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View a list of equine feeds and supplements targeted to hard keeper horses in Mad Barn’s equine feed database. Compare brands, ingredients, and nutrition information to choose products that provide concentrated energy and cool calories from fat and fibre to support healthy weight gain and body condition.

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3:1 Zinc Copper (Mad Barn)
HealthHealth
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
Mad Barn’s 3:1 Zinc Copper Powder is an organic trace mineral supplement for horses, providing zinc and copper proteinates in a 3:1 ratio. These chelated trace minerals are formulated for improved absorption and help support hoof health, connective tissue integrity, skin condition and coat quality.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine (Mad Barn)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
ExerciseExercise
MuscleMuscle
StallionStallion
Acetyl-l-carnitine (ALCAR) is a performance horse supplement that supports energy metabolism, muscle function and neural health. This powdered supplement has a low feeding rate and is generally well accepted by horses.
AminoTrace+ Vitamin and Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Metabolic SyndromeMetabolic Syndrome
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
VitaminsVitamins
AminoTrace+ by Mad Barn is a complete, balanced equine mineral and vitamin supplement designed for horses with metabolic concerns. It is ideal for horses with IR, PPID, or high iron in the diet.
B-Vitamin Pak (Mad Barn)
CalmingCalming
ExerciseExercise
StressStress
VitaminsVitamins
B-Vitamin Pak is a comprehensive B-vitamin supplement in powder form. It provides a balanced profile of the B-Complex vitamins and may be beneficial for horses during times of heavy work, stress, or illness.
Biotin (Mad Barn)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
IngredientIngredient
MuscleMuscle
NutritionNutrition
Biotin Powder from Mad Barn provides 20 mg of biotin per serving support hoof growth and quality, as well as skin and coat health. Biotin is a B vitamin which supports strong hooves and connective tissues such as tendons. Biotin is highly palatable and easy to feed.
Chasteberry (Mad Barn)
BroodmareBroodmare
HealthHealth
IngredientIngredient
MareMare
Chasteberry powder supports mood balance in mares and aggressive horses. Chasteberry supplementation may support the normal function of the pituitary gland.
Copper (Mad Barn)
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
IngredientIngredient
JointsJoints
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Copper is an essential mineral in horses' diets. Copper is often supplemented with Zinc to help balance high-iron hay. Copper is involved in healthy skin and bone development.
DL-Methionine (Mad Barn)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
IngredientIngredient
Methionine is an essential amino acid that is important for maintaining healthy tendons, ligaments, and hooves. Growing horses and horses who are in heavy exercise have a higher demand for methionine and would benefit from supplementation.
Jiaogulan (Mad Barn)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
CirculationCirculation
Hoof HealthHoof Health
IngredientIngredient
Jiaogulan powder supports circulation, muscle function, and respiratory health in horses. Jiaogulan has been shown to increase blood flow to horses' hooves.
L-Lysine (Mad Barn)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
ImmunityImmunity
IngredientIngredient
JointsJoints
Lysine is an essential amino acid that is important for forming strong collagen bonds. Lysine is the most commonly deficient amino acid in equine diets.
Magnesium Oxide (Mad Barn)
CalmingCalming
HealthHealth
IngredientIngredient
MuscleMuscle
Magnesium Oxide is a concentrated source of magnesium that can be added to equine diets to help maintain adequate magnesium intake. Magnesium supports normal muscle and nerve function and plays a role in electrolyte balance, energy metabolism, and overall neuromuscular health.
Manganese Proteinate (Mad Barn)
Bone HealthBone Health
HealthHealth
JointsJoints
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Manganese Proteinate by Mad Barn is a trace mineral supplement designed to support bone and joint health. It provides an organic form of the essential mineral manganese.
Milk Thistle (Mad Barn)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
HealthHealth
IngredientIngredient
Toxin BinderToxin Binder
Milk Thistle has potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects for horses. Milk Thistle supplementation may help support liver function and detoxification.
Monosodium Phosphate (Mad Barn)
Bone HealthBone Health
GrowthGrowth
IngredientIngredient
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Monosodium Phosphate is a highly bioavailable source of phosphorus commonly used as an equine supplement. Phosphorus is considered an important component for metabolic function. Adult horses require 17 grams of phsophours a day.
MSM – Methylsulfonylmethane (Mad Barn)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
JointsJoints
RecoveryRecovery
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
MSM is a readily available form of the mineral sulfur. It is beneficial for supporting healthy connective tissue, recovery, and hoof and joint health. MSM from Mad Barn also helps to relieve arthritic pain and sore muscles. It is considered very safe as a supplement for horses.
Natural E/Organic Se (Mad Barn)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
RecoveryRecovery
VitaminsVitamins
Natural E/Organic Se is a pelleted supplement providing organic Selenium yeast and natural Vitamin E. These two nutrients are important antioxidants that support muscle function and anti-inflammatory pathways.
Natural Vitamin E (Mad Barn)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
HealthHealth
MuscleMuscle
VitaminsVitamins
Natural Vitamin E from Mad Barn is a powdered Vitamin E supplement for horses. Vitamin E is essential for immune function, exercise recovery, neurological health and cardiovascular health in horses.
NOCR (Mad Barn)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
PerformancePerformance
RespiratoryRespiratory
StaminaStamina
Mad Barn's NOCR is a respiratory supplement intended to help with lung health and function. It contains antioxidants and is also meant to assist with performance, cardiovascular health and immune function.
OmegaPrime+ (Mad Barn)
CardiovascularCardiovascular
Coat QualityCoat Quality
JointsJoints
RespiratoryRespiratory
Mad Barn's OmegaPrime+ provides a concentrated supply of omega-3 fatty acids. It is designed to support joint health, coat quality, respiratory function, and reproductive health in a low-calorie serving.
Omneity P – Pellets – Vitamin & Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Gut HealthGut Health
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Omneity Pellets is a balanced mineral and vitamin supplement for horses in a palatable pellet form. It provides 100% organic trace minerals, complete B-vitamin fortification, added Vitamin E, yeast and digestive enzymes.
Optimum Digestive Health Pellets (Mad Barn)
DigestionDigestion
Feed EfficiencyFeed Efficiency
Gut HealthGut Health
ProbioticProbiotic
Optimum Digestive Health from Mad Barn is a probiotic and prebiotic supplement designed to support hindgut health in the horse. It helps to maintain a stable microflora and promote immune health.
Optimum Probiotic (Mad Barn)
DigestionDigestion
Gut HealthGut Health
ImmunityImmunity
ProbioticProbiotic
Mad Barn's Optimum Probiotic is a pure 5-strain probiotic supplement in a powdered format. It provides 20 billion CFU per serving of L. acidophilus, L. fermentum, L. casei, L. plantarum, and L. farciminis.
Performance XL: Electrolytes (Mad Barn)
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
ElectrolyteElectrolyte
PerformancePerformance
StaminaStamina
Performance XL: Electrolytes by Mad Barn is a scientifically formulated equine electrolyte supplement designed to support athletic performance and workout recovery. It contains an ideal blend of natural minerals and vitamins to promote hydration status and muscle function.
Psyllium (Mad Barn)
FiberFiber
Gut HealthGut Health
HindgutHindgut
StressStress
Psyllium by Mad Barn is a powdered psyllium supplement that supports digestion and gut health in horses. It absorbs water in the digestive tract, helping support normal gut motility and manure consistency, and is beneficial for horses exposed to sandy conditions, environmental stress, or dietary changes.
Spirulina (Mad Barn)
HealthHealth
ImmunityImmunity
IngredientIngredient
RespiratoryRespiratory
Spirulina platensis is a blue-green algae that is rich in protein, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Spirulina provides nutritional support for the skin, respiratory function, and immune system in horses.
Three Amigos (Mad Barn)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
MuscleMuscle
ProteinProtein
RecoveryRecovery
Three Amigos is an equine essential amino acid supplement containing lysine, methionine, and threonine in a 5:3:2 ratio. These are the three most common limiting amino acids in the horse's diet.
Threonine (Mad Barn)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Gut HealthGut Health
MuscleMuscle
ToplineTopline
Threonine is an essential amino acid that is required to be supplied in equine diets as it cannot be synthesized endogenously. Threonine supplementation may improve nutrient absorption.
Trace Mineral Pak (Mad Barn)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
ExerciseExercise
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Trace Mineral Pak from Mad Barn is a balanced equine supplement providing 100% organic (chelated) trace minerals. Ingredients include selenium, zinc, copper, and manganese.
Visceral+ (Mad Barn)
DigestionDigestion
Gut HealthGut Health
ImmunityImmunity
ProbioticProbiotic
UlcersUlcers
YeastYeast
Visceral+ by Mad Barn is a pelleted gut supplement designed to support stomach and hindgut health in horses. It helps maintain normal digestive function, supports gastric comfort, and helps maintain the immune system.
w-3 Oil (Mad Barn)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
FatFat
JointsJoints
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
w-3 Oil by Mad Barn is an essential fatty acid supplement fortified with the omega-3 DHA and natural Vitamin E. W-3 Oil helps to support joint health, coat quality, cardiovascular health and weight maintenance.
Zinc (Mad Barn)
HealthHealth
ImmunityImmunity
IngredientIngredient
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Mad Barn Zinc Proteinate provides an organic source of zinc to support normal growth, tissue health, and the maintenance of healthy skin, hair, and hooves. Zinc is also a structural component of many enzymes involved in immune function, nervous system function, and protein synthesis.
Sunn-E 1000 w/Avocado Oil (BioStar)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
FatFat
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Sunn-E 1000 w/ Avocado Oil by BioStar is a supplement composed of sunflower and avocado oil.
Sweet Mix (Dunstan)
Complete FeedComplete Feed
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
PerformancePerformance
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Sweet Mix by Dunstan is a highly palatable oat free textured feed that contains molasses. It is formulated to be a medium-energy feed intended for working horses or those requiring additional calories for weight gain.
Synergize (Tribute)
FatFat
Gut HealthGut Health
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
PerformancePerformance
Synergize by Tribute is a pelleted feed intended for hard-keepers and horses with a heavy workload that are sensitive to sugar and starch.
Timothy Hay Pellets
FiberFiber
ForageForage
Gut HealthGut Health
Hay StretcherHay Stretcher
Timothy Hay Pellets are a good source of digestible fibre with lower protein content. This is a lower calorie forage replacement that is easy to feed and can be used in a low-dust diet.
Tribute Ultra (Tribute)
ExerciseExercise
FatFat
NutrientsNutrients
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Tribute Ultra is intended for hard keepers and horses and ponies in heavy work. This feed is meant to support weight gain and performance with its 12% fat and 12% protein formula.
Triple Action Plus (Core Nutrition)
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
JointsJoints
NutrientsNutrients
SeniorSenior
Triple Action Plus by Core Nutrition is a pelleted joint health supplement. It is intended to support mobility and flexibility.
Triple Play (Equi-lete)
Gut HealthGut Health
HealthHealth
PerformancePerformance
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Triple Play by Equi-lete is a vitamin and mineral supplement intended to support gastric health, performance and body condition in hard keepers, performance horses and breeding stock.
Ultimate Finish 40 (Buckeye)
EnergyEnergy
FatFat
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Buckeye Ultimate Finish 40 is a pelleted horse supplement providing 40% fat, which can support weight gain. It is formulated to be calorically dense with limited grain content.
Ultimate Finish SRB+ (Buckeye)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
FatFat
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Buckeye Ultimate Finish SRB+ is an extruded fat supplement containing stabilized rice bran and milled flaxseed. It is intended to add calorie density to the diet, which can support performance, weight management, and skin and coat quality.
Ultra Bloom (Seminole)
FatFat
GrowthGrowth
PerformancePerformance
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Seminole Ultra Bloom is an extruded fat supplement containing stabilized rice bran. This feed is calorie dense to support growing, breeding, show and performance horses.
Ultra Glow Stabilized Rice Bran Pellets (Tucker Milling)
BroodmareBroodmare
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Ultra Glow Rice Bran Pellets by Tucker Milling is pelleted rice bran. This is an calorie-dense energy source for horses with elevated caloric needs.
Ultra Mate (Elk Grove Milling)
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
EnergyEnergy
JointsJoints
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Ultra Mate by Elk Grove Milling is a corn based supplement intended to provide extra energy for competition horses, hard keepers, stallions and lactating mares.
UltraCruz Equine Pure Flax Oil (Santa Cruz Animal Health)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
UltraCruz Equine Pure Flax Oil is a fat supplement for horses that provides omega-3 fatty acids. Flax oil can benefit underweight and performance horses and support healthy skin and coats.
UltraCruz Equine Skin and Allergy Supplement (Pellet) (Santa Cruz Animal Health)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
NutrientsNutrients
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
UltraCruz Equine Skin and Allergy Supplement is a pelleted supplement for horses, intended to support coat quality. It contains the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, quercetin and calf thymus protein.
UltraCruz Equine Skin and Allergy Supplement (powder) (Santa Cruz Animal Health)
HealthHealth
NutrientsNutrients
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
UltraCruz Equine Skin and Allergy Supplement is a powdered supplement intended to support the immune system of horses. It is formulated with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, quercetin, and calf thymus protein to reduce reactions to allergens.
UltraCruz Equine Weight Gain (Santa Cruz Animal Health)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
UltraCruz Equine Weight Gain is a fat supplement intended for horses needing to gain weight. This liquid supplement contains flax oil and natural vitamin E (1,000 IU per ½ cup serving). It also supplies omega-3 fatty acids, which can benefit skin and coat health.
Unsweetened Applesauce
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
FlavorFlavor
HydrationHydration
IngredientIngredient
Unsweetened applesauce can be used to improve the palatability of feeds and supplements. It has a high sugar content which may affect horses with metabolic syndrome.
Vital Calorie (Meunerie Benjamin)
DigestionDigestion
FiberFiber
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Vital Calorie by Meunerie Benjamin is a high fat (19.5%) supplement intended to support immune health and body condition in performance horses and hard keepers.
Vitalize Equine Protein Pellet (BioZyme)
BroodmareBroodmare
GrowthGrowth
ProteinProtein
SeniorSenior
Vitalize Equine Protein Pellet by Biozyme is a protein supplement intended for growing, breeding, senior and performance horses.
Vitamin B1 – Thiamine (Herbs for Horses)
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
MetabolismMetabolism
RecoveryRecovery
StressStress
Herbs for Horses' Vitamin B1 supplement provides Thiamine which is an essential B vitamin for growth, appetite and energy metabolism. Thiamine also aids in calming nervous or anxious horses.
Weight Booster (DuMor)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
FatFat
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Weight Booster by DuMor is a high caloric supplement formulated to provide extra calories required for body condition and equine performance.
Weight Booster High-Calorie Supplement (Agrimaster)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
FatFat
NutrientsNutrients
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Weight Booster High-Calorie Supplement by Agrimaster is a high-calorie supplement intended to support weight gain and coat condition in all classes of horses.
Weight Builder (Farnam)
EnergyEnergy
FatFat
PerformancePerformance
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Farnam Weight Builder is a conditioning supplement intended to add calories to the diet. It is designed to provide energy from corn distiller’s grains, flax meal, and partially hydrogenated vegetable fat.
Weight Gain Mix (Allen & Page)
DigestionDigestion
GrainsGrains
NutrientsNutrients
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Weight Gain Mix from Allen & Page is intended for hard keepers that are having difficulty maintaining or gaining weight. This feed contains micronized cereal grains which are meant to improve digestibility.
Weight-Up (AniMed)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
DigestionDigestion
FatFat
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Weight-Up from AniMed is a supplement meant to help horses gain weight. It provides 40% fat and 14% protein.
Wheat Germ Soybean Oil Blend (Strictly Equine)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
EnergyEnergy
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Wheat Germ Soybean Oil Blend by Strictly Equine is a liquid fat and vitamin A, D, E supplement designed to be fed as a top dressing. It contains essential vitamins and fatty acids.
Whole Oats (Banks Mill Feeds)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
GrainsGrains
GrowthGrowth
NutritionNutrition
Whole Oats from Banks Mill Feeds is a high-energy concentrate feed intended for performance horses and hard keepers. It is meant to be used to add calories to the diet and increase body condition.

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