April 2006

Are You Missing Your B’s?

B vitamins are powerful nutrients that might be able to help you solve a few of the minor problems you’ve battling.

Not everyone will approach B vitamins the same way, but all horses need an adequate intake.

There’s no question that B vitamins are essential for your horse. The question is how much of them to feed. Solid guidelines for when they may need to be supplemented, or in what amount, aren’t available.

Most equine supplements contain B vitamins, but usually in amounts that range from extremely high to just enough to be able to include them on a label. Also, while it’s true that excess B vitamins are rapidly eliminated in the urine, it’s not necessarily true that “can’t hurt, might help” applies. The Bs are definitely a problem. …