I always say that in about 75% of my hoof rehab cases, we are able to get the horse sound just by paying special attention to their diet. Now some might think I am trying to sell some fancy supplement or make some money off of some super secret recipe, but I’m not. All I advocate for is testing the hay and balancing minerals to the hay test – often saving money in the long run by not oversupplementing things you don’t need at all.
I get a lot of questions about diet for hoof rehab, so I reached out to Equi-Analytical, as they are the ones that have processed my many hay tests over the years. Ellington King sat down to chat with me about WHY we test our hay, what options we have, and how to do it.
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Thank you, glad to hear about water and manure testing at Equi-analytical.