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I recently had a hair analysis test done on my four year old gelding. I board with a women who believes strongly in supplements and uses this process to try and keep the horses at acceptable levels, feeding each horse in our barn a custom blend of vitamins and minerals. We do have high levels of arsenic in our area, which is why she started testing the horses, to begin with. I felt it was a good idea to, at least have the test for benchmark levels. I won't go into detail as to the test results but the analysis did come back showing high levels of arsenic and aluminum, among many other high levels. Along with the report came a huge laundry list of supplements to feed (19 in all actually). Here's my question. Knowing these people are in the business of selling supplements how do I analyze what I really need? I was also told, when I purchased my guy, that to be careful about feeding the full recommended dosages of supplements, that a much less amount seemed to best suit this breed. Any comments or suggestions here would be helpful. Carol and Prairie Duster in Michigan
