Hoffman’s Horse Minerals
By Lorne and Marian Hoffman
How it all began
As many people in the horse business know, we were in the breeding and showing business for many years. For many of those years, we searched for horse minerals that really worked, that horses would eat and were affordable for the average horse owner. Five years ago, we were fortunate to find some extremely qualified people to assist us in putting together our own minerals. When we put these minerals together, we didn’t intend to market it commercially; it was just to be fed to horses at our place. As our customers came to pick up their mares, they were pleased with the excellent condition of their horses. When we explained that it was because of the minerals we used, our customers wanted the same product to use at home.

Here are a few things that we and our customers have noted after feeding our respective horses Hoffman’s Horse Minerals.

Improvement in hoof quality
Our shoer told us our horses have the healthiest hooves of any he does.

Improved coat
Our senior stallion, Skip Zan Parr, had a hair coat that easily sun burned in the summer. Once we started feeding him our minerals, we could leave him without a summer sheet and his coat glowed. We would never show again without this positive benefit. Following our stallion dispersal, people called wanting to know how we got the shine on our studs. Because the sale was right at the end of the breeding season, those stallions didn’t get much extra care but they did get their minerals each day.

Ideal for older horses
We have found that Hoffman’s Horse minerals are great for old and/or arthritic horses. It limbers them up and helps them utilize their food better so that they gain in conditioning. Therefore it enables older performance horses to stay sound longer.

Cribbing
Many people tell us their horses stop cribbing when they are on Hoffman’s Horse Minerals.

Reduced ulcers
One man who is a race horse man told us that in the year and a half he had been using Hoffman’s Horse Minerals, he had had no horses bleed from the nose because the had ulcers. (Statistics say that 80% of race horses get ulcers.)

Reduced muscle tie-up
Horses that have muscle tie-up benefit greatly from being on our mineral and show marked improvement or complete relief.

Improved breeding
We A.I’d in breeding season and noted a marked improvement in sperm density, motility and volume in our old stallion. While we didn’t monitor the young stallions as closely, we did note an increase in volume there as well. We feel it would be quite helpful for any breeding stallion to be on Hoffman’s Horse Minerals.

Easier to get in foal
We found that when breeding the brood mares on Hoffman’s Horse Minerals they had stronger, more consistent heat cycles and, therefore, were easier to get in foal.

Improved bone structure
Colts on Hoffman’s Horse Minerals are born with less leg problems and continue to develop bone structure better if both they and their mommas are fed the minerals. Foals tend to be growthier as well.

Easier foaling
One of our mares who always needed assistance foaling foaled easily after spending the winter on our mineral.

More stamina and energy
Working horses have more stamina, energy and trainers seem to find the horse stays more focused and less stressed.

Veterinarian-recommended
Our horse vet uses Hoffman’s Horse Minerals and recommends it for certain problems she encounters in her customers’ horses.

Hoffman’s Horse Minerals
Product No. 317930S1
Registration No. 840061
This feed contains added selenium at 15.0 mg/kg

Guaranteed Analysis:
Calcium Actual 12.0%, *Sodium Actual 3.0%, Sulfur Actual 0.5%, Iron Actual 2000 mg/kg
Zinc Actual 4000 mg/kg, Copper Actual 700 mg/kg, Vitamin A Min. 600,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E Min. 1100 IU/kg, Biotin Min. 6000 mcg/kg, Niacin Min. 1600 mg/kg
Riboflavin Min. 175 mg/kg, Vitamin B12 Min. 500 mcg/kg, Phosphorous Actual 8.0%
Magnesium Actual 1.6%, Fluorine Max 2000 mg/kg, Iodine Actual 40 mg/kg
Manganese Actual 1900 mg/kg, Cobalt Actual 30 mg/kg, Vitamin D Min. 40,000 IU/kg
Menadione Min. 4.0 mg/kg, Folic Acid Min. 60 mg/kg, Pantothenic Acid Min. 200 mg/kg
Thiamine Min. 350 mg/kg, *Equivalent to approximately 7.5% salt.

List of Ingredients
Wheat mill run, Rice hulls, Diamond V yeast XP (Registration #990206), mono-calcium di-calcium phosphate, limestone, magnesium oxide, sodium chloride, zinc chloride, manganous oxide, cobalt sulphate, anise-fenugrek (Registration #981559), lysine hydrochloride, calcium iodate, vitamin A acetate, cholecalciferol, alpha tocopherol acetate, cyanocobalamin, folic acid, niacin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, ethoxyquin, canola oil, zinc methionine complex (Registration #990582), manganese methionine complex (Registration #990586), copper lysine complex (Registration #990575), cobalt Glucoheptonate (Registration #980490), thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, vitamin K, Mycocurb (Registration #981485)

Feeding Directions
Free Choice
Place Hoffman’s Horse Minerals in an open mineral feeder protected from the elements. Place one feeder for every 10-15 head. Initially, remove all sources of salt. Place enough mineral for 2 to 3 days consumption in the feeder(s). Monitor intake. If mineral intake exceeds 200 grams per head per day, add salt blocks to the mineral feeder, approximately one block for every 10-15 head. Expected free choice consumption will be approximately 150-200 grams per head per day. This will vary depending upon the condition of the horses, plane of nutrition, age, weight, weather conditions and sex of horse.

Top Dressing
Hoffman’s Horse Minerals may also be top dressed on the horse’s daily grain allowance. Top dress 150 to 200 grams for mature horses. For best results, top dress in two equal daily feedings. Allow horses access to clean water and adequate, dust-free good quality forage at all times.

Caution
Directions for use must be carefully followed.
Do not use in association with another grain ration, supplement or premix containing supplemental selenium.

Liability Disclaimer
“Individual results from the use of this product may vary due to management, environmental , genetic, health and sanitation differences. Therefore, ADM Animal Health and Nutrition does not warrant or guarantee individual results.”