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K.I.S.Trace® Powder
$99.00 – $369.00 — available on subscription
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1-20 pound bag, powder versions, will last 1-1000 pound equine approximately 80 days
Choose from four selections:
- Original
For areas of the country with low soil selenium levels.
Flavored with anise and fenugreek - Original A/M (Anise/Molasses Flavor)
For areas of the country with low soil selenium levels.
Flavored with anise and molasses - Low Selenium
For areas of the country with moderate soil selenium levels - Original A/M No Selenium (Anise/Molasses Flavor)
This is our newest addition. We combined our No Selenium with our Anise/Molasses flavor. For areas of the country with high soil selenium levels.
See Description below for Nutrition Label links.
Description
Why I Created K.I.S.Trace®
The name K.I.S.Trace® means “Keep It Simple.” The formulation of K.I.S.Trace® was designed to be a simple forage balancer that works well with the horses system and is proving to be an integral part of a basic diet plan for horses.
K.I.S.Trace® equine forage balancer delivers important high quality nutrients often needed in horse feeding practices. Some of the benefits your horse may experience with K.I.S.Trace® are:
- Unmatched coat quality
- Unmatched hoof strength and integrity
- Improved posture
- Improved overall health
Here at Thorne Bottom Farm LLC we have put together an equine supplement that meets equine micro mineral needs for zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt and more. Each one is needed for the overall health of the horse whose main diet source is forage. K.I.S.Trace® adds what most forage diets lack.
All of our products are made in an ionophore free mill.
The Best Forage Balancer for Horses
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Enhanced Forage
K.I.S.Trace is the supplement of choice for an organic source of trace minerals and is designed to follow an organic mineral pathway for absorption and performance.
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Important Minerals
Meets equine micro mineral needs for zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt and more. Each nutrient is needed for the overall health of the horse whose main diet source is forage.
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Customer Endorsed
Customers report improved hoof integrity, better hoof growth and strength, better attitude, skin and coat quality, even better posture.
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Powered by Zinpro
We source our trace minerals from Zinpro because mineral form matters. Extensive research has proven bioavailability and performance.-
Forage vs Ration Balancers
The definition of forage is Noun- Plant material that livestock graze or that is cut and fed to them. -The act of looking or searching for food or provision. Equine are designed to eat forage and forage for their food. It is healthy for them to follow this design as closely as possible. The limitations of inorganic trace minerals are that they are either low in supply in most regional forage sources and they compete in the gut with the more abundant supplies of iron and manganese.
“Forage balancer” is a newer term in comparison to “ration balancer” which is a product formulated to provide the protein, vitamins and minerals the average mature equine needs without adding carbohydrates that come from a feed concentrate. With a ration balancer, the horse is fed less carbohydrates, but have increased nutrient levels. In contrast, a forage balancer can add or raise missing or low level nutrients for the equine either with very little grain in the diet or forage only.
Flavor Options
Due to the fact that some horses prefer one flavor over another we have two flavor options in the Original line. K.I.S.Trace Original contains anise and fenugreek, while K.I.S.Trace Original A/M contains anise and molasses flavor, no sugar added. Pickier horses seem to prefer the Anise Molasses flavor.
Selenium Levels
To make a decision about the need for Selenium when choosing between our products, click here to view a stylized map of Selenium Distribution in the United States.
Why Zinpro?
Thorne Bottom Farm’s K.I.S. Trace and Ru-Min Pro products utilize Zinpro trace minerals to insure optimal nutrition. We chose them due to the extensive research, over 400 peer studies done by Zinpro, that prove the ability of these organic minerals to offer the benefits that are able to launch the horse into optimal health.
The patented Zinpro technology binds trace minerals to an amino acid for the most efficient absorption possible and to facilitate mineral delivery to all organs, tissues and enzyme systems. Zinpro’s organic trace minerals are the premiere organic trace minerals. Zinpro’s quality aligns with the values of Thorne Bottom Farm’s desire to be a leader in results for the health of the equine. Our products are shelf stable for up to one year when kept in a cool dry place.
Our equine line is now Zinpro Verified.
Ingredients
All Versions Include
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Yeast Culture, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, L-Threonine, DL-Methionine, Calcium Carbonate, Mineral Oil, Biotin, Vitamin A Supplement, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide
Additional Ingredients
Original
Selenium Yeast, Ground Fenugreek Seed, Anise Oil
Original A/M
Selenium Yeast, Anise Molasses Flavoring
Low Selenium
Selenium Yeast, Ground Fenugreek Seed, Anise Oil
Original A/M No Selenium
Anise Molasses Flavoring
Product contains no prohibited ingredients.
Guaranteed Analysis
All Versions Include
Per 4 ounce serving
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Lysine, min8.00%9.0 g
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Methionine, min1.75%2.0 g
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Threonine, min2.65%3.0 g
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Calcium, min1.00%1.19 g
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Calcium, max1.50%1.62 g
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Magnesium, min3.50%4 g
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Copper, min2,510 ppm285 mg
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Selenium, min26.50 ppm3 mg
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Zinc, min7,500 ppm850 mg
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Manganese, min1,765 ppm200 mg
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Cobalt, min53.00 ppm6 mg
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Iodine, min26.50 ppm3 mg
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Vitamin A, min60,000 IU/lb15,000 IU
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Vitamin E, min2,000 IU/lb500 IU
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Biotin, min60 mg/lb15 mg
Selenium Analysis
Per 4 ounce serving
Original
Original A/M
Low Selenium
Original A/M No Selenium
Selenium, min
26.50 ppm
3 mg
26.50 ppm
3 mg
4.30 ppm
0.5 mg
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No Added Sulfates, Iron, Sugar or Soy.
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Which version do I need I am in Tennessee 15 minutes to the North Carolina line. Which should I order. Grass hay only diet. Benn using your protect for years now wondering on if I got the right formula.
Hi, I would figure on any of the original versions with selenium should work well in your area.
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How much to feed
Of KISTrace powder? 2 scoops per 1000 pounds of horse.
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If my state (Colorado) is Adequate for selenium, then do I need to order REGULAR or NO selenium K.I.S. powder?
Hi Barbara, In Colorado you will want to order any of our no selenium versions.
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Do you know how much sugar the molasses in the No selenium A/M powder adds? We are currently on the low selenium powder, but are curious how much molasses is in the A/M? Some of our horses are sensitive to sugars
The K.I.S.Trace A/M version contains no sugar just molasses flavor. None of our products contain sugar. 🙂
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How do you feed this to pasture horses that get no grain?
There are 11 equine in the pasture together.
Hi Stephanie, I have had this question before and a few people with large herds out on pasture do mix a salt to KISTrace powder ratio and put it out free choice. They have reported good results from doing this. Email me if yo want to try this and I will assist you on how it is best carried out. thornebottom@hardynet.com
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K.I.S.Trace® Pellets
$105.00 – $403.00 — available on subscription
My daughter and I both have Palominos. They were both dull and hairy when we got them (at separate times). My online trainer (in Austria) recommended K.I.S.Trace and when I started it within 2 days they started shining. After a winter of being on K.I.S.Trace my Palomino came out with so many dapples that she looked like a spotted, poka-dot pony. She glimmers in the sunlight and she maintains a good weight. Her manure ‘apples’ are always firm and healthy. My barn will never be without this product. The powder goes much farther than the pellets and a 40-lb bag lasts my 2 horses at least 4-5 months.
This product is AMAZING! I noticed a definite increase in the shine of my horse’s coats within days of starting this supplement. I also have a dieting pony who needs a balancer to her feed and this put such a shine on her coat. I bought the powder bc it goes farther and all the horses love it. This is one supposed;ement that my barn will never be without.
I started my 2 mares on a forage only diet 3 years ago after finding out my chestnut mare is allergic to basically everything in grain and that’s why she looked so poor. I found K.I.S trace about 2 years ago and have been feeding it ever since. This product is AMAZING. They have never looked so good, no matter what grain I tried. I have not had an abcess, both my horses walk over stones with no ouchies, no chips out of their feet (even when I slacked on having them trimmed after I had my daughter). One bag lasts my 2 roughly 40 days & I combine K.I.S with chia seeds, elevate Se, & salt.
This diet is my horses must.
I learned about K.I.S. when my mare appeared to have metabolic syndrome. She had her first foal that year and had been on a mare and foal feed. I had anticipated weight loss while nursing and she was getting the recommended amount, but turned out she was an easy keeper and was gaining weight. When she had a bad bout of laminitis I began feeding K.I.S.Trace. After several weeks on a dry lot, soaked hay and K.I.S. she recovered but she and my other horses have been on K.I.S. ever since. My mare’s feet have better growth, she no longer struggles with terrible seasonal allergies, my gelding who had terrible midge allergies and awful skin is now finally growing a mane (we had tried ALL the shampoos, skin treatments etc) and my coming 2 year old filly has a tail that touches the ground and a mane well past the bottom of her neck (without primping or braiding etc – she’s 100% turn out). They all also keep a nice shine, even out in the brutal Florida sunshine all summer.
I am not usually someone that is easily wowed by products. I just use the ones that you can actually see a difference. I now currently have all of my horses on KISTrace powder. I also use the KISTrace GI Pellets for one that is slightly nervous. I have posted pictures below of a Mare I have have, when I bought her she was always dull looking, she was 3! I just thought it was her baby stage. As she got older nothing really changed. UNTIL I found KISTrace! It has been life changing for all of my horses and my feed program! But the proof really showed up in this mare!
TRY IT and Thank me later! LOOK AT THOSE DAPPLES