Dude's been on a vitamin E supplement for, gosh, I don't even remember how many years. It was suggested by the vet one fall when he seemed to drop a bit of weight, and the hay quality wasn't that good going into winter. He gets a scoop of Elevate powder that delivers 1000 IU in his evening grain. The hay at this barn is definitely higher quality, but the grass gets eaten down pretty quickly in the summer, so I just keep him on the dosage year round. I was interested recently to read an article in the Holistic Horse newsletter about vitamin E supplementation; it sounds like he could go a bit higher, and I'm wondering if Bestie should start on it, too. Something to discuss with the vet when they visit for the next go-round of Potomac shots, which should be coming up soon.
Importance of Vitamin E in horses, holistichorse.com
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Thanks for a great blog and a useful post. I think that some of our older horses could use some vitamin E supplement. Thank You!/Maria
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Maria - Thanks so much for the comment. Vitamin E is definitely the one supplement that we saw pretty quick return on with Dude. I'm looking forward to following your blog; you certainly have some wonderful photos! Best wishes, Karen
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