Your horse needs a variety of vitamins and minerals in order to live.
Horse Vitamin Requirements
(based on a standard no-working horse)
|
Vitamin
|
Requirement
|
| Vitamin A (iu/kg) | 12000 |
| Vitamin D3 (iu/kg) | 1200 |
| Vitamin E (mg/kg) | Up to 200 |
| Vitamin K (mg/kg) | Unknown |
| Vitamin B1 (mg/kg) | 15 |
| Vitamin B2 (mg/kg) | 15 |
| Vitamin B3 (mg/kg) | 25 |
| Pantothenic Acid (mg/kg) | 15 |
| Folic Acid (mg/kg) | 10 |
| Choline (mg/kg) | 200 |
| Pyridoxine (mg/kg) | 10 |
| Vitamin B12 (ug/kg) | 250 |
| Biotin (ug/kg) | 200 |
| Vitamin C (mg/kg) | 250 |
Courtesy of the NRC
What happens when you DON’T MEET the requirements
courtesy of Animal Kingdom Organics.
Here’s 3 other takes on horse vitamin and mineral nutrition
1.) A BALANCED DIET – AT ALL COST Stephen Duren, Ph.D …
Doctor Duren does a very nice job discussing the nutritional benefits of good quality forage. http://centralwashingtondressage.orgSun, 19 May 2013 15:06:09 GMT A complete product is one that contains the forage, grain, vitamin and mineral portions of the diet.
2.) Discussing Supplements, Vitamins and food for Horses
Part 1- Rick Gore Horsemanship
I appreciate what Rick has to say but I think you’ll want to learn more about the red cell product.
Red Cell is ranked #1 in our list of “Dirty Dozen” products that contain questionable ingredients.[/hilight]
http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/ – Here I talk about some grain, hay, Vitamins and other supplements. “MODERATION IS KEY” “LESS IS MORE”. Too much of anything…
3.) Equine nutrition
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine nutrition
Equine nutrition is the feeding of horse s, ponies , mule s, donkey s, and other equine s. … Vitamins and minerals: File:HorseSupplement. …
I love wikipedia.
Horses need a good solid vitamin mineral supplement regardless of whose camp you are sitting in.
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