horse’s Diet: Part 1 – Vitamins & Minerals
Nutrition is a fundamental part of your horse’s health, wellbeing and performance. In this new series, we discuss the components of correct nutrition to help you formulate a healthy, well-balanced diet for your performance horse or pony. In Part 1, we examine two of the most commonly overlooked ingredients that are vital to sustaining performance – vitamins and minerals. Vitamins and minerals play a critical role in growth, immune and reproductive function for all horses. Without an adequate daily intake of vitamins and minerals, deficiencies can rapidly deplete your horse’s health and performance. But, what exactly are vitamins and minerals?…
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