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Location: London Ontario | Hair growth? I know it comes from nutrition but I am just wondering WHAT it is. She is currently on free choice second cut, Tribute Kalm N ez, and flax appeal. Is it Biotin that helps? Thanks all! |
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| I believe biotin is naturally found abundant in oats and alfalfa. |
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  Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | The most effective way to ensure good hoof/hair growth is making sure the gut is working efficiently and the nutrients you're feeding are being absorbed. Most nutrient absorption happesn in the hind gut, and unfortunately alot of ulcer medications/products with acid buffers hinder the absorption process, as food isn't broken down enough to be absorbed due to lack of acid. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Southern Indiana | Biotin, fats, DHA, & protein all aid in hair health. Not sure what your goal is with hair growth? I feed kalm n ez as well and all of my horses have had excellent coats this year. They have access to excellent pasture and good alfalfa hay which helps. I don't feed any extra vit/min, flax, rice bran etc. I have fed noni to a few of them and I do feel it helped them look slick. |
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 Owner of a ratting catting machine
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| Rice bran and a healthy digestive system. |
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Location: Bama | I've been looking a lot at minerals, vitamins, etc lately, and these are the ones that immediately come to mind that may need supplementing.
Biotin
Zinc
Copper
Methionine |
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Location: London Ontario | I am just looking for her mane and tail to grow out. She was on the track so they kept it short. She is currently braided. I will pick some Biotin and rice bran oil up tonight. She gets two handfuls of alfalfa pellets before we ride but I don't think that's enough biotin to keep her happy. Thanks all! |
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Location: Southern Indiana | My colts grew out from about 4 inches to 12 within 6 months. I did nothing to it but use a spray conditioner and brush it regularly. I've found that if its gonna grown it will. Some horses just naturally don't have a long mane or forelock. As long as they are getting good nutrition and have a healthy gut you shouldn't need to add anything. |
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Location: California | Some people like to put coconut oil or MTG on the actual mane. Which of course can make it a bit greasy, but some people swear by it... Now if only my colt would stop rubbing his mane off, this would actually work for me. But actual vitamin wise... biotin is supposed to be for hair/hooves. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | Alfalfa hay a complete protein offered to the diet with access to grass hay or pasture. A analysis of the hay would tell what vitamins or minerals need to be supplemented. |
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| Mane and tail growth is determined by genetics. There are products that can be fed to try and help stimulate the growth but unless the genetics are there you are wasting your money. If you are set on a feed through, choose something to help strengthen the strands. Keeping the mane and tail clean, conditioned and free from breaking is your best bet to help promote hair growth.
Wash it, condition it, braid it, put more conditioner on the braid, wrap it and repeat every couple weeks. Refrain from brushing as much as possible as this promotes breakage especially if the hair is dry and or brittle. If you brush it when it's wet make sure it is drowning in conditioner so the hairs will slip rather than grab. If you must brush it when it's dry be sure to use a good detangler.
I bought a colt off the track. He already had a tail that touched the ground and I did nothing to help his mane. Within 6 months his mane was to his shoulder. He just had the genetics to grow it. I have a cow bred horse who can't grow hair to save his life. I've given up on his mane but his tail stays in a bag.
Edited by cyount2009 2015-12-15 12:38 PM
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Location: Home of the World Famous "Silver Bullet" | E 8000iu a day. |
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The Advice Guru
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| Reva's Remedies, a holistic equine practitioner, talks about silica being important in hair and foot growth. Silica is found in oat straw.
Last year was the first year we fed 1:1 ratio of greenfeed to hay, my horses never looked any better coming through the winter. My farrier was wondering what I was doing as he said my horses looked the best he seen in the area. |
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| Platinum performance will make it grow |
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Location: Durango CO | I agree with the other BB who said Vitamin E. Selenium as well. |
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Location: Piedmont, OK | This time of year hay does not have as much vitamin E as green grass does so it is a good idea to supplement with Vit E. I also use Animal Element Mineral 201 as a loose mineral for our horses and they love it and lick it up! |
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