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Vitamins for Horses

horse in a field near a white fence

Both fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins support the nutritional requirements of horses for healthy skin, coat and hooves.

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins that can be stored in the body, and include vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Vitamin A

  • Helps support skin coat and hoof integrity
  • Provides antioxidant benefits
  • Essential for the absorption and utilization of calcium and phosperous

Vitamin E

  • Helps support healthy skin and coat
  • Provides Antioxidant benefits
  • Essential for the absorption and utilization of calcium and phosperous

Vitamin D

  • Essential for the utilization of calcium and phosphorus
  • Often referred to as the "sunshine vitamin", as the body created needed amounts when a horse spends time outdoors in the sun

Water-Soluble Vitamins

Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the body, and excess intake is excreted through urine and need to be part of daily nutrition.

Biotin

  • Recommended by farriers to improve hoof quality and to treat dry, cracked hooves
  • Maintains growth of the hoof horn
  • Popularly believed to be the “hoof growth factor”

Vitamin B

  • Essential for skin, coat and hoof health

Vitamin C

  • Antioxidant benefits
  • Conditionally essential