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How should I feed the B-Vitamin Pak 0 votes QHow should I feed the B-Vitamin Pak AOur B-Vitamin Pak contains a full B-Vitamin profile, but it is not a complete equine mineral and vitamin, so it should be used as a top-dress in addition to a balanced equine diet. Can the B-Vitamin Pak help to calm down a stressed out horse? 0 votes QCan the B-Vitamin Pak help to calm down a stressed out horse? AWe generally recommend B-vitamin supplementation for horses that travel frequently, are exercising at a heavy level, or those with compromised immune system due to an illness, etc. If your horse's diet is already balanced with a complete vitamin and mineral product, they may not require extra B-vitamins, but supplementation may help lower stress. Why does supplementing with a vitamin B complex improve mood? And why it is particularly effective for horses on a high grain diet? 0 votes QWhy does supplementing with a vitamin B complex improve mood? And why it is particularly effectiv...... Read more AB-vitamins play a role in producing chemicals in the brain and maintaining tight junctions, so depending on the horse's vitamin status b-vitamin supplementation may have a profound impact or none on behaviour and/or mood. The majority of b-vitamins are produced in the hindgut by the bacterial population. High grain diets tend to cause dysbiosis and subsequent reduction in b-vitamin production. It is common for nutritionists to indicate horses do not need supplemental b-vitamins, due to the fact the microbial population produces them. Studies consistently show that supplementing 20 mg/day of biotin will improve hoof structure (which is why Mad Barn mineral and vitamin products all provide 20 mg of biotin/day), indicating endogenous production levels are not sufficient for optimal health with our current feeding and management practices. Similarly, if you supplement thiamine and note an improvement in your horse's mood/behaviour than clearly b-vitamin levels were insufficient prior to supplementation.