Updated annual nutrition program for my horses, including monthly checklist

Here is my updated annual checklist of Dynamite products for my horses.

Jan - March:

• regular yellow-label Dynamite vit/mineral


• free choice Dynamite 1-1, 2-1, NTM salt (or Redmond salt) and Izmine


• Dynamite DynaPro


• Dynamite Ox-E-Mega or soaked chia seeds


• Stop all supplements in feed except DynaPro one day per week (free choices are still offered)
  

April:

• continue regular yellow-label Dynamite vitamin/mineral


• continue free choice Dynamite 1-1, 2-1, NTM salt/Redmond salt and Izmine


• continue Dynamite DynaPro


• stop Ox-E-Mega/chia when grass turns green


• stop all supplements in feed except DynaPro one day per week (free choices are still offered)


• start 1 tsp Dynamite Excel at night


• start 10 days Dynamite SOD at full dose

May:

• continue 1 tsp Dynamite Excel at night


• stop all supplements in feed except DynaPro (free choices still offered)


• start 28 days of Dynamite Herbal Tonic


• continue Dynamite free choice minerals


• continue Dynamite DynaPro
  

June-August:

• restart regular Dynamite vitamin/mineral


• continue 1 tsp Dynamite Excel at night


• continue free choices


• continue Dynamite DynaPro


• stop all supplements in feed (except DynaPro) one day per week


• 7 Day Parasite Cocktail in July and August. I stop the other supplements except the free choice minerals and DynaPro while doing the cocktail. Time the cocktail so that the full moon falls on the 4th of the 7 days. Feed 2 oz of Herbal Tonic, 1 oz of clay (measured dry), 1 tsp of Excel, all at one feeding, once a day only. Add to grass hay pellets (I use 3 cups of pellets), add water to cover, soak until like pudding consistency, you may need to add more water. Hot but not boiling water speeds up the process of soaking the pellets considerably. Mix it all up well after soaking, it will be rather gelatinous. The consistency I like is when it easily plops ouf of the bucket and kind of holds its shape like a jello mold. Too runny and they waste it by slobbering it around, too dry and they don't like it much. I add DynaPro too. This would be for an average sized 1000 lb horse.

Oct:

• stop regular Dynamite vitamin/mineral


• start 28 days Dynamite Herbal Tonic


• continue 1 tsp Dynamite Excel at night


• continue Dynamite DynaPro


• continue Dynamite free choice minerals


• start Waiora Natural Cellular Defense
  

Nov-Dec:

• start regular Dynamite vitamin/mineral


• stop Dynamite Excel


• stop Waiora Natural Cellular Defense


• start Dynamite Ox-E-Mega or soaked chia seeds


• continue DynaPro


• continue free choice minerals


• stop all supplements in feed (except DynaPro) one day per week
  
  

My husband's horse is prone to ulcers and gets Dynamite Miracle Clay when he is stressed .

In the summer, I offer DynaSpark in a bucket of water daily free choice for electrolytes.

I offer DynaSpark as needed year-round to the older horses who are prone to getting dehydrated.

My black-skinned Arabian with melanoma gets 1/4 dose of SOD daily year round (any dark horse that is prone to sun bleaching may benefit from this) . He stops the SOD when on Herbal Tonic.

All the horses get either Free & Easy OR MSM/Yucca/Ester C OR OxEMega/Superstress for joint support. They stop the joint supplements when on Herbal Tonic.

I sometime substitute Wachters brand Sea Meal instead of regular formula Dynamite vit/min, if I feel the horses need improved hoof quality. I use 1 container per horse, then switch back to regular Dynamite.

We use other specialty items throughout the year. This is just a basic checklist for planning purposes.



Carrie
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