Dr. Nerida Richards, PhD, Equine Nutrition Specialist, and Dr. Lydia Gray discuss the differences between ration balancers and vitamin/mineral supplements for horses.

Understand if and when you can mix horse supplements together and any vitamin or mineral interactions or changes in the stability of nutrients when mixed.

Need help picking the best vitamin & mineral supplement for your horse? Easily use SmartPak's supplement comparison chart to research active ingredient amounts in horse mineral supplements.

Learn about over supplementing & under supplementing your horse with nutrients to ensure daily requirements of a balanced diet with protein vitamins & minerals.

Learn about electrolytes for horses – supplements with essential minerals (like sodium, potassium and chloride) that replenish what’s lost in sweat.

Learn about selenium for horses in supplements, a trace mineral many horses are deficient in due to pastures or hay, plus spot the signs of selenium deficiency.

Learn if your pony needs grain or supplements and alternatives for pony or mini horse vitamin and mineral requirements instead of giving high-calorie feed

Developmental Orthopedic Disease includes most general growth disturbances of young, growing horses. Learn about DOD, diet & mineral supplements that may help

Learn if water softeners are bad or safe for horses to drink and recommendations for salt and trace mineralized salt designed for horses to safely consume.

Learn about crimped oats for horses for extra calories and how to supplement with a vitamin and mineral supplement to fulfill horses nutritional requirements