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The Foundation for Strong Immunity
There are many herbs, plant or bacterial extracts and probiotics that can stimulate the immune system but they won’t help if the horse’s body does not have the basic raw material it needs to respond. That comes from the diet. … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged B-Vitamins, Copper, diet, immunity, iodine, Magnesium, Selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc
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Spring Grass Laminitis
Spring is the peak time for grass-associated laminitis in most parts of the world. You can effectively treat or, better yet, prevent it but only if you understand the mechanism. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Scott A fat pony is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chromium, Copper, grass, Hay, Insulin Resistance, iodine, Jiaogulan, Laminitis, Magnesium, muzzle, Nitric oxide, pain, phosphorus, Pregnancy, Selenium, spring, Zinc
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Three Supplements Every Horse Needs
A universal requirement for horses around the world is salt, primarily for sodium but chloride can also be deficient. The diet of all horses is deficient. Wait. If that’s true, how All equine feedstuffs are deficient in sodium and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Copper, deficiencies, Hay, iodine, Omega-3, salt, Selenium, Vitamin E, Zinc
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Basic Muscle Nutrition
Well developed muscles are much more than cosmetic. Efficient, strong muscular function allows smooth movement, athletic balance, speed and endurance. L-lysine, a common amino acid deficiency limiting muscle development About 70% of a muscle’s volume is water but water … Continue reading
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Tagged bulk, Lysine, Methionine, muscle, salt, Selenium, soybean, Threonine, Vitamin E, Water, whey
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Muscle Support for the Active Horse
Horses are superb athletes but not immune to muscle problems. Muscle issues affect the whole body and can escape detection as a performance problem. Signs to look for include: no/low enthusiasm for work sweating in excess of exercise level or … Continue reading
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Tagged crude protein, dysfunction, exercise, L-carnitine, L-glutamine, L-leucine, Magnesium, protein requirement, salt, Selenium, Vitamin E
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Selenium Paranoia
It’s never bad to be aware of things that may be toxic to your horse, but precautions can be carried too far if you don’t know the details. Yes, selenium is a potentially toxic mineral but deficiency is much more … Continue reading
The Thyroid
If you are confused about thyroid function in horses you have a good excuse. As new information from studies becomes available, recommendations have changed dramatically. Before it was discovered that insulin resistance is the most likely cause of obesity related … Continue reading
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Tagged cushings, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, Insulin Resistance, iodine, Selenium, thyroid
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Selenium Paranoia
While it is true that selenium can be toxic, so can many other nutrients. Focusing on toxicity leads to unjustified fears of supplementing this mineral which can do more harm than good. In the map of soil selenium levels above, … Continue reading
