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Nope. Include me in.
> Sometimes I really wonder if my horses need
anything other than a good vitamin/mineral supplement and electrolytes?>
Same here.
>I would be interested to know who believes in feeding supplements
for preventative maintenance versus those who feed supplements only after
they have found out their horse really needs some form of supplement?>
I've decided I can't afford continual preventative maint. However, I have
a rather liberal version of NEED. I use the supplements like I do grain.
When they are going to be worked hard, I give them more. When they are
just being a pasture ornament, they get less. However, I always give some
Vit./Min. supplement when they are here at home and not pastured out. But,
I use a lower analysis or give less depending on the activity. They also
have free choice, Ca-Phos. and TM Salt.
>For
example, I'm feeding Flex Free to one of my horses who has absolutely
nothing wrong with him. I felt I needed to do this for preventative
maintenance. I'm questioning whether that type of thinking is "getting the
cart before the horse".>
I don't feed this continually. I use this sort of product as stress
dictates.
<There are so many supplements out there that it just boggles the
mind. I don't mind spending the money if I'm sure that what I'm feeding is
really going to help but otherwise, why throw away the money??>
I'm agree totally. Plus, I think you can give too many supplements. If
you help the horse out too much, his body wont be conditioned to do the
work on it's own. Like the cycle that goes on with too much Ca+ intake.
(Per prior posts).
Linda Van Ceylon
lvanceylon@vines.colostate.edu
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