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[Off The Hoof] Vitamin A Is Essential To The Health Of Your Horse

4/8/2014

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The most important vitamins and minerals for the health and maintenance of horses are A-D-B-E-K, calcium, phosphorous, salt, and many trace minerals. Many of the trace minerals are available in salt.

Vitamin A is the most important to the health of your horse. It is essential to the digestive, respiratory, reproductive, and nervous systems and also to sight, skin, hoof growth, appetite, milk production, [and] fighting infections and disease. In other words, just about everything essential to maintain life and health.
Vitamin A is manufactured within the body from carotene. The main source of carotene is alfalfa or other green or yellow leafy plants and fish oils. Carrots have very high carotene content, so if you get a chance to buy some, your horse would appreciate them.

An important fact is that alfalfa will lose as much as 80% to 90% of its carotene in the curing process and in storage. The greener and leafier the hay, the more carotene it contains, as well as many of the other essential nutrients, such as protein and phosphorous. That's why it is important to feed a grain with adequate Vitamin A added.

Next week: Vitamin D, calcium and phosphorous.


This is a reproduction of an article written by Bud Wrona as it was published for the local Redmond (WA) paper, in a column titled "Off the Hoof," which was created to help educate the community on, mainly, the proper care and feeding of horses. Some of the information might be outdated (unfortunately, we don't have the original publish dates) so please leave a comment if you happen to notice something that is.

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8/6/2020 05:54:39 pm

This is a good idea for those who care their horses. ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH OF YOUR HORSE is important like vitamins and a food supplement who can help to sustain for their lack of nutrients from foods. Genuine Haarlem Oil is recommended of my old friends its very effective. Anyway, Thank you for sharing this content I learned a lot. God bless.

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