Minerals and Horses

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Across
  1. 2. Legume hay that is high in calcium
  2. 3. Disease from calcium deficiency in young horses
  3. 5. Body part where iodine does its main
  4. 6. Strong tissues that selenium helps protect in the foal
  5. 8. Trace mineral needed for vitamin B12 synthesis in the horse's hindgut
  6. 9. Trace mineral that works with vitamin E as an antioxidant
  7. 11. Enlarged thyroid caused by too little or too much iodine much iodine
  8. 12. Macro mineral that helps prevent "grass staggers"
Down
  1. 1. Three big minerals your horse loses in sweat are called these
  2. 4. Macro mineral whose deficiency in young horses can cause rickets
  3. 7. Main mineral in bones and teeth
  4. 10. Trace mineral for hoof and skin health