How Does everyone give their Supplements/Vitamins?

[Travis's Mum]

My ponies are a little on the chubby side so don't have any hard feed and are out at grass 24/7 and manage well. How therefore would I give them a supplement? Would I sprinkle it onto a sliced apple along with their galic granules? And what supplements/Vitamins& minerals is everyone using

[kek05]

they sound happy and healthy just on the grass so do they need to be on the supplements as good grass should give them all the nutrients that they need?

[becs]

We have to give joint supplement (powder) to a cob out 24/7 all year - so in summer we do just as you say, mix it in with succulents, and give it in a scoop (gone in 30 seconds).

[DITZ]

i used to sprinkle it into an iced bun. You would think that a manufacturer would cotton on to this by now and make them in cube form or something just for the summer :rolleyes:

[B&R's Mum]

I use Feedmarks Benevit which is a broad base vitamin and mineral supplement as my girls as not on any hard feed. I have always out it in a handful of Dengie Good Do-er, with a chopped apple or carrot so they don't get too many calories. It also makes them feel happy because they have had a 'feed' without giving them much.

[Tangle]

Fifi gets hers in 1/2 scoop of HiFi Lite. It's something to put the supplement in, and means she's got a bucket with everyone else so doesn't get jealous :rolleyes::p

[SarahC]

Equivite do a general vitamin supplement in biscuit form. Its called Pasture Plus and costs around the £15-17 mark for 30 or 60 days supply (depending on amount fed).

Basically you feed either 5 or ten of the biscuits a day (depending on size of horse) to give all the essential vits & mins. They look just like the herbal treats you can get.

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[Zingy]

I give various herbal supplements and probiotics in a handful of soaked alfalfa cubes - literally enough so that the supplements stick to them. A handful of feed really won't do any harm - it's probably only the same as a few mouthfuls of grass.

[KarinUS]

a handful of plain alfalfa pellets for the fatty high-fat/low starch pellets for the skinny one.

[NuttyMare]

Mix it in with a handful of chaff ;)