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There are many ways that horse owners can choose to purchase feed and still do good job providing for their hoeses.  Hay bought from dealers is convenient but varies in quality and comes from many different farms.  Whenever possible, purchase hay directly from the grower.   In many cases the grower will have the hay tested right after it is baled so you are sure of the quality (at least the protein level).  Sunlight and moisture erode the vitamin levels rapidly.  Keep the stack under cover or well tarped  to prevent this.

Buying grain is  another adventure.  The prettier the bag the fewer dollars left over to put into the feed inside.  Take the time to compare labels or tags.  Give added attention to the Guaranteed Analysis and the Ingredients list.    All feed companies are governed by the same laws with regards to  how they guarantee the amount of nutrients in their feed and how they list the ingredients.  Ingredients must be listed by the rate of inclusion with the ingredient making up the highest percentage of the feed listed first and so on for each subsequent ingredient. 

Stay away from 'propriety blends' and formulas that contain 'oxide' form minerals and trace elements.  Proprietary blends that do not list the ingredients as mentioned above are illegal and lead one to ask 'what are they hiding'.  Oxide form mineral and trace elements are not water soluble to any great degree and extremely difficult for horses to absorb.  They are however much cheaper and therefore used to make the analysis look better than it really is.

A Healthy Horse is a Happy Horse™

All of this can get kind of confusing so we offer our customers the service of supplying them with one-on-one comparisons between Sierra Gold® Supplements and over 45 different comparable supplements.  We are proud of the fact that when you cut away all of the fluff and glitter, our formulas come out shining!

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