> I've heard some horses don't get enough salt from the blocks and > should be given loose salt. I put about a teaspoon on their beetpulp > am and pm and they have a block. I was thinking about putting out > loose salt. I did in the past, but even in the corner of the run in > it was constantly getting water in it and getting spilled. I heard > about a salt + mineral loose salt supplement that is fine even if left > out in the rain, but is $75 for 25 lbs. I remember reading about > another type of loose salt good for Icelandics. Any one remember the > name of the company?
all horses need loose minerals! A salt block is not enough even if they stand there all day every day licking it. I put loose minerals in the feed so they can eat what they need and leave the rest in the bucket and come back later if they want to. I have a good loose mineral my vet suggested. It is Alliance Gro Strong. He said horses, goats, everything just seem to bloom on it. bearing in mind mineral need varies from geographic location to location depending on minerals in the soil/grass/hay. But my horses did seem to bloom on it. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
