Video on Horse Ration Balancers vs. Vitamin & Mineral Supplements

Updated June 30, 2025

In this special episode of Ask the Vet, we asked Dr. Nerida Richards, PhD, Equine Nutrition Specialist and founder of FeedXL.com, to answer your nutrition-based horse health questions. In this video, Dr. Lydia Gray and Dr. Richards discuss the differences between a ration balancer and a vitamin and mineral supplement for horses. They also talk about how they personally use them for their own horses and what types of horses would be good candidates for a ration balancer.