[Carly]

I was talking to a friend of a friend who owns 2 clyde geldings and she does parades etc, and her boys do heavy work. We were talking about Frankies OCD and she said I should try supplementing with a kelp supplement. She uses this suplpement:
Ultra-Kelp Feed Supplement

which is made and sold pretty localy and told me to try it. she feeds it to her boys and it has given her amazing results....
she also suggested Recovery:
What is Recovery EQ - award-winning natural equine supplement that promotes healing and pain relief
I have heard and seen this, and people have told me how well ithas worked for them. The recovery would be a temp supplement ofcourse.

[Sue B]

I feed kelp to my horses and use it myself as well. I can say that it is an excellet supplement to give horses and humans. It supplies many micro-nutrients which are not addressed in the nomal course of setting up a diet. The iodine helps regulate thyroid function and also fills a much needed gap in the diet. It improves overall health and I have experience some joint pain relief with it.

As for the Recovery....I have never used it, but it has been reported on other BBs that it is a good supplement and does what it says. The ingredients are all natural and therefore, it helps the body help itself...something that, IMO, is an importat aspect in health.

The only caution about feeding kelp is that because of its high iodine content, it is not recommended that you feed more than suggested amounts. This is one supplement that "more" is not better.

[TravelingGirl]

This is a supplement I feed my dogs also, specifically for the iodine that is lacking in processed foods. I had wondered if there was any benefit to feeding to horses. Interesting.

[CJ]

"SOURCE" is a long established kelp/ seaweed based supplement too.

[Shotgun93]

I used to feed kelp to my horse, until I started feeding a supplement with it already in it. But, I still feed it to my dog and cat and I was taking the pill form for a while.

I notice that after feeding it to my dog for a while, he stopped eating grass and then throwing up all over my carpet. And, his coat is great too.

[No1Dazy]

Originally Posted by Shotgun93

I notice that after feeding it to my dog for a while, he stopped eating grass and then throwing up all over my carpet. And, his coat is great too.

Hrm... that's something my dog needs, I guess! Where do you get the canine form?

[Shotgun93]

I just buy the powder from my health foods store. I divide it up between the dog, cat and horse (when I fed the horse). It's about $9 a pound and it lasted for about a month with the horse, now it lasts much longer.

[lynnconnor05]

We feed Source Micro to most of the horses in our barn which has kelp and other seaweeds in it. I think it is high in iodine though which may have been the cause of a thyroid goiter(sp?) on one of the horses. It has helped make shiny coats on the horses and is full of vitamins and minerals lacking from their normal diet.

[ejforrest]

Kelp is a source of micronutrients, it increases the horses ability to extract miximum nutrition from its normal ration.

[Sue B]

Originally Posted by lynnconnor05

We feed Source Micro to most of the horses in our barn which has kelp and other seaweeds in it. I think it is high in iodine though which may have been the cause of a thyroid goiter(sp?) on one of the horses. It has helped make shiny coats on the horses and is full of vitamins and minerals lacking from their normal diet.

Goiter is the result of iodine deficiency...not of excess amounts. But, it is wise to control the use of kelp as excess iodine can be an issue with thyroid function. Recommended amounts are 1 tablespoon/day for an average 1000 lb horse.

You can also get human and dog sized caps from Source (very inexpensive) SOURCE micronutrients - Nutrition Supplement for Horses, Dogs and People

You can also order kelp caps from most of the online health/herbal stores.