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Location: Pacific Northwest | I wanted to start offering the horses loose minerals instead of the salt block. At the feed store I work at we have loose trace mineral and loose trace w/ selenium, but I don't know if I should go with that or for something more horse specific?
I tried doing a search on this because I know it's been discussed a lot but I couldn't find anything. |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | trace mineral salt doesn't have enough minerals to make a difference. I try to look for low salt loose mineral but with all of the horse feed contamination issues I'm worried about which one to get now. |
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| livexlovexrodeo - 2015-06-26 8:54 AM
I wanted to start offering the horses loose minerals instead of the salt block. At the feed store I work at we have loose trace mineral and loose trace w/ selenium, but I don't know if I should go with that or for something more horse specific?
I tried doing a search on this because I know it's been discussed a lot but I couldn't find anything.
I prefer the minerals without selenium. I only put out about a double handful at a time. When they eat that I put out more. Mine waste the minerals if I put out a lot at one time. Sometimes mine eat a lot and sometimes not so much. When they get eaten, I put out another double handful. I put a couple of tablespoons of loose salt in rheir feed once a day to make sure they drink enough water. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | I put out a product called Hoffmans horse mineral. I'm not sure if it's avaliable in the US tho. I usually mix it with loose blue cobalt salt as well. |
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | jschipper - 2015-06-26 1:19 PM
I put out a product called Hoffmans horse mineral. I'm not sure if it's avaliable in the US tho. I usually mix it with loose blue cobalt salt as well.
I use Hoffmans as well and have been pleased with it. My farrier asked me a few years ago what I had my horses on, their feet had changed for the better. He now recommends it to others. http://hoffmanshorseminerals.com/ |
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| I did use Hoffmanns, then I learned their mineral has fillers in it.
I also had a lot Hoffmanns recalled 6 months after I purchased it, they called said do not feed it, gave no explanation of why it was recalled. By that time I had already went through half of my bags. I was not impressed.
I switched to buckeye grass mineral and noticed a significant difference in all my horses feet, not shelly, just overall better feet. My horses also slowed down on consumption versus the Hoffmanns.
The buckeye cheaper for me to use as it lasts twice as long, they have one for alfalfa fed horses or one for grass fed, different magnesium/calcium ratios which I have never seen another mineral take this into account |
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Anyone feed Dynamite minerals? I am leaning that way even though it is an MLM. Do you offer all four of thier free choice products or just one of the mineral mixes? |
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Location: Phoenix | This is kind of related but kind of not...read an article stating you should provide a couple of ounces of loose salt in a container by itself so the horse can freely take what he needs because they self-regulate. Putting it in their grain they aren't able to control how much they are getting and therefore can't self regulate. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | Find out from your extension agent if you have Se+ in your soil. If you do I wouldn't add any more. |
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| ADM GroStrong minerals ... it is the Moorman Feed Companies loose mineral formula. Also comes in individual bricks ..
The Minerals are specially chelated with the correct percentage of vitamins to help horse absorb the minerals.
Just throw a small handful every other day into their feed and you will see a remarkable difference within 30 days and it builds strong bones and tendons in youngsters while growing up and during gestation ..
25 lb bag runs $30-35 bucks ...
You will need to call around or visit ADM web page to find a dealer ... most feed stores only carry the cow minerals ..
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Location: North Dakota | BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-06-27 12:09 PM ADM GroStrong minerals ... it is the Moorman Feed Companies loose mineral formula. Also comes in individual bricks .. The Minerals are specially chelated with the correct percentage of vitamins to help horse absorb the minerals. Just throw a small handful every other day into their feed and you will see a remarkable difference within 30 days and it builds strong bones and tendons in youngsters while growing up and during gestation .. 25 lb bag runs $30-35 bucks ... You will need to call around or visit ADM web page to find a dealer ... most feed stores only carry the cow minerals ..
Wouldn't trust ADM... |
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| i used to get a bag of loose mineral pour in a tub about 1 coffee can they clean that offer more they know what they need |
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Location: Stephenville, TX | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-06-27 2:45 PM BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-06-27 12:09 PM ADM GroStrong minerals ... it is the Moorman Feed Companies loose mineral formula. Also comes in individual bricks .. The Minerals are specially chelated with the correct percentage of vitamins to help horse absorb the minerals. Just throw a small handful every other day into their feed and you will see a remarkable difference within 30 days and it builds strong bones and tendons in youngsters while growing up and during gestation .. 25 lb bag runs $30-35 bucks ... You will need to call around or visit ADM web page to find a dealer ... most feed stores only carry the cow minerals .. Wouldn't trust ADM...
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Location: USA | BroncoBetty - 2015-06-28 4:22 AM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-06-27 2:45 PM BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-06-27 12:09 PM ADM GroStrong minerals ... it is the Moorman Feed Companies loose mineral formula. Also comes in individual bricks .. The Minerals are specially chelated with the correct percentage of vitamins to help horse absorb the minerals. Just throw a small handful every other day into their feed and you will see a remarkable difference within 30 days and it builds strong bones and tendons in youngsters while growing up and during gestation .. 25 lb bag runs $30-35 bucks ... You will need to call around or visit ADM web page to find a dealer ... most feed stores only carry the cow minerals .. Wouldn't trust ADM...
ADM's processing plants are run on the same lines as their cattle feed that's full of drugs that are toxic to horses. They had several cases of horses dying from the horse feed being cross-contaminated. ADM denied everything even with solid, irrefutable evidence. Lots of people on here fed it, including myself, but they lost most everyone's business (of people on here) due to their lack of admitting the cause of the deaths of said horses were from the feed being exposed to toxic medicine and not even attempting to reconcile the situation. Basically that in a condensed version. |
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Location: Montana | luvropin - 2015-06-26 1:39 PM
jschipper - 2015-06-26 1:19 PM
I put out a product called Hoffmans horse mineral. I'm not sure if it's avaliable in the US tho. I usually mix it with loose blue cobalt salt as well.
I use Hoffmans as well and have been pleased with it. My farrier asked me a few years ago what I had my horses on, their feet had changed for the better. He now recommends it to others. http://hoffmanshorseminerals.com/
THE BEST!!!! 
Used to feed Moorman minerals
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| I feed one scoop of formula 707 DAILY ESSENTIALS to each horse daily. That is all a horse needs in a day period and so easy. Not to mention its about 10 bucks per horse per month. |
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| hammer_time - 2015-06-27 1:33 AM
This is kind of related but kind of not...read an article stating you should provide a couple of ounces of loose salt in a container by itself so the horse can freely take what he needs because they self-regulate. Putting it in their grain they aren't able to control how much they are getting and therefore can't self regulate.
If mine do not want it in their grain they leave it behind. They will pick out every piece of grain and leave only the salt |
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Location: Piedmont, OK | I absolutely love Animal Elements new loose mineral
Mineral 201!!!! My horses love it! |
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| Dreamingofcans - 2015-06-29 11:53 AM
BroncoBetty - 2015-06-28 4:22 AM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-06-27 2:45 PM BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-06-27 12:09 PM ADM GroStrong minerals ... it is the Moorman Feed Companies loose mineral formula. Also comes in individual bricks .. The Minerals are specially chelated with the correct percentage of vitamins to help horse absorb the minerals. Just throw a small handful every other day into their feed and you will see a remarkable difference within 30 days and it builds strong bones and tendons in youngsters while growing up and during gestation .. 25 lb bag runs $30-35 bucks ... You will need to call around or visit ADM web page to find a dealer ... most feed stores only carry the cow minerals .. Wouldn't trust ADM...
This is interesting iv been adding adm to horses for 8 months now ???? Thanks for info. Horse hair coats never looked better stronger hoofs but probably not worth the risk I will no longer use this product thanks need to look in to this some |
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| cwgrl777 - 2015-06-29 7:29 PM
Dreamingofcans - 2015-06-29 11:53 AM
BroncoBetty - 2015-06-28 4:22 AM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-06-27 2:45 PM BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-06-27 12:09 PM ADM GroStrong minerals ... it is the Moorman Feed Companies loose mineral formula. Also comes in individual bricks .. The Minerals are specially chelated with the correct percentage of vitamins to help horse absorb the minerals. Just throw a small handful every other day into their feed and you will see a remarkable difference within 30 days and it builds strong bones and tendons in youngsters while growing up and during gestation .. 25 lb bag runs $30-35 bucks ... You will need to call around or visit ADM web page to find a dealer ... most feed stores only carry the cow minerals .. Wouldn't trust ADM...
This is interesting iv been adding adm to horses for 8 months now ???? Thanks for info. Horse hair coats never looked better stronger hoofs but probably not worth the risk I will no longer use this product thanks need to look in to this some
I used to use ADM minerals but they are so hard to find. I would still use them if I could get them. I still use a horse mineral but it comes from a regional feed mill. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | streakysox - 2015-06-30 2:26 AM cwgrl777 - 2015-06-29 7:29 PM Dreamingofcans - 2015-06-29 11:53 AM BroncoBetty - 2015-06-28 4:22 AM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-06-27 2:45 PM BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-06-27 12:09 PM ADM GroStrong minerals ... it is the Moorman Feed Companies loose mineral formula. Also comes in individual bricks .. The Minerals are specially chelated with the correct percentage of vitamins to help horse absorb the minerals. Just throw a small handful every other day into their feed and you will see a remarkable difference within 30 days and it builds strong bones and tendons in youngsters while growing up and during gestation .. 25 lb bag runs $30-35 bucks ... You will need to call around or visit ADM web page to find a dealer ... most feed stores only carry the cow minerals .. Wouldn't trust ADM... This is interesting iv been adding adm to horses for 8 months now ???? Thanks for info. Horse hair coats never looked better stronger hoofs but probably not worth the risk I will no longer use this product thanks need to look in to this some I used to use ADM minerals but they are so hard to find. I would still use them if I could get them. I still use a horse mineral but it comes from a regional feed mill.
I used ADM minerals too. Along with their feed. My horses never looked better, the cost was great. Then it almost killed them all. And when I got the test results back from a leading university stating my feed had poison in it, I decided it was not worth feeding. ADM is a lying, losing feed company. Feed if if you want to take the chance on your horse dying.
Hopefully, all of us will choose not to. |
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What kind of loose minerals?