Can you give Flax oil and Cocosoya together?

[Pinto.powerhouse]

I’ve had my Arabian mare on Cocosoya for some time, I don’t think she’d die without it but it keeps her fat and shiny. A friend suggested that I try her on some flax oil because her mane&tail get brittle and dry in the cold weather, and topicals tend to be a bit messy for a horse on turnout almost 24/7. She only gets 2 oz of the cocosoya. Flax has worked well for her gelding but he’s not on Cocosoya, he only gets 1/2 cup in the morning and night. They’re both on free choice tymothy hay and good pasture with a few flakes of alfalfa and just enough grain to get their supplements. Would giving her both oils just be overkill since they both contain a lot of omega fatty acids? What other supplements are good for strengthening hair? Here’s a picture of her to show how shiny the Cocosoya made her

[DinkyDonk]

No reason you can’t do both–just don’t overdo it with too much total oil. You could feed the Cocosoya and just add flax seed for the omega 3. I mix Cocosoya with canola (4 oz total, divided) plus feed whole flax to my hard keeper.

[Simkie]

Sure, you can do both, but it’s a real stretch that flax will improve a brittle mane when another oil hasn’t made a difference. No harm in trying, but don’t hold your breath

[Pinto.powerhouse]

@Simkie

Sure, you can do both, but it’s a real stretch that flax will improve a brittle mane when another oil hasn’t made a difference. No harm in trying, but don’t hold your breath

I know she has the genetic ability for a better mane than what she’s got, just not quite sure what I’m missing. I’ve heard biotin is good too? Guess it wouldn’t hurt to try.

[JB]

@Pinto.powerhouse

I know she has the genetic ability for a better mane than what she’s got, just not quite sure what I’m missing. I’ve heard biotin is good too? Guess it wouldn’t hurt to try.

What makes you say she has the genetics for a better mane?

What supplements does she get? Maybe the issue is her base diet isn’t as nutritious as it should be. Healthy hair is about more than just EFAs and biotin.

[Pinto.powerhouse]

@JB

What makes you say she has the genetics for a better mane?

What supplements does she get? Maybe the issue is her base diet isn’t as nutritious as it should be. Healthy hair is about more than just EFAs and biotin.

I just didn’t word that very well. I meant that I know her mane will only grow to a certain length that her genetics allow it to but I would still like to see if there’s something out there that I could give to strengthen the hair. Right now she gets the purina enrich ration balancer to help with what she can’t get from just grass/hay. The only other thing she gets is Probios and the Cocosoya.

[JB]

How much Enrich? Grass, hay, some of both, all of one or the other?