Horses use their nervous and musculoskeletal systems to move every day. To keep these systems healthy, it’s important to include the right minerals in their ration.

What are minerals

Minerals perform many functions in the body, including building structures, transporting nutrients and regulating osmotic pressure. You’ll even find some minerals in amino acids and hormones.

Minerals are divided into two groups, macrominerals and trace minerals.

A horse’s diet must contain larger amounts of macrominerals. These include: