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Hello Faye,
Actually feeding High Point plus Glanzen Lite creates some overlaps. The Glanzen Lite provides flaxseed meal which is very helpful for insulin resistant horses.
So, you can go one of two routes:
1)High Point plus Nutra Flax (for flaxseed meal) or
2)Glanzen Lite Complete (not Glanzen Lite) to fill in all the gaps that exist with hay.
There is no chromium in either of these preparations, so I like to go with Quiessence for that reason.
If your horse needs hoof support, go with BioFlax20 instead of Nutra Flax.
But to give two vitamin/minerals supplements as you're currently doing, is creating too much of a good thing.
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Dr. Getty 
Author of Feed Your Horse Like A Horse
Isn't the yeast culture in the HorseTech High Point V/M supplement actually "chromium"? If so is it sufficient for IR? If not, how much more would I need to add?
With thanks,
Faye
Isn't the yeast culture in the HorseTech High Point V/M supplement actually "chromium"? If so is it sufficient for IR? If not, how much more would I need to add?
With thanks,
Faye
Where are you from? Bayfield, CO