Why Choose Forageplus Calcium Carbonate (Limestone Flour) for Horses?
Calcium for horses is a vital mineral that supports bone and teeth health, along with numerous other crucial bodily functions. Forageplus Calcium Carbonate (also known as limestone flour) provides 40% elemental calcium, making it an excellent source of this essential mineral for your horse.
Our high-purity calcium for horses helps maintain healthy growth, muscle function and supports blood pressure regulation. This natural source of calcium is perfect for supporting a balanced, nutrient-rich diet, especially for horses with higher calcium requirements.
Key Benefits:
- Supports bone & teeth health: Calcium is a major component of bones and teeth, contributing to healthy growth and maintenance.
- Promotes nerve & muscle function: Calcium is essential for muscle contractions and nerve signalling.
- Supports blood pressure regulation: Calcium helps regulate the constriction of arteries and the release of insulin.
- 40% elemental calcium: A highly effective source of calcium to meet your horse’s nutritional needs.
- Boosts overall health: Calcium also plays a role in various metabolic processes, supporting overall body health in horses.
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What is Calcium for Horses?
Calcium is a structural mineral that is primarily found in your horse’s bones and teeth. It is essential for proper muscle function, nerve signalling, and other critical body functions. In addition to supporting skeletal health, calcium helps regulate blood pressure, plays a role in insulin release, and is involved in muscle contraction.
Many horses can get adequate calcium from their forage (grass, hay, and haylage), but some may require additional supplementation depending on factors like activity level, age, and dietary intake.
How Much Calcium Should I Feed My Horse?
Horses have varying calcium requirements depending on factors such as age, work level, and overall diet:
- Adult horses at maintenance: Require around 20 grams of calcium per day.
- Growing, pregnant, or lactating horses need much higher calcium levels, often not covered by their forage.
- Horses in moderate to heavy work may also need additional calcium supplementation.
Forageplus Calcium Carbonate is ideal for boosting calcium levels, especially for horses that require higher calcium intake than what is naturally available in their diet.
Feeds high in naturally occurring calcium such as alfalfa and beet pulp can often be used to supplement higher levels of calcium in addition to calcium carbonate
Product Features:
- Supports bone & teeth health: Essential for strong bones and teeth development.
- 40% elemental calcium: Provides a highly effective source of calcium.
- Supports muscle & nerve function: Calcium is key to healthy muscle contractions and nerve transmission.
- Helps regulate blood pressure: Calcium contributes to the regulation of blood flow and arterial constriction.
- Supports overall horse health: Vital for growth, maintenance, and metabolic processes.
Ingredients:
- 100% Calcium Carbonate (40% elemental calcium)
Feeding Guidelines:
Supplementation needs depend on your horse’s current diet and mineral levels:
- Lactating, pregnant, young horses and those in moderate to heavy work will need more calcium.
- For a 500kg horse, feed 1 x 5ml scoop per day (approx. 6g of Calcium Carbonate, providing 2.8g of elemental calcium), unless a forage analysis suggests otherwise.
If you’re unsure about your horse’s calcium needs, feel free to contact us for expert advice.
How Long Does It Last?
- 1kg pouch: If feeding 1 x 5ml scoop per day to a 500kg horse, this pouch will last approximately 285 days.
Delivery & Returns:
- Free UK shipping on orders over £80*
- 60-day returns on unopened items
- Same-day dispatch for orders placed before 1pm*
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Forageplus does not advise the feeding of separate minerals unless levels have been checked by carrying out a forage analysis. The ratio of calcium and the ratio of minerals are important and feeding one mineral without supplementing correct levels of another can be detrimental to horse health. If you are uncertain of mineral levels then feeding either a Forageplus Equine Balancer or carrying out analysis of forage is wise.
Find out how the ratios of minerals fed can support healthy growth and the maintenance of bones by visiting the Forageplus Talk site here.
