Of the many quotes attributed to Sir Winston Churchill, this has always been our favorite. We believe that our equine friends look and feel their best if they are receiving everything necessary to maintain good health, starting of course with their diet.

That is why Great Lakes Blend provides the NRC minimum daily requirements for all vitamins & minerals necessary to sustain normal equine body functions except calcium & phosphorous.  

In the Great Lakes Region the absence of selenium in the soils is well documented. Selenium is vital to proper muscle function. Many times performance problems can be related  to a deficiency of this mineral.

Go to our vitamin and mineral fact sheet to see how all the essential vitamins and minerals function in the equine system.

As early as 1936, US Senate document #264, warned us of a lack of essential minerals in grazing and crop lands, visit our background section for excerpts.

In our background and history sections we make it clear why we include all vitamins and minerals, necessary for optimum equine health, except calcium and phosphorous.

Go to the ingredients section and compare the vitamin and mineral content in the recommended Great Lakes Blend dosage of one ounce by weight per 500lb's of body weight, with any available retail product. Nothing else on the market provides the minimum NRC requirements for all vitamins & minerals necessary to sustain normal equine body functions for all types of horses.