{"id":24867,"date":"2016-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalhorseworld.com\/stage\/?product=best-guess-mineral-mix-balanced-equine-by-carol-layton"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:42:30","slug":"best-guess-mineral-mix","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/naturalhorseworld.com\/stage\/product\/best-guess-mineral-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Guess Mineral Mix &#8211; Balanced Equine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Best Guess&#8217; mix was developed for horse owners who can&#8217;t, or don&#8217;t want to go the whole effort of testing their pasture and\/or hay.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;Helps with hoof growth and quality, healthier and darker coat, mane and tail, immune system, and general well-being.<\/li>\n<li>The 1kg pack &#8211; mixes to a 4kg batch with the salt. (see the Specifications tab for instructions).<\/li>\n<li>Standard dose will last 6 months for one horse.<\/li>\n<li>For economy consider the Large (4.5kg) Best Guess to last 26.4 months.<\/li>\n<li>There is NO added iron and manganese which are harmful in excess and competes with the uptake of zinc and copper.<\/li>\n<li>The price is kept low by using a strong and durable, high quality re-sealable plastic bag.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>: Per dose.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 20.8px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium; line-height: 20.8px;\">200 mg copper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium; line-height: 20.8px;\">600 mg zinc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium; line-height: 20.8px;\">2 mg iodine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We recommend adding salt to Best Guess is to make the feeding rate very easy to measure.<\/p>\n<p>Many horses are sodium or chloride deficient so the amount of salt added *per day* to the Best Guess mix is quite small. We recommended to supplement an additional 2 tablespoons of salt in one feed or split among a number of feeds per day, more in hot weather. Always start with a tiny amount and build up slowly to increase acceptance over time.<\/p>\n<p>Add 3 kg (to the 1kg pack) or 4.5kg (to the 5kg pack) of plain salt and mix thoroughly.<br \/>\nThe salt is a &#8216;filler&#8217; so that each dose per day equals 1 metric (20 ml) level tablespoon, an easy to measure size.<\/p>\n<p>Use plain salt, for example 20 kg bags Olsson&#8217;s Salt from your stockfeed supplier. 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