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Written by: Jessica Konopinski
Published on: 03/12/2025
If you’re new to the world of camelina oil, welcome! There’s always tons to learn about new ways to implement this powerhouse ingredient into your horse's diet. If you’ve heard about camelina oil and never worked up the courage to try it or simply don’t know where to begin, you’re in the right place.
For just a single ingredient, camelina oil offers a plethora of benefits including improvement in mane and coat quality, joint health, weight management and even support of a better mood. Since camelina is such a versatile supplement, feeding at the right dosage is of the utmost importance. Determining the best application in how to feed camelina oil is also an important consideration.
We put together some key points on how much and exactly how to begin to implement camelina oil into your horse's daily routine (even for those picky eaters).
The great thing about camelina oil is that it does not have any distinct taste and is highly palatable. With this being said, we all know how tricky horses can be about what is in their food sometimes. Typically, camelina oil is fed as a top dressing on grain. The recommended dose is 5mL or one teaspoon per 25 lbs once or twice daily. In most horses' case, this would be 30mL or one pump twice daily. [1]
Since we want our horses to have the most pleasurable experience when introducing camelina oil into their diets, we recommend starting with one ounce drizzled on top of their feed. If they seem to tolerate it, you can increase the dose slowly. [1] If they seem to be skeptical even with starting with one ounce, you can decrease it to even less of a dose or even mix it into the feed. You can even try adding a little bit of water to help distribute the taste.
As fellow horse owners, we understand that not all horses are fed grain and are embracing that all forage diet. Even if your horse is fed grain, but simply just not taking to the oil, you can try drizzling it on their hay. Whether you feed your horse hay by the flake or they have access to a round bale, drizzling the appropriate amount of camelina on top should do the trick.
Feel free to mix up the hay once the oil is on it or even wet it a little if needed. Another great consideration when it comes to camelina oil is that since it is such a calorie-dense source of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids, it can completely help balance a horse's diet even if they are not fed grain and just hay. How cool is that?
We get it — it can be incredibly frustrating to have your horse reject (what us horse people know) is such an incredible ingredient into their diet. Don’t get too frustrated yet because there is always another way. We’ve had (not many), but a few customers have some of the most picky eaters, but were in desperate need of the support that camelina oil had to offer. Lucky for you camelina oil is safe and quite easy to administer orally through a syringe.
The benefit of doing so is that you can be absolutely 100% sure that your horse is ingesting the exact recommended dose. Customers have seen such an improvement in doing so that some prefer to administer it orally even if their horse does not mind the taste.
The great thing about introducing camelina oil is that there is not just one right way. Camelina oil can be used in a wide variety of ways and that is something that our customers love most about it.
Have questions concerning introducing camelina oil into your horse's diet?
Reach out to us at support@secamelina.com and we have a team of fellow horse lovers who would be thrilled to assist you in your camelina oil journey!
✅ Single ingredient, 100% pure Camelina Oil.
✅ Non-GMO
✅ Ideal balance of Omega-3 compared to other products, like soybean oil.
✅ Canadian produced and operated.
✅ Single ingredient, 100% pure Camelina Oil.
✅ Non-GMO
✅ Ideal balance of Omega-3 compared to other products, like soybean oil.
✅ Canadian produced and operated.
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Jessica is a brand consultant who brings awareness and intention to equestrian and pet platforms. As a former collegiate equestrian athlete and animal lover, Jessica leads with passion and experience through her writing and brand work for companies who advocate for creating a difference in their space. When she's not riding her horse or walking her dog (with iced coffee in hand), you can find her sharing her love for health and wellness with others and integrating these practices in her everyday work.
