22/10/2025
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🧂 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
🐴💩 Just a quick, no horsesh*t reminder that a horse physiologically relies on the element of sodium to trigger their thirst reflex.
☀️ Horses are less likely to drink an adequate amount of water daily, regardless of how hot the weather is or how sweaty they are, if they don’t consume sodium.
🪣 The easiest way to provide your horse with sodium is to add plain salt (sodium chloride) to their meals 1-2x daily. Leaving free choice loose salt (not a block) out is also great for encouraging them to self-serve.
🗓️ Horses need salt 365 days of the year. How much depends on their body weight, workload, and climate but 10g per 100kg of body weight is a good starting point.
🐎 I can’t make it any more black and white than that. Feed your horses salt.
🤌🏼 Love, a salty Equine Nutritionist.
