Copper sulfate powder
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Garden centers - $10
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Copper deficiency in dark-coated horses (which is evidenced by sun-bleached, dry coat look)
Laminitis
Thrush fungus in hooves
General hoof health
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Hoof treatment mixtures
Powder added to feed supplements - 1/4 to 1 tsp.
*Overly high amounts fed orally can be hazardous. You may wish to confirm dose with your vet.
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Brewer's yeast
* Do NOT use normal baking yeast!
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Amazon - $15
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Insulin resistance and Cushing's: Chromium, Vitamin B and other nutrients
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Mix into feed supplements - 1/2 tsp to 1 TB/day. Taste is bitter.
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DMSO gel
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Feed stores - $15
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Inflammation and pain
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Dilute with water if desired, and mix in any desired additions. Clean affected area and apply. DMSO will absorb everything present on the surface into the body deeply and rapidly. You may wish to wear gloves when applying. Do not use continuously more than 2 weeks at a time.
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Safflower or Sunflower Oil
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Grocery stores - $5
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Insulin resistance, Cushing's, general health, low weight: Omega 3 and Omega 6, Vitamin E
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Mix into feed supplements - 1 TB to 1/2 c/day
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Zinc powder
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Bulk retailers?
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Balancing copper supplements |
Mix into feed supplements - 350+ mg/day
Note: Some horses are very resistant to the taste of some zinc supplements.
(Note: AniMed Remission Supplement is less palatable to some horses, which may be due to the type of zinc used?)
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| Probiotics |
Feed stores - $25
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Stress, colic, founder
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Fresh ground or stabilized flaxseed
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Bulk section of grocery stores - $1/lb
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Insulin resistance
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3 oz. or 1/8 to 3/4 cup/day.
Gives many significant benefits.
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| Any mineral supplements should preferably be in loose (powder-like) form to be given plain or mixed into other feed, rather than in a mineral block. |
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Block mineral supplements contain a lot of salt, and it is better to
provide salt separately, so that balancing of amounts can be better
controlled.
If you do use a mineral block, avoid any that includes a significant amount of
iron. Some horses with insulin resistance have excessive iron. |
Iodized Salt Lick Block, or loose Iodized Salt
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Feed stores - $8
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Insulin resistance
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1-2 oz (approx 2 TB)
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Beet Pulp Pellets, or Beet Pulp Shreds
*Be sure they are unsweetened and don't contain Molasses
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Feed stores - $15 for 40 lbs
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Insulin resistance: nutrients, low-starch feed and supplement base, fiber
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2 cups pellets/day or greater amounts.
To reduce iron and sugars, rinse pellets with water, then soak 1 hour, then rinse thoroughly until water runs clear.
*Most horses like beet pulp, but when first introducing a horse to beet pulp, you may want to feed only small amounts at a time and mix it with another food the horse already likes to help it become accustomed to the taste.
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Magnesium Oxide
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Feed stores - $25 for 50 lbs
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Insulin resistance: blood sugar stabilizer.
Stomach ulcers, colic, diarrhea (when fed in small amounts), cribbing, excessive stress.
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1.5 g (=1/2 tsp) per 500 lbs bodyweight
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Vitamin E
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Grocery stores - sunflower seed oil, sunflower seeds, safflower oil, Vitamin E capsules (The types sold for people will work), etc.
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Optimizes effectiveness of magnesium
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1,000 IU per 500 lbs bodyweight
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Iron
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Some horses with insulin resistance have excessive iron, so should avoid mineral block licks with high iron as well as hays with high nitrates (such as hay fertilized with manure). However, some IR horses are deficient in iron. Appropriate blood tests can help measure levels.
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Organic sulfur supplements such as MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane);
Methionine (often found in hoof supplements) and Cystine (two amino acids that contain sulfur)
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1-2 Tablespoons/day
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Seaweed (Kelp, etc.)
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Rice bran or rice bran oil
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Needs to be nutritionally balanced with the rest of the diet since it contains more Omega 6 than Omega 3
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FRESHLY GROUND flaxseed or linseed -- NOT meal because it has most of its oil removed; and not oil because the oil goes rancid quickly
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Combats insulin resistance, boosts immunity, lowers inflammation, strengthens hooves.
Contains omega 3, lysine, methionine (an amino acid that contains sulfur), magnesium, prebiotic soluble fiber, protein, and 2 essential fatty acids: linoleic acid & alpha-linolenic acid. |
1/4 cup/day.
Should not be fed whole, because it isn't digested nearly as well unless ground. However, its quality begins degrading rapidly after grinding. Therefore, you need to grind a fresh batch regularly (A coffee or spice grinder can work.) and store in cool, dry, dark place (Freezer or frig is ideal) to maintain its nutrition & prevent harmful rancidity. Another option is to buy commercially stabilized ground flaxseed.
Does NOT need to be cooked.
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Activated Charcoal
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Online retailers: $25 tube of paste, $20 powder.
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If given soon after excessive intake of grain or other high-carb, dangerous or poisonous foods, it may greatly help prevent or reduce laminitis/founder, colic and diarrhea.
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Often given as a orally as a paste (similar to dewormer).
It absorbs substances the horse has in its stomach that the horse has eaten recently, and helps them be passed out of its system without being absorbed by the body.
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