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Re: [RC] Trace Mineral Block vs Horse Mineral Block - Susan GarlinghouseSusan, When you refer to "loose salt" do you mean ordinary table salt??? Can be. Or loose TM salt, or any other sodium chloride source that your horse likes and will use. However, if your horse is working alot and going through tons of the table salt, then get the non-iodized. Do you measure it out, and how much would you add at each feeding, or do you just dump a container of it in a feeder? Either way. I like having it available free choice, but some horses also benefit by having a small amount (an ounce or two) added to their mash. Just make sure that by adding salt to the feed itself, they don't turn up their nose at it---some horses are more likely to eat mash with added salt, some won't. If you do dump a container in a feeder, what keeps it from getting hard from the moisture in the air?? Nothing. But, so what? It'll never get as hard as a salt block will, breaks up easily by the horse and is not nutritionally affected in the least---UNLESS your salt source also provides probiotics, has some sort of grain or sugar component to it, etc. Those can go bad and while the minerals still aren't affected, the other stuff might lend a nasty taste the horse might object to. So, my suggestion is just to put out straight salt or TM salt of some sort without "other stuff" in it and then you don't have to worry about it. Thank you for any info you can provide. You're welcome. :-) BTW, are you now a VET??? If so, congratulations to you!!!! Thanks, but not quite yet. May 16 of this year, not that I'm counting the hours or anything. <vbg> Susan G =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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