As convenience and a desire to support our horse’s entire well-being have become increasingly popular, combination products have, indeed, been on the rise. Not only are these products convenient from the standpoint of fewer containers in the feed room, but there is less chance of someone forgetting to give one of multiple supplements or giving the wrong amount. | Photo: Jennifer Whittle/The Horse

Q.I’ve notice there are a lot of combo supplements for horses these days. In the past, I remember manufacturers combined a couple things, such as a mineral supplement and a joint-support product. Now, though, I see ones that manufacturers claim target multiple things—joints, hooves, digestive tract, mineral needs, etc.—with one product. We used to need multiple individual supplements to cover all these aspects of equine health. Do combination supplements really work?

—Via e-mail

A.This is a great question! As convenience and a desire to support our horse’s entire well-being have become increasingly popular, combination products have, indeed, been on the rise. Not only are these products convenient from the standpoint of fewer containers in the feed room, but there is less chance of someone forgetting to give one of multiple supplements or giving the wrong amount. Instead of one scoop of product A, two scoops of B, and half a scoop of C, horses only need the recommended number of scoops of a single supplement