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Vitamin & Mineral Supplements - Feed Database

Discover detailed nutrition information and ingredient labels for complete vitamin and mineral supplements for horses in the Mad Barn Equine Feed Database. These low-intake products are designed to provide essential vitamins, minerals, and trace nutrients that may be missing or insufficient in a forage-based diet. They may come as pellets, powders, granules, or loose minerals and are commonly used to help balance the overall ration without adding significant calories.

Feeds, Supplements & Products
AminoTrace+ Vitamin and Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Metabolic SyndromeMetabolic Syndrome
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
VitaminsVitamins
AminoTrace+ by Mad Barn is a complete, balanced equine mineral and vitamin supplement designed for horses with metabolic concerns. It is ideal for horses with IR, PPID, or high iron in the diet.
Omneity P – Pellets – Vitamin & Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Gut HealthGut Health
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Omneity Pellets is a balanced mineral and vitamin supplement for horses in a palatable pellet form. It provides 100% organic trace minerals, complete B-vitamin fortification, added Vitamin E, yeast and digestive enzymes.
Omneity Premix – Vitamin & Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
VitaminsVitamins
Omneity Premix is a balanced mineral and vitamin supplement for horses providing 100% organic trace minerals, complete B-vitamin fortification, added Vitamin E, yeast, and digestive enzymes.
101 Diet Balancer (Stride Animal Health)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
101 Diet Balancer is a vitamin and mineral supplement intended to balance forage- and grain-based diets. This concentrated supplement has a lower NSC content and contains organic trace minerals, yeast, and digestive enzymes.
16-10 Liberty (Nature Belisle)
ExerciseExercise
GrowthGrowth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Liberty 16-10 is a vitamin/mineral supplement intended for horses at maintenance or in training, broodmares and growing foals. It contains organic selenium, 16% calcium, and 10% phosphorus.
30% Ration Balancer (Equine Advantage)
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
ProteinProtein
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
30% Ration Balancer is intended to be fed alongside pasture or hay. It contains essential nutrients to support normal gut health, healthy hooves and coats.
6-3 Cube Liberte (Nature Belisle)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
YeastYeast
6-3 Cube Liberte is an equine vitamin and mineral pelleted supplement for growing foals, broodmares and horses at maintenance or in training. This version of this supplement does not contain insect repulsion ingredients.
ABC’s Fortified G. R. P. (Advanced Biological Concepts)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutritionNutrition
VitaminsVitamins
ABC's Fortified G.R.P. by Advanced Biological Concepts is a supplement intended for horses and ponies of all ages and work levels. It contains 10% protein, 3% fat, and 17% fibre.
ABC’s Fortified Equine Supplement (Advanced Biological Concepts)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
ProbioticProbiotic
VitaminsVitamins
ABC's Fortified Equine Supplement is a pelleted supplement that intends to be fed as a ration balancer for all life stages of horses. It contains vitamins, minerals, and probiotics for nutrient absorption.
Accel Health and Wellness Formula (Vita Flex)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
MuscleMuscle
VitaminsVitamins
Accel Health and Wellness Formula is a vitamin and mineral supplement for horses. It contains both organic and inorganic trace minerals.
Accel Lifetime (Vita Flex)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
VitaminsVitamins
Accel Lifetime is a vitamin and mineral supplement providing 18% crude protein. It contains a mix of organic and inorganic trace minerals.
Achiever Foal Non-GMO (Daily Dose Equine)
BroodmareBroodmare
FoalFoal
GrainsGrains
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Achiever Foal Non-GMO by Daily Dose Equine is a premixed forage balancer intended for broodmares in their last 2 months of pregnancy and for foals up to age 3. It contains minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and probiotics.
Achiever-Lite (Daily Dose Equine)
GrainsGrains
Gut HealthGut Health
NutritionNutrition
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Achiever-Lite by Daily Dose Equine is a textured feed that is intended to be fed as a forage ration balancer for easy keepers. It contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and probiotics for proper nutrient absorption.
Agri-Min (Oregon Ag LLC)
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
ProbioticProbiotic
VitaminsVitamins
Agri-Min by Oregon Ag LLC is a mineral supplement intended for horses that need additional vitamins, minerals, and digestive support. It contains macro- and trace minerals, as well as vitamins A, D, and E.
Alfa Essentials (Tribute)
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
NutrientsNutrients
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Alfa Essentials is a ration balancer formulated for diets that contain greater than 50% legume forages such as alfalfa. It provides higher phosphorous than calcium to balance elevated levels of calcium.
Alfalfa Support (Pureform)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
JointsJoints
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Pureform Alfalfa Support is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed for horses on diets containing high levels of alfalfa hay. It is suitable for all life stages and includes ingredients for joint health, such as glucosamine and MSM.
Align (OE Nutraceuticals)
Gut HealthGut Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutritionNutrition
VitaminsVitamins
Align is a vitamin and mineral supplement intended for performance horses. It contains prebiotics and probiotics which are meant to support gut health.
All In (Woody’s Horse Nutrition)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
PerformancePerformance
VitaminsVitamins
All In by Woody’s Horse Nutrition is a pelleted vitamin and mineral supplement intended for horses on a forage-based or unfortified grain diet. It contains the limiting amino acids lysine, methionine, and threonine.
All-In-One (TopSpec)
FlavorFlavor
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
All-In-One from TopSpec is a caramel-flavoured supplement for horses and ponies prone to laminitis. This supplement supports hoof health, bone integrity, immune function, and gut health.
Arizona Copper Complete (Horse Tech)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Arizona Copper Complete is a vitamin and mineral supplement for horses containing copper and other trace minerals in an organic amino acid complex. The supplement also provides vitamins and amino acids in a milled flax base.
Back in Balance Equine Mineral – [Discontinued]
HealthHealth
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Back in Balance Equine Mineral is a now-discontinued mineral premix for horses and other species. It used kelp as the ingredient carrier and provided organic trace minerals.
Balancer Pellet (Advantage Edge)
Easy KeeperEasy Keeper
NutrientsNutrients
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Balancer Pellet by Advantage Edge is a pelleted ration balancer providing an easy keeper's vitamin and mineral requirements. It can be used to enrich meals consisting entirely of cereal grains.
Base Mix P55 (Uckele)
BroodmareBroodmare
FoalFoal
GrowthGrowth
LactationLactation
Base Mix P55 is a powdered vitamin and mineral supplement intended for pregnant or lactating mares, growing foals, and performance horses. This supplement contains balanced calcium to potassium ratio.
Big Hoss (Outlaw Feed)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
FatFat
ImmunityImmunity
JointsJoints
Big Hoss is a supplement intended for working or performance horses in need of extra essential nutrients, including Omega-3. Big Hoss is meant to support joint health, immune system, skin health, hoof health, and gut health.
BIO-AG Horse Mineral
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutritionNutrition
VitaminsVitamins
BIO-AG Horse Mineral is a mineral and vitamin supplement intended for horses and ponies of all ages and work levels.
BioMane Equine Pellets (BioMane)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
BioMane Equine Pellets is a horse supplement containing amino acids, vitamins and minerals designed to support hair health. The pellets are composed of organic and inorganic minerals, and contain 14% crude protein, 5% fat and 6% fiber.
Bloc Cheval Balancer (Shur-Gain)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
VitaminsVitamins
Bloc Cheval Balancer is a mineral and vitamin supplement for horses in a block format. It contains molasses to encourage consumption and can be fed free-choice.
Blueprint Equine Premix GFC (Masterfeeds)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
VitaminsVitamins
Blueprint Equine Premix GFC is a powdered vitamin and mineral supplement to balance forage-based diets. It contains organic trace minerals, yeast meant to support the digestive system and garlic to repel flies and insects.
California Trace Pellets
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
California Trace Pellets is a concentrated trace mineral supplement in a pelleted format. It provides organic trace minerals and added amino acids in a rice bran and almond hull pellet.
California Trace Plus
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
ExerciseExercise
ImmunityImmunity
RecoveryRecovery
California Trace Plus is an equine trace mineral and vitamin supplement with added yeast. It provides organic trace minerals and live Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures.
Carb-Buster Non-GMO (Daily Dose Equine)
Gut HealthGut Health
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Carb-Buster Non-GMO by Daily Dose Equine is a premixed feed that is intended to be fed as a forage ration balancer. It contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and probiotics meant for proper nutrient absorption.
CF50 Vitamin & Mineral Pellet (CEN)
FiberFiber
Grain FreeGrain Free
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
CF50 Vitamin & Mineral Pellet from CEN is a pelleted supplement that is low in sugar and high in fibre. It is grain free and is meant to supply vitamins and minerals which can assist in the overall health of horses.
Chestnut Everyday Essential Balancer (Chestnut Horse Feeds)
FiberFiber
IngredientIngredient
NutrientsNutrients
NutritionNutrition
Chestnut Everyday Essential Balancer from Chestnut Horse Feeds is a textured feed providing vitamins, minerals and protein to balance a horse’s diet. Chestnut Everyday Essential Balancer is intended for horses who are not meeting their nutritional requirements from forage alone.
CM 16-10 Liberte (Nature Belisle)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutritionNutrition
VitaminsVitamins
CM 16-10 Liberte by Nature Belisle is a mineral supplement intended for growing horses, horses at maintenance or in light work, and broodmares. It contains natural botanical extracts which can act as an insect repellent.
Complete Plus HA (Basic Equine Nutrition)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Hoof HealthHoof Health
JointsJoints
NutrientsNutrients
Complete Plus HA is an equine joint supplement that provides a combination of minerals, vitamins and nutraceuticals. It contains hyaluronic acid, MSM, glucosamine, biotin, amino acids and flax.
Crystalyx Stable-Lyx (Masterfeeds)
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
ProteinProtein
VitaminsVitamins
Crystalyx Stable-Lyx is a free-choice mineral and vitamin supplement in a molasses block format for herd-feeding horses. It is a nutrient dense formula designed for all classes of horses.
Crystalyx Sweet 14% (Masterfeeds)
FlavorFlavor
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
ProteinProtein
VitaminsVitamins
Crystalyx Sweet 14% is a free-choice mineral and vitamin block intended for use when beef cattle, sheep, goats, and equines are grazed in common pastures.
DAC Colt Grower (DAC)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
FoalFoal
GrowthGrowth
YeastYeast
Colt Grower by DAC provides vitamins and minerals for young horses. A proper vitamin and mineral balance is essential for development, as well as hoof and coat quality.
Daily Vitamins and Minerals (Dodson & Horrell)
Easy KeeperEasy Keeper
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
VitaminsVitamins
Daily Vitamins and Minerals from Dodson & Horrell is intended for use in leisure and easy keeper horses and ponies. This supplement provides a complete range of vitamins and minerals to balance the horse's diet.
Direct Action Supplement (DAC)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Direct Action is a multivitamin and trace mineral concentrate for horses. This low feeding rate supplement is formulated to provide added vitamins, minerals, and amino acids required in the equine diet.
Dr. Reeds 3.0 (Purica)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
VitaminsVitamins
Purica Dr. Reed's 3.0 is a new version of the now-discontinued Dr. Reed's Formula 2 vitamin and mineral supplement. This concentrated supplement provides a mix of organic and inorganic trace minerals, flaxseed and Natural Vitamin E.
Dr. Reeds Equine Supplement – Formula 1 – [Discontinued]
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
YeastYeast
Dr. Reeds Formula 1 was an equine mineral and vitamin supplement popular on Vancouver Island due to its inclusion of selenium. This supplement is no longer available.
DuraPlex (Kentucky Equine Research)
Bone HealthBone Health
GrowthGrowth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
DuraPlex is a bone health supplement intended for growing and performance horse. It provides calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and other nutrients important for bone mineralization.
E & Se (Strictly Equine)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
MetabolismMetabolism
MuscleMuscle
NutrientsNutrients
Strictly Equine E & Se is a vitamin E and selenium yeast supplement for horses. Each 27 g serving provides 1200 IU Vitamin E and 2 mg selenium. This supplement helps support the immune system.
E-Clipse’PM Pellets (MVP)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
ImmunityImmunity
StressStress
VitaminsVitamins
E-Clipse'PM Pellets by MVP is a supplement for horses that provides antioxidants. It contains B vitamins that intend to help support normal neurological function.
Easy Everyday Balancer (Dodson & Horrell)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
NutrientsNutrients
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Easy Everyday Balancer is a ration balancer designed to provide additional nutrients to a forage diet. This feed is low in starches and provides a higher level of biotin for hoof support.
Enhancer (Brooks Feeds)
Metabolic SyndromeMetabolic Syndrome
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Brooks Enhancer is a low-calorie pelleted ration balancer formulated to provide vitamins and minerals required in the equine diet. It contains a mix of organic and inorganic minerals and has a low NSC content ideal for horses prone to laminitis.
Eq-Well (Arenus Animal Health)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
NutritionNutrition
Eq-Well by Arenus Animal Health is an equine vitamin and mineral balancer. It is a granular supplement intended for horses of all ages and work levels.
Equalizer (Seminole)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Seminole Equalizer is a high-protein pelleted ration balancer. It contains supplemental amino acids, a blend of organic and inorganic minerals, and added vitamins.
Equerry’s Choice (Equerry’s Horse)
DigestionDigestion
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
ProbioticProbiotic
VitaminsVitamins
Equerry's Choice is a micro-encapsulated blend of probiotics and digestive enzymes. It also contains minerals and vitamins including organic selenium. This supplement is recommended for all horses and ponies at any work level.
Equerry’s Economy Supplement
DigestionDigestion
FiberFiber
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
ProteinProtein
Equerry's Economy Supplement is an alfalfa, wheat and oat-based gut health supplement for horses containing microencapsulated probiotics, digestive enzymes, vitamins, and minerals.
Equi-Base Grass Pellets (Uckele)
HealthHealth
MetabolismMetabolism
NutrientsNutrients
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Equi-Base Grass Pellet is a base mineral and vitamin supplement designed to balance diets based on grass hay/forage or a 50/50 alfalfa grass forage.
Equi-Base Senior (Uckele)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
SeniorSenior
VitaminsVitamins
Equi-Base Senior is a powdered vitamin, mineral and amino acid supplement formulated for senior horses. It contains ingredients which can support hoof, coat, immune and digestive function.
Frequently Asked Questions

A vitamin and mineral supplement helps fill nutrient gaps that are common in a horse’s diet. Hay, pasture, and grain often provide enough calories, but they may not supply enough copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, vitamin E, amino acids, and other nutrients needed to support normal hoof growth, coat quality, immune function, muscle function, and overall health.

A well-formulated vitamin and mineral supplement provides these nutrients in a concentrated daily serving so the diet can be balanced without adding unnecessary grain, calories, sugar, or starch.

Mad Barn’s Omneity® is a complete pelleted vitamin and mineral supplement designed to balance forage-based diets with 100% organic trace minerals, vitamins, amino acids, digestive enzymes, and yeast.

A complete vitamin and mineral supplement is a balanced formula that supplies the major micronutrients commonly missing from equine diets in one daily serving. Instead of adding copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, vitamin E, biotin, amino acids, or other nutrients separately, a complete supplement provides them together in appropriate amounts and ratios.

This is usually a better approach than feeding individual minerals because nutrients interact with each other. For example, copper and zinc need to be balanced together, selenium must be fed carefully, and excess iron in the base diet can affect trace mineral status. Adding one nutrient at a time can leave other gaps unresolved or create unintended imbalances.

A complete formula such as Omneity® Pellets simplifies ration balancing by supplying broad-spectrum vitamin, mineral, amino acid, digestive, and hoof support in one measured daily serving.

Yes, most horses eating mostly hay or pasture require a vitamin and mineral supplement. Forage is the foundation of the equine diet, but it will not provide balanced levels of every required vitamin and mineral.

Common deficiencies in forage-based diets include copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, vitamin E, and certain amino acids. These nutrients are important for hoof quality, topline development, immune function, antioxidant status, tissue repair, and metabolic health.

Mad Barn’s Omneity® Pellets are designed for horses on grain- and forage-based diets that need micronutrient support without extra calories.

Your horse may still need a vitamin and mineral supplement if you feed less than the manufacturer’s recommended amount of grain. Most fortified feeds are designed to balance the diet only when fed at the full label rate.

Many horses receive only a small amount of grain for convenience, weight control, palatability, or as a carrier for supplements. In that case, they may receive only a fraction of the vitamins and minerals the feed is intended to provide and may have deficiencies in the diet.

A concentrated supplement such as Mad Barn’s Omneity® Pellets can help fill those gaps without requiring the horse to eat more grain than they need.

When choosing a vitamin and mineral for your horse, look for a supplement that provides balanced levels of essential vitamins, macro minerals, trace minerals, and amino acids in a daily serving that fits your horse’s feeding program.

Important nutrients include copper, zinc, selenium, manganese, iodine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin E, B-vitamins, biotin, lysine, and methionine. The formula should also use high-quality organic trace mineral sources and avoid unnecessary added iron, since many forage-based diets already contain more iron than horses require.

Mad Barn’s Omneity® Pellets provide complete daily micronutrient coverage with 100% organic trace minerals, amino acids, digestive enzymes, yeast, and B-vitamins in one formula.

Organic trace minerals are minerals bound to organic molecules, such as amino acids, to support absorption and use in the body. They are often preferred in equine supplements because they are less likely to interact with dietary antagonists that can reduce mineral availability.

This is especially relevant for copper, zinc, manganese, and selenium, which play important roles in hoof quality, antioxidant defence, connective tissue, immune function, skin, coat, and normal metabolic processes. Feeding a supplement with organic trace minerals ensures your horse can absorb these nutrients in adequate amounts to support hoof health, athletic performancxe, coat quality and more.

Omneity® Pellets use 100% organic trace minerals to support reliable daily mineral intake in forage-based diets.

Most horses do not need added iron in a vitamin and mineral supplement. Iron is usually abundant in hay, pasture, soil, and water, and many forage-based diets already supply more iron than horses require. Supplemental iron should generally only be used when recommended by a veterinarian, such as in cases where anemia or iron deficiency has been identified.

Excess dietary iron can also interfere with the balance of other trace minerals, especially copper and zinc. For that reason, many horses are better suited to a supplement that balances copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, and other nutrients without adding unnecessary iron.

Mad Barn’s vitamin and mineral formulas are designed with forage-based diets in mind and do not contain added iron.

A vitamin and mineral supplement for horses is a concentrated micronutrient formula. Its primary role is to supply the vitamins, macro minerals, trace minerals, and key amino acids that are commonly missing from forage-based diets, without adding meaningful calories, starch, sugar, or feed volume.

A ration balancer is a low-intake fortified feed. It typically combines vitamins and minerals with a protein carrier, such as soybean meal or another plant protein source. Because it is a feed, it contributes more crude protein, calories, fibre, fat, starch, and total intake than a concentrated vitamin and mineral supplement.

Our nutritionists recommend prioritizing the vitamin and mineral profile first, then adjusting protein, calories, and fibre separately as needed. This approach gives you more precision because micronutrient requirements are relatively consistent, while calorie and protein needs change with body condition, workload, forage quality, growth, pregnancy, lactation, and season.

For many horses, a complete vitamin and mineral supplement such as Omneity® Pellets is the better choice than a ration balancer. If the horse also needs more calories or protein, those can be added separately with appropriate feeds while keeping the vitamin and mineral program consistent.

Yes, Omneity® Pellets can be used in place of many commercial ration balancers when the horse already meets its calorie and protein needs from forage or other feeds.

Omneity Pellets provide vitamins, macro minerals, organic trace minerals, amino acids, digestive enzymes, and yeast in a concentrated daily serving. This makes them useful for horses that need micronutrient support but do not need additional grain, calories, starch, or protein carrier ingredients.

If your horse is underweight, growing, lactating, in heavy work, or has higher protein and calorie needs, a nutritionist can help determine whether Omneity Pellets alone are appropriate or whether additional feed is needed.

The cost of a vitamin and mineral supplement varies depending on the quality of the product and the body weight of the horse. It is best to compare supplements on a cost-per-day basis, rather than just looking at the price of the bag or tub. A cheaper product may cost more over time if the serving size is larger or if it does not fully balance the diet.

A concentrated supplement can be one of the most economical ways to meet daily nutrient requirements, especially for horses that do not need extra grain or calories.

Mad Barn’s Omneity® Premix provide complete daily vitamin and mineral support in a powdered premix format. For a 500 kg (1,100 lb) horse, Omneity costs approximately $0.84 per day when purchased on subscription.

Yes, a vitamin and mineral supplement can be fed with senior feed or complete feed when those feeds are not being fed at the full recommended rate.

This is common for horses that only need a small amount of feed, easy keepers on restricted-calorie diets, or horses receiving senior feed mainly as a carrier for supplements. If the complete feed is underfed, the horse may not receive the full intended amount of vitamins and minerals.

In these situations, a supplement such as Omneity® Pellets can help fill the remaining micronutrient gaps without increasing the total feed volume unnecessarily.

For most horses, a measured vitamin and mineral supplement is more accurate than a mineral block or free-choice lick. Mineral blocks are convenient, but intake varies widely between horses.

Some horses consume too little to meet their needs, while others may consume more than intended. This makes it difficult to know whether each horse is receiving enough copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, vitamin E, and other nutrients.

If the goal is to balance the diet, a measured daily serving is the most reliable approach.

The best vitamin and mineral supplement for horses with poor hoof quality is one that helps to balance the entire diet and supplies adequate amounts of nutrients involved in hoof health. Hoof quality depends on an adequate supply of nutrients, including biotin, copper, zinc, methionine, lysine, selenium, and overall dietary protein.

Biotin supports normal hoof horn quality. Copper supports connective tissue formation, zinc supports keratin production, and amino acids such as methionine and lysine provide building blocks for hoof tissue.

For many horses, Omneity® Pellets is the best starting point because it provides biotin, copper, zinc, methionine, lysine, organic trace minerals, and broad daily vitamin and mineral support. Horses with persistent hoof quality concerns, high-iron forage, or higher trace mineral needs may benefit more from AminoTrace+, which provides an enhanced trace mineral profile in a pelleted formula.

The best way to know if your horse’s vitamins and minerals are balanced is to evaluate the full ration, including hay, pasture, grain, supplements, water, body weight, workload, and health goals.

Many horses appear to be eating well but still have gaps in key nutrients such as copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, vitamin E, and amino acids. A forage analysis provides the most accurate information, but a nutritionist can still identify likely imbalances based on your current feeding program.

Mad Barn offers free ration balancing by qualified equine nutritionists to help determine whether your horse’s vitamin and mineral needs are being met.

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