horse lossing color

Question
Hello
my horse has been losing the color in his hair (bay to flecked white) and i believe it was from not enough minerals because we started to feed him someother sort of food other than hay and grass and it came back for a while. i do not know what was in the food that we fed him so do u have any ideas on what might have been giving him the mineral or vitamin supplement that would cause him to regain his coloring? would it be like a certain type of pellet or corn or something?
Thank you

Answer
Hi Jessica;

If you're concerned about a vitamin or mineral deficiency, you're best to have your vet pull blood and run a broad spectrum blood test.  This way you can find out EXACTLY what is lacking in your horse's diet and suppliment it specifically, rather than guessing.

It might not be a deficiency, but rather an over-abundance of a vit, or mineral as well.  So again, best to have some blood tests done.

Best wishes!

Sincerely,

Lana Reinhardt