seaweed is an excellent supplement,it contains all the minerals,vitaims needed for a healthy horse promotes good hoof health and skin condition as well as being a blood cleanser,we can get 20kg bags up her for £20:00 punds it's called sea quim i think?would need to check and it works out very cheap.
Where ever wild or feral horses have access to the sea shore, they browse at low tide on seaweeds. In fact, for many ponies, seaweed is a major component of their winter diet.
The oceans, from which all life evolved, contain all the elements, in a natural balance. Seaweeds concentrate these minerals in an available form for the rest of the food chain. Once commonly found in most stables' feed rooms, this wonderful food is all too often overlooked.
SIMPLE SYSTEM LTD's PURE OCEAN SEAWEED is harvested on the Atlantic coast of he British Isles. Collected in trawl nets, it is taken under water to the plant where it is chopped and dried in cool air. Thus, it is completely pure, fresh and unpolluted.
PURE OCEAN SEAWEED is a suitable feed for all horses and ponies, containing high levels of minerals, trace elements, vitamins and amino acids, all in a natural balance to enhance health, resistance and recovery. It is especially good for:
Native ponies needing nutrients but not calories
Endurance horses needing extra electrolytes
Improving strength and quality of hooves
Veterans
Youngstock and breeding stock
Out-wintered horses and ponies
To help balance deficiencies in poor hay
Mineral deficiencies.
Typical/average analysis: Crude protein 6.9%; Crude fat 2.5%; Ash 20-25%; Energy 8MJ/Kg.
Vitamins: (mg/Kg) Provit A 40-65; B1 6-8; B2 5-10; B12 0.004; D 4; E 100-200; Folic acid 0.2; pantothenic acid 3.
Minerals: (mg/Kg) Iron 713; Sulphur 29600; Selenium 0.9; Iodine 835; Zinc 51; Calcium 35500; Copper 7.5; Magnesium 880. Amounts per day/maintenance:
small ponies
Large ponies/small horses
Large horses
30g
60g
90g
These amounts can be doubled at times of stress, hard work, training, breeding or growth.
Handy tip! 30g is about one ounce. A tablespoon holds one ounce.
Mix into the normal feed, preferably dampened. As with all new feeds, introduce gradually over one week.
SIMPLE SYSTEM LTD's PURE OCEAN SEAWEED is a straight feeding stuff.
Only ingredient: Cool dried Ascopyllum nodosum
Store cool and dry in a closed container, away from light.
Pack information: Available in 5Kg poly pack and 20Kg professional pack.
Please contact us for details of your nearest stockist; also available mail order. More information
here's some info i got of a web site hope it helps