A practical, forage-first guide for choosing between Omneity® Premix, Omneity® Pellets, and AminoTrace+

Around the barn, most of us start with the basics: good hay, clean water, salt, and a feeding program that suits the horse standing in front of us. Simple enough, right? But even a nice hay pile can leave holes in the ration. That is where the best horse nutrition supplement earns its keep.

For many horses, the goal is not a cupboard full of tubs. It is one steady daily product that fills common forage gaps without piling on extra calories, sugar, starch, fillers, or iron. In the Mad Barn lineup, that usually brings the conversation to Omneity® Premix, Omneity® Pellets, and AminoTrace+.

First Things First: Does Every Horse Need One?

Every horse needs vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to support normal health, tissue maintenance, metabolism, growth, work, and recovery. Hay and pasture should still be the foundation. They provide fibre, most calories, and much of the protein.

The catch? Forage changes with soil, weather, maturity at harvest, storage, and region. Hay-based diets often run short on nutrients such as sodium, vitamin E, selenium, zinc, and copper. Fortified grain can help, but only when fed at the full label rate. Plenty of easy keepers never need that much grain, so they miss part of the vitamin and mineral package.

That is why a concentrated daily supplement can be such a tidy fix. It lets you balance the diet without feeding more grain than the horse needs. For a precise answer, Mad Barn also offers a free diet review through its nutrition team.

What to Look For in a Good Daily Supplement

A good horse nutrition supplement should do more than sprinkle in a few vitamins. It should help balance the whole ration. Look for organic trace minerals, adequate vitamins A and E, complete B-vitamin fortification, biotin, limiting amino acids such as lysine, methionine, and threonine, and added gut support like yeast, enzymes, or prebiotics.

Just as important, look at what is not there. Most forage already supplies plenty of iron, and excess iron can interfere with copper and zinc. A low-NSC formula with no added sugar, molasses, or bulky fillers is usually a better fit for daily use.

Best Overall Pick: Omneity® Premix

Omneity® Premix is the most concentrated and economical choice for most horses on hay, pasture, or an underfed grain program. It is a loose powder fed at 120 grams per day for a 500 kg or 1,100 lb horse.

This is the “keep it simple” option. It provides 100% organic trace minerals, complete B vitamins, 200% of daily vitamin E requirements, research-backed biotin, essential amino acids, yeast, digestive enzymes, and no added iron. For horses already eating a mash, soaked feed, beet pulp, or another carrier, it is easy to top-dress and mix in.

It can also replace several separate products in many barns, including stand-alone hoof nutrients or individual minerals, because those core pieces are already built in.

Same Foundation, Easier Format: Omneity® Pellets

Omneity® Pellets carry the same core nutrition as the Premix, but in a pelleted form fed at 200 grams per day for a 500 kg horse.

This is the handy option for picky eaters, horses that do not get a carrier feed, or owners who would rather scoop pellets than powder. The pellets use palatable low-NSC oat hulls as the pelleting agent and can be fed on their own.

When a Horse Needs More: AminoTrace+

AminoTrace+ is the enhanced formula for horses that need extra nutritional support. Think easy keepers, horses with EMS, PPID, insulin dysregulation, a history of laminitis, poor hoof quality, high-iron forage, or heavier performance demands.

It is also fed at 200 grams per day for a 500 kg horse, but the nutrient profile is more concentrated. AminoTrace+ provides higher copper and zinc, higher magnesium, natural vitamin E, 20 mg of biotin, elevated limiting amino acids, no added iron, and digestive support from yeast and prebiotics.

In plain barn terms: Omneity® suits most horses. AminoTrace+ is the better fit when the horse needs more targeted help with metabolic health, hoof quality, antioxidant status, topline, or high-iron forage.

Quick Barn-Side Decision Guide

·        Choose Omneity® Premix if your horse eats a mash or carrier feed, takes powders well, and you want the most concentrated, cost-effective format.

·        Choose Omneity® Pellets if your horse is picky, does not get another carrier feed, or you prefer an easy pelleted supplement.

·        Choose AminoTrace+ if your horse has metabolic concerns, is laminitis-prone, is on high-iron forage, has persistent hoof issues, or needs extra amino acid and antioxidant support.

The Bottom Line

The best horse nutrition supplement is the one that fills the gaps in your horse’s actual diet. For most horses, Omneity® Premix or Omneity® Pellets are the best all-around choices. For horses that need more focused support, AminoTrace+ moves to the top of the list.

And one important note before adding anything new: Omneity® and AminoTrace+ are both complete vitamin and mineral supplements, so they should not be fed together. Pick the one that fits, keep the program consistent, and let the rest of the ration do its job.