Salt is dosed according to the horse's current body weight and workload.
On top of Every Day Happy or Peak Performance: 10 g salt per 100 kg body weight per day for light work and turnout. A 500 kg horse gets 50 g.
Salt, daily dose
Work
Total requirement
On top of Every Day Happy/Peak Performance
Light work/turnout
13 g
10 g
Moderate work
18-20 g
15-17 g
Hard work
25-30 g
22-27 g
Grams per 100 kg of current body weight per day. Every Day Happy and Peak Performance themselves provide approx. 3 g salt per 100 kg. If you feed Supreme Minerals, give the full requirement. Foals from 6 months: 10 g per 100 kg in total.
Fresh water and a salt lick
Always give your horse free access to fresh water and a white salt lick
Feel free to also offer loose salt, e.g. in a portable feeder, so your horse can top up when it needs extra
Foals from 6 months and young horses: Every Day Happy, Peak Performance and Supreme Minerals are dosed according to expected adult weight, while salt is calculated from the horse's current body weight.
Increased workload
With increased workload the dose of Every Day Happy, Peak Performance or Supreme Minerals is increased according to each product's feeding chart. For Every Day Happy and Peak Performance, the dose can be increased from 65 g up to 110 g per 100 kg body weight depending on workload.
At the same time, salt is increased in line with workload and sweat loss.
Sweat and electrolytes
Heavy or prolonged sweating may also call for electrolytes.
