Equinito, located near Billund in Denmark, specializes in offering stud services for warmblood horses, including insemination, embryo transfer and training. Customers include top-level warmblood breeders from various countries, including the USA, who appreciate the professionalism and high standards that characterize Equinito. Of the 130 horses at the stud, 80 are kept loose, which means that they are kept in grazing paddock throughout the summer, typically in groups of 10-15 horses.

Equinito uses the latest knowledge in nutrition, health and breeding to ensure appropriate conditions for the horse’s well-being and development. There is close cooperation with both breeders and veterinarians to adapt the solutions to the specific needs of modern warmblood breeding.

In each grazing paddock, a MineralRocker is placed near the watering place, which gives the horses the opportunity to supplement the grass with free-choice mineral feeds to ensure their well-being and development. Granulated minerals are used, which are a dry and loose mixture of various mineral salts, including fodder salt. It is the same type of mineral supplements that is used for grazing cattle. Since free-choice mineral supplements do not have a particularly attractive taste, there is no risk of overconsumption; the horses only consume the supplements when their bodies lack them, and they are subconsciously driven to eat from it.

Equinito is a relatively young company, but MineralRockers have been used on the place for more than 20 years. The owners, Cecilie Ventzel Jensen and Lennart Lindberg, continue this practice as they believe it is an effective concept for ensuring that the horses get the necessary minerals with minimal effort. They also emphasize that free-choice mineral supplements are cost-effective compared to many other mineral feeds. Horses treat the MineralRockers roughly by pushing, biting and kicking them, but they are robust and last well. Horses typically consume 100 grams of minerals daily, with variations depending on the size of the horses, the quality of the grass and the weather.