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Tag Archives: antioxidants
Struggling Lungs
Most of your horse’s body is heavily oriented to minimizing contact with the rest of the world but the lungs rely on it to function. This makes their job of extracting oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide and other wastes very … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidants, bedding, bioflavonoids, dust, Grapeseed, Hay, irritants, Jiaogulan, lungs, MSM, Spirulina, vitamin C, weather
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Neurological Herpes Infections
Neurological Herpes, aka EHM – equine herpesvirus myeloencephalitis – is usually caused by a specific strain of the EHV-1 virus which is equine herpesvirus 1. EHV-1 typically causes mild respiratory tract disease or “colds” in young horses. Most adults develop … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidants, biosecurity, EHV-1, Herpes, immune system, Lysine, neurological, nutrition, outbreaks, vaccination
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Winter Laminitis
Veterinarians working with many laminitic horses are well acquainted with the problem but others may be unfamiliar with it. It’s a laminitis-like syndrome triggered by cold weather. Horses normally have a very high tolerance for cold. In all species, cold … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged antioxidants, boots, cold, endothelin-1, Gynostemma, insulin, Jiaogulan, L-arginine, L-citrulline, Laminitis, Nitric oxide, vascular, winter, wraps
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Understanding Stiffness
There are many different causes and pathways for altered joint function. At the cellular level the horse’s body is in a constant dynamic balance between damage and repair, death and replacement. When this balance is disrupted in favor of death … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidants, bioflavanoids, Boswellia, cytokines, Devil's Claw, drugs, Ginger, Ginkgo Grape Seed, healing, homeostasis, lipoic acid, mechanisms, MSM, nacetyl-cysteine, oxidative stress, pain, Quercetin, Turmeric, vitmin E
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Can You Recognize Muscular Performance Issues?
There is no missing it when a horse ties up, or even has a severe localized muscle injury, but generalized muscular dysfunction is more difficult to recognize and can cause significant pain, poor performance, gait and/or behavioral issues. Sustained daily … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptogens, amino acids, antioxidants, Beta Alanine, electrolytes, HMB, L-carnitine, L-glutamine, L-leucine, Magnesium, muscle bulk, stress, training, vitamins, whey
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Immune Function
The immune system is truly an army, with Infantry, Special Forces and even an Intelligence division. Communications employs tens of thousands of different codes carried on the cytokines which also connect it to each and every organ function of the … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidants, Astragalus, calories, Echinacea, immune system, L-glutamine, Pau D'Arco, probiotics, Protein, Siberian Ginseng, whey
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Cold-Induced Laminitis
It happens every winter. A horse that may not even have a prior history of laminitis is found to be very lame and reluctant to move. It’s more than the typical hesitation horses show on hard, frozen ground. Looks like … Continue reading
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Tagged Acetyl L-Carnitine, adaptogen, antioxidants, blanketing, boots, cold, Insulin Resistance, Jiaogulan, Laminitis, Nitric oxide, stress, winter, wraps
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Cold Weather and Stiff Horses
Research has proven that exposure to cold causes increased stiffness in both muscle and connective tissue, including tendons and ligaments. A recent human study also confirmed that dampness (relative humidity) is correlated with increased joint pain and this effect is … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidants, blankets, boots, capsaicin, chondroitin, cold weather, collagen, glucosamine, hyaluronate, joints, ligaments, MSM, seniors, stiffness, tendons, winter, wraps
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