Posted 2018-01-16 7:50 AM Subject: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
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I am looking for an all around vitamin/ mineral supplement to add to a plain feed that does not have any vitamins or minerals added to it. I don't want something that breaks the bank, but I know whats on the label is not always whats in the product. Here are my thoughts:
Liquid 747 (have used before)
SmartLic Horse Licks (have used before- not sure about what the $ comes out to though)
Manna Pro Sho-Glo
ETA just looked at Megacell by MVP and it looks promising for $0.25/day
That one has a few more fillers in it from what I see. It also depends on what your forage is giving your horses and what is deficient in your area. I personally have redmonds loose salt available for my horses free choice and a lick tub made by equipride out for them. Our hay tested not that good this year. I haven't done these two things before because normally our hay is a bit better. My mare uses the lick tube alot and my older gelding goes after the redmonds. That is why I keep out both.
ETA: Both my horses only get oats for grain with some flax. Just enough to get their supplements.
Posted 2018-01-16 10:35 AM Subject: RE: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
I just read the headlines
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707 daily essentials is a good one and the one I would use if I couldn't get BioStar Optimum anymore. But the BioStar is a whole food supplement and my horse's winter coat is full, but oh so soft! He is calm and cool and is so much more supple in his body than he has been in a loooong time.
Posted 2018-01-16 10:51 AM Subject: RE: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
MVP Mega-Cell or Mega-Mag; depending on what hay you are feeding. MVP supplements carry the NASC seal, which means you are getting exactly what is printed on the label. No guessing game!
Posted 2018-01-16 11:06 AM Subject: RE: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
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We feed the regular Platinum at a rate of 1 scoop/day. It is 89c/scoop if you buy the smallest size based on the website pricing. Our local dealer does a bit better on pricing and we buy in bulk which saves us a considerable amount.
Posted 2018-01-16 11:57 AM Subject: RE: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
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Posts: 682 Location: Northwest
heidiinaz - 2018-01-16 9:18 AM
casualdust07 - 2018-01-16 9:13 AM
Platinum sounds exactly like what you are looking for.
Agreed. We have been using Platinum for years and I feel like it's the best all around supplement out there.
I used Platinum for a long time and switched to Thunder Mountain Minerals, and I am even happier with it than I was on Platinum—I was a hardcore Platinum fan too.
Posted 2018-01-16 3:08 PM Subject: RE: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
Neat Freak
Posts: 11216 Location: Wonderful Wyoming
THE Performance is 75 cents a day on the 80 scoop bag and 67 cents on a 160 scoops. 240 scoops brings it down to 60 cents a day (shipping included in those quotes) and has the best quality ingredients available.
Posted 2018-01-16 3:16 PM Subject: RE: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
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wyoming barrel racer - 2018-01-16 4:08 PM THE Performance is 75 cents a day on the 80 scoop bag and 67 cents on a 160 scoops. 240 scoops brings it down to 60 cents a day (shipping included in those quotes) and has the best quality ingredients available.
Posted 2018-01-20 4:47 PM Subject: RE: multivitamin/ mineral supplements
Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee
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if its minerals your mainly after check with your vet. mine makes their own label of minerals specifically for the area. very very reasonable. then you aren't wasting your money down the tail pipes of your horse or overdoing a specific vitamin or mineral. then pick your supplement and print off the label and ask if it works with that. I also will get a hay analysis done to see what i'm lacking. We are usually low in Ca and Se here. Good luck its a huge market!
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