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This is a good tip from the UC Davis Center for Equine Health. Provide loose salt daily to ensure sodium requirements are met, especially if not feeding a “complete feed” type grain or forage balancer mineral supplement. Often horses don’t consume enough from salt blocks.

"10 Things You Might Not Know About Equine Nutrition"

#7 - 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸. Voluntary sodium intake from salt blocks varies between horses, potentially falling short of maintenance requirements. To ensure that your horse’s sodium needs are met, give 1 tablespoon of loose salt per 500 pounds of body weight in feed, along with access to a salt block. Although mineral blocks may contain trace minerals such as zinc and copper, they are probably not consumed at significant levels. A ration balancer should be added to ensure trace mineral needs are met.
https://horsereport.sf.ucdavis.edu/news/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-equine-nutrition

A nice reminder from Carl Hester that surrounding yourself with the right support can be more important than owning an expensive horse.