What To Feed a Horse - Essential Horse Supplements

By Rob Domarkas

In this article I would like to share with you a little bit of information about what to feed a horse. More specifically I would like to talk about several different horse supplements and how they can help your horse to look and feel better.

The fact is that there are dozens if not hundreds of different types of horse supplements. There are horse calmers, garlic supplements, digestive aids, coatshine supplements and plenty of others. This massive choice of horse supplements leaves a lot of people who are new to horse riding confused. People who have very little experience with horses think that the best way to make sure that their horses get everything that they need and the only way to ensure that their horses look and feel good is to buy as many different horse supplements as possible.

The truth is nowhere near that and if you are not involved in competitive horse riding disciplines and if you horse's workload is not extremely high then you only need one or two supplements.

Horse Feed Balancers

One of the main reason why some horses tend to have poor coats, lack condition and in general one of the main reason why some horses don't look good is simply because nutrient deficiency. If you want to make sure that your horse looks and feels great you have got to supplement your horse's diet with all of the essential vitamins and minerals that your horse needs. Specifically I'm talking about things like iron, copper, zinc, linseed and soya oils, pre and pro biotics, biotin and etc.

The good news is that most of the high quality feed balancers in the market contain the vitamins and minerals that I have just outlined and they will dramatically help to improve your horse's overall health and well being.

For example linseed and soya oil in combination with zinc will help you to promote healthy skin and glooming coat.

Minerals such as copper and iron act as blood building minerals which increase the number of red blood cells within the bloodstream. This increase of red blood cells improve oxygen transportation around the body which aids in performance.

The point I'm trying to make is that feed balancers contain everything that your horse needs to be healthy and strong.

Joint Supplements for Horses

In addition to feed balancers you should also supplement your horse's diet with high quality joint supplements. The fact is that as a result of constant pounding and twisting horse's joints become very vulnerable and as a horse owner you want to do whatever is possible to prevent joint injuries.

Joint supplements contain ingredients such as glucosamine and MSM which strengthen and support the joint.