Horse Nutrients in Tandem

Your horse needs certain nutrients in his diet, but they don’t work unilaterally on his body. Instead, they help each other to help your horse. If you understand how these nutrients support each other, you can make better feeding choices.
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If you've visited your doctor recently, you might have received the vitamin D speech. Vitamin D is one of the latest vitamins that doctors have determined are essential and often lacking in the human diet.

The reason isn't simply that you need vitamin D. The nutrient works in tandem with calcium, helping your body absorb the calcium you need for strong bones.

Equine nutrients often perform the same way. Yes, your horse needs certain items in his diet, but they don't work unilaterally on his body. Instead, they help each other to help your horse.

If you understand how these nutrients support each other, you can make better feeding choices. Instead of simply throwing your horse some hay, a little grain, and a generic blend of vitamins and minerals, you can determine how everything works together and adjust where necessary

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Tracy Gantz is a freelance writer based in Southern California. She is the Southern California correspondent for The Blood-Horse and a regular contributor to Paint Horse Journal, Paint Racing News, and Appaloosa Journal.

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