MetaSupport® Daily whole-food minerals from calcified red algae.

The coat usually answers first — most owners see a deeper bloom within 3–4 weeks. Hooves are slower by nature: wall grows from the coronet down at roughly a centimeter a month, so denser new growth shows at the first or second trim and reaches ground level over 6–12 months. That's not the supplement being slow — that's how horn grows. Judge it at the trim, not the week. If your farrier can't tell the difference by day 90, we'll refund the bag. See our 90-day Goodbarn Promise.

During our trim-cycle trials, horses fed MetaSupport daily experienced:

· 89% showed denser, tighter new wall growth by the second trim
· 82% had less chipping and crumbling between resets
· 77% developed a deeper coat shine within the first four weeks
· 71% of shod horses completed full cycles without a pulled shoe
· Farriers reported cleaner nail-holding wall at resets
· Barefoot horses moved more confidently over hard and stony ground

Absolutely. MetaSupport is a daily mineral foundation, not a rescue product. Many owners feed it to horses with decent feet simply because the diet is forage-only and the soil under that forage is depleted — the minerals have to come from somewhere. Good feet stay good, coats come up, and you're supporting bone and connective tissue along the way. It's the same scoop whether you're fixing a problem or preventing one.

Yes — they work on different parts of the problem. Biotin supports keratin production; MetaSupport supplies the structural minerals the horn is actually built from. Many owners run both. That said, if you've been feeding biotin for months without change, we'd suggest the opposite experiment: pause it, run MetaSupport alone for a full trim cycle or two, and let your farrier judge. Minerals are the gap in most hoof programs, not vitamins.

No. Nutrition and trimming are partners, not substitutes. MetaSupport supplies the raw material for better horn; your farrier shapes and balances what grows. In fact, the change shows fastest under consistent farrier work — keep your regular schedule and let your hoof-care professional be the judge of progress. If your horse has an active hoof problem, involve your vet and farrier first; feed MetaSupport alongside their plan, not instead of it.

Three things set MetaSupport apart. One, it's a single ingredient — most hoof supplements are 30+ ingredients with the actives measured in milligrams and the rest filler; here the whole scoop is active. Two, it's whole-food: minerals in the porous structure the algae built, not ground rock or synthetic salts. Three, it covers hooves, bone, coat, and the forage mineral gap at once, for $1.05/day — less than most single-purpose hoof formulas.

Top-dress on the daily feed at feeding time. Mix thoroughly into damp feed for best results. One scoop = 6 g.

For maintenance (500 kg horse): 1 scoop daily (6 g).
For intensive support — weak walls, shelly feet: 1.5 scoops daily (9 g).
A 180 g bag lasts a 500 kg horse roughly 30 days at maintenance. Each bag includes a scoop.

Yes — MetaSupport contains no sugar, no grain, no soy, so it layers cleanly onto any program: plain forage, low-NSC feeds, soaked hay, electrolytes, joint supplements. One note: if your horse already gets a heavily fortified ration balancer, account for total daily calcium across everything you feed — MetaSupport is calcium-rich by design. Feeding forage plus MetaSupport alone is a complete mineral top-up for most horses; ask your vet or an equine nutritionist if you're stacking multiple fortified products.

Here's the honest version: nothing "fixes" existing hoof wall — horn is dead tissue once it's grown, like a fingernail. What MetaSupport does is support stronger, denser new growth from the coronet, which then grows down and replaces the damaged wall over 6–12 months. Existing cracks grow out; they don't heal. Serious cracks also need mechanical management from your farrier while the new wall comes in. Supplement plus farrier is the combination that works — either one alone is half a plan.

MetaSupport has no synthetic flavor masks and no sugar — it's a fine, nearly neutral mineral powder with a faint sea-mineral scent. Most picky horses accept it immediately when mixed into damp feed or a small amount of soaked beet pulp; at 6 g a day it disappears into the feed. If your horse refuses it outright, we'll refund the bag.

Yes. MetaSupport contains no prohibited substances under USEF or FEI rules — it's a whole-food mineral source, the same calcium, magnesium, and trace elements naturally present in every equine diet. No withholding period is required. Feed it straight through show season, competition day included.

Yes — this is one of the advantages of a whole-food mineral. Calcium demand is actually highest in pregnant and lactating mares, growing youngsters, and seniors, and MetaSupport suits all of them at the standard dose. Not for use in horses intended for food. As with any feed change, consult your veterinarian first — especially for horses with diagnosed kidney or mineral-balance conditions, or if you're stacking multiple fortified feeds.

Yes — MetaSupport is designed for daily, lifelong use. It's a food-grade mineral source, not a pharmaceutical: minerals are a permanent daily requirement, the same way forage is. No cycling, no withdrawal period, no loading phase. Hoof quality is maintained by continuous supply — the horn you'll trim next spring is being built right now.

One ingredient: 100% calcified red algae (Lithothamnium calcareum), naturally containing 74 trace minerals and 22 amino acids.

Guaranteed analysis: Calcium (Ca) 32.5% · Magnesium (Mg) 2.0% · Phosphorus (P) 0.03% · Sodium (Na) 0.26% — printed on every bag.

No fillers. No carriers. No synthetic flavors. No sugar, grain, or soy. Third-party tested every batch, including heavy-metal screening. 24-month shelf life from manufacture date.

The 180 g bag = 30 days for a 500 kg horse at maintenance dose (1 scoop / 6 g daily), or 20 days at intensive support. For ponies and minis on smaller doses, the bag lasts longer. At $1.05/day, MetaSupport costs less than most 30-ingredient hoof formulas — and the whole scoop is active.

90-day risk-free trial. Feed MetaSupport for 90 days — that's at least one full trim cycle, usually two. If your farrier can't tell the difference in new wall quality, or you're not seeing the coat and condition change, email us and we'll refund the bag — no questions, no return required. Free US shipping on all orders over $75, fully tracked and insured.