| y"> | | | | they taste great. |
| Flintstone's doesn't make a vitamin for horses, but | | | | Vitamins will be found in these healthy foods that |
| that doesn't mean that your best pet should be | | | | you provide for the horse, but you might have to |
| left without. When most horse owners consider | | | | find minerals in other places. Salt blocks have long |
| their horse's health and nutrition needs, they think | | | | been a staple of horse nutrition and it is not |
| about the different foods, the varying amounts of | | | | because horses like the taste. Horses lick them |
| water, and a host of other considerations. Among | | | | up, and with the sodium, they get lots of |
| those considerations must be the inclusion of | | | | nutrients. When you purchase these salt blocks, |
| different types of vitamins. | | | | make sure to specifically ask for the ones with |
| Ideally, a horse should have a very balanced diet. | | | | added nutrients. |
| Through a combination of different foods, they | | | | Vitamin supplements are good for most horses, |
| should be getting plenty of proteins, | | | | but there are certain horses who don't take well |
| carbohydrates, and a little bit of fat. In addition to | | | | to the liquid form. Before you go out and buy |
| that, there are the very important things like | | | | liquid vitamin supplements to add to the horse's |
| vitamins and minerals that every horse needs in | | | | food, make sure to consult a vet and find out |
| order to truly be healthy. Without a steady | | | | what is best. They may suggest that you stick to |
| balance of these things and twice daily feeding, a | | | | the diet of hay and oats if your horse is doing |
| horse's health can suffer and his performance will | | | | particularly well. It is all dependent upon the horse. |
| go down the drain along with it. | | | | One of the best things that vitamins can do for |
| Supplementation is the key when it comes to | | | | horses is to improve their energy level. If you |
| providing a healthy, balanced diet for your horse. | | | | have a horse that is not functioning at its highest |
| Just as simply providing meat and water would | | | | level, then perhaps some natural vitamins can be |
| not make for a healthy person, giving a horse | | | | the pick me up that he needs. Oats are a good |
| only grains and hay will leave him substantially | | | | supplement to add energy for horses before they |
| lacking. If you want to provide snack foods for | | | | go on long endurance rides. Bran, on the other |
| your horse, think about things that are high in | | | | hand, is a nice vitamin additive that will help keep |
| vitamins and minerals such as fresh carrots and | | | | colic away from horses. |
| apples. These snacks should be given liberally, | | | | Vitamins are an extremely important part of any |
| especially to those horses that are active. | | | | horse's diet. There are plenty of ways to find |
| Commercial snack foods, such as Mrs. Pasture's | | | | these vitamins and nutrients in natural foods that |
| cookies are also good for horses. These | | | | will promote overall health for your horse. |
| grain-based treats are good for the animals and | | | | |