EQUIVITA Mineral Balancer for Horses | Spring & Summer Grazing Support

Just like any building needs a solid foundation, your horse's health depends on one too.

That foundation? The right balance of key trace elements found in nature – in forms the equine body recognises, and knows how to utilise.

If there's one thing we've learned over the years, it's that many horse owners are trying incredibly hard to do the right thing - yet they're still left wondering why hooves aren't as strong as they'd like, coats lack bloom, or their horse never seems to thrive quite as well as they should.

Often, the answer isn't another supplement - it's the foundations.

Modern grazing simply doesn't provide the mineral profile horses evolved to rely on. Even good grass, good hay, and excellent management can still leave nutritional gaps that gradually add up over time.

That's where EquiVita comes in.

It's not designed to push any particular system. Instead, it provides the core minerals, trace elements, and amino acids that underpin normal cellular function throughout the body.

In simple terms? Before we start directing systems, we make sure the foundations are properly covered.

EquiVita is a good fit when your horse is relying on forage for most of their nutrition – and you want to know the basics are properly covered.

✔ You’re relying on grass and forage to do the heavy lifting nutritionally
✔ You’re not feeding a full-spectrum mineral balancer already
✔ Hooves, coat, or condition seem not quite where they should be
✔ Energy or weight feels a little inconsistent or hard to maintain
✔ You want to cover the basics properly, not guess
✔ You’re building a feeding plan and want to get the foundation right first

In short? EquiVita is the daily foundation that helps close the nutrient gaps that modern life has squeezed out.

How EquiVita fits into your horse’s support plan

EquiVita is designed to fill the gaps left by modern grazing, providing a consistent, forage-aligned mineral foundation that supports the body’s natural ability to respond, adapt, and maintain balance.

Once that foundation is in place, any additional support – whether for gut health, hormones, skin, or joints – tends to work more effectively and hold more consistently.

If your horse is already on a structured support plan, EquiVita sits underneath it, supporting everything else you’re doing.

Which foundation?

• EquiVita – Mineral-focused foundation for horses primarily on grazing.
• VitaComplete – Our 3-in-1 foundation combining minerals, sodium, and essential fatty acids for forage and hay-based diets.

In summary

EquiVita isn’t something you add on top – it’s what everything else relies on.

EquiVita is a nutritional food supplement and not veterinary medicine. For more on this, see Dr Kellon's article - Nutrition is not 'Alternative' Therapy

Feed

• 13g/100kg bodyweight daily - 65g daily for a 500kg horse.
• 1-level 75ml scoop = 83-grams
• A 5kg pouch lasts a 500kg horse apx. 76-days.

New to minerals?

Try our 1kg Trial Bag to start with, and always start slow, a pinch at a time, slowly building up to your RDA.

Composition

A 65g measure will provide :

12g Magnesium (Magnesium Oxide), 10g L-Lysine, 5g Phosphorous (Monosodium Phosphate), 3g Methionine, 1200mg Zinc (Sulphate), 400mg Copper (Sulphate), 1mg Selenium (Sodium Selenium), 2000iu Vitamin E * (All r a c -alpha tocopheryl acetate)

- Analysis displays the elemental mineral volumes.

• Analytical Constituents: Calcium 0.6%, Phosphorous 2.8%, Sodium 4.6%, Lysine 6.1%, Methionine 1.9%, Crude Protein 20.0%, Crude Fibre 5.7%, Crude Oil & Fats 24.2%, Crude Ash 35.1%.
• Additives (Per Kg): Vitamins: Vitamin E (all rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate) (3a700) 27972 mg/kg. NB: All-rac-a-Tocopheryl Acetate is the 50/50 synthetic form of Vitamin E. Alpha-tocopheryl acetate is more resistant to oxidation during storage than unesterified tocopherols. The bioavailability of alpha-tocopherol from alpha-tocopheryl acetate is roughly equivalent to that of free alpha-tocopherol. See here for the different forms of vit.E.
• Trace Elements: Selenium (Sodium Selenium 3b801) 6mg/kg, Copper (Copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate 3b405) 2254mg/kg, Zinc (Zinc sulphate monohydrate 3b605) 6761mg/kg.
  

EquiVita is structured differently to our herbal blends:

→ herbal therapy = guiding systems

→ balanced mineral nutrients = enabling systems

Rather than directing specific systems, it provides the foundational nutrients that allow those systems to function properly in the first place. Without that foundation, even the most targeted support can only go so far.

Modern grazing, even when well managed, falls short of the mineral profile horses evolved to rely on. Over time, imbalances in key trace elements can affect everything from hoof quality and coat condition to metabolic stability and energy regulation.

EquiVita is designed to close those gaps - not by pushing the body in any one direction, but by supplying the core building blocks needed for cellular function.

Think of it as the nutritional groundwork: when the foundations are in place, everything else becomes easier for the body to manage and maintain.

How the formula is built

Unlike our herbal blends, EquiVita isn't trying to steer the body in a particular direction - its job is much simpler.

It makes sure the essential nutritional building blocks are available before asking the body to do everything else.

From there the ingredients naturally fall into five jobs:

1. Replacing key minerals
2. Supporting enzyme activity
3. Providing essential amino acids
4. Nourishing structural tissues
5. Protecting cells from everyday oxidative stress

In other words... it's not directing biology - it's making biology easier.

Big picture

EquiVita is the foundation that supports everything else.

By ensuring that key nutritional requirements are consistently met, it helps create the conditions for the body to regulate, adapt, and maintain balance more effectively.

In simple terms - when the basics are properly covered, everything else tends to work better.

EquiVita provides the mineral foundation - but minerals aren't the whole story.

Advisories

Suitable for long-term daily use as part of a forage-based feeding plan.

Introduce gradually over several days and ensure access to fresh water and plain salt.

Contraindications

Not suitable alongside other full-dose mineral balancers due to the risk of unnecessary duplication.

Why does my horse need a mineral balancer if they're living on good grass?

It's one of the questions we're asked most often.

Whilst good grazing provides valuable fibre and energy, modern pasture rarely contains the same mineral profile horses evolved to rely on.

Even well-managed grazing can leave small nutritional gaps that gradually affect hoof quality, coat condition, metabolism, and overall wellbeing.

EquiVita was designed to help close those gaps by providing the minerals, trace elements, and amino acids that modern grazing often lacks.

Because almost every biological system depends on adequate mineral nutrition.

Healthy hooves, skin, muscles, metabolism, immunity, digestion, hormones, and tissue repair all rely on minerals and trace elements to function normally.

Rather than trying to push one system in a particular direction, EquiVita provides the nutritional groundwork that allows the whole body to do what it was designed to do.

When the foundations are properly covered, everything else tends to work more effectively.

How is EquiVita different from other mineral balancers?

EquiVita was developed around one simple principle - cover the foundations correctly.

Rather than including unnecessary fillers or trying to perform lots of different jobs, it focuses on supplying the key nutrients horses commonly miss when living primarily on grass and forage.

It's the nutritional foundation that everything else builds upon.

What's the difference between EquiVita and VitaComplete?

Both provide the mineral foundation your horse needs, but they're designed for different feeding situations.

• EquiVita is intended for horses living mainly on spring and summer grazing.
• VitaComplete is designed for horses relying primarily on hay or forage during the winter months, combining minerals with salt and essential fatty acids to reflect the changing nutritional profile of the diet.

Think of EquiVita as your grazing-season foundation, and VitaComplete as your forage-season foundation.

Can I feed EquiVita alongside your herbal supplements?

Absolutely - in fact, that's exactly how the EquiNatural range has been designed.

EquiVita provides the nutritional foundation, while herbal blends are used to support specific biological systems when extra help is needed.

We often say, "Before looking at systems, make sure the foundations are covered."

My horse looks healthy. Do they still need a mineral balancer?

Mineral deficiencies often develop gradually and can be difficult to recognise until they've been present for some time.

Many owners choose EquiVita not because something is obviously wrong, but because they want the confidence of knowing the nutritional basics are consistently covered every day.

Can I feed EquiVita all year round?

You can. However, many owners choose to move onto VitaComplete during the winter months when horses rely more heavily on hay and conserved forage.

The two products were designed to complement the changing nutritional profile of the seasons.

How long will it take to notice a difference?

Every horse is different. Some owners notice improvements in coat quality, hoof growth, or general wellbeing within a short time, whilst for others the changes are more gradual.

Mineral nutrition works by supporting normal cellular function throughout the body, so improvements often build steadily over time rather than appearing overnight.

Can I feed EquiVita alongside another mineral balancer?

We generally wouldn't recommend feeding two full-dose mineral balancers together. Doing so can lead to unnecessary duplication of minerals and trace elements.

Why do you include lysine and methionine?

Minerals don't work in isolation.

Lysine and methionine are essential amino acids involved in tissue maintenance, hoof quality, muscle metabolism, and countless everyday cellular processes.

Including them alongside the mineral profile helps provide a more complete nutritional foundation.

Is EquiVita suitable for barefoot horses?

This is who is was originally formulated for - our own horses back in 2008 when we took them barefoot!

Healthy hoof horn depends upon consistent mineral nutrition, with EquiVita providing the nutritional building blocks needed for healthy hoof growth - an important part of the overall picture.

Do I still need to feed salt?

Yes - salt is one of the most overlooked nutrients in the equine diet.

Even horses in light work have a daily sodium requirement that grass and hay alone rarely meet consistently.

EquiVita provides the mineral foundation, but horses should be fed plain salt as part of a balanced feeding programme.

Is EquiVita just for horses with problems?

Not at all. Most owners feed EquiVita because they want to prevent nutritional gaps developing in the first place.

It's designed for everyday horses eating everyday forage - helping ensure modern grazing provides the nutrients horses need to thrive, not just survive.