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Vitamin C – Friend or Foe
Vitamin C [ascorbate/ascorbic acid] is a water soluble vitamin which functions as an important antioxidant and is needed for the synthesis of L-carnitine, catecholamines like epinephrine and dopamine, as well as collagen, the major protein in all connective tissues, including … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidant, ascorbate, Bio Quench, collagen, dopamine, exercise, Hay, lung, Lung EQ, pasture, supplement, synthesis, vitamin C
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How Joint Supplements Work
The first joint supplement for horses came out in the 1980s and was a chondroitin sulfate only product, followed by products containing Perna (green-lipped mussel). In the early 1990s, a patent was granted for the first equine combination joint supplement … Continue reading
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Tagged bone, boron, Boswellia, chondroitin, Devil's Claw, glucosamine, homeostasis, horses, hyaluronic acid, joint, silica, vitamin C, Yucca
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Supplementing Old Hay
It’s the time of year when even last year’s hay isn’t so new anymore and hay is getting hard to find, leading many people to settle for hay that is actually 2 years old. Properly cured hay stores well in … Continue reading
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Tagged fat, Hay, minerals, Protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E, winter
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Vitamin C for Horses
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) comes in and out of supplement headlines. As happens with many nutrients, exaggerated claims end up being made and when these eventually prove to be unwarranted the pendulum swings too far in the other direction but … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged antioxidants, blood vessels, connective tissue, deficiency, grass, immunity, iron, Supplements, synthesis, vitamin C, winter
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Living with Old Soft Tissue Injuries
Tendon and suspensory ligament injuries plague horses performing in all disciplines. Even pleasure horses and pasture ornaments may fall victim if they take the proverbial “bad step” over rough ground conditions. These are every bit as painful as bone or … Continue reading
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Tagged boots, conditioning, Copper, exercise, ice, injury, ligament, Lysine, Magnesium, swelling, tendon, vitamin C, wraps
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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
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Tagged B-Vitamins, Copper, diet, immunity, iodine, Magnesium, Selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc
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Winter Respiratory Care
Clear or whitish nasal discharge, sometimes foamy. Dry cough when starting exercise or eating. When there is no fever to indicate infection, these are signs of IAD – inflammatory airway disease – and are very common in stabled horses. A … Continue reading
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Tagged ammonia, cough, dust, essential oils, herbs, IAD, Jiaogulan, lungs, mold, MSM, RAO, Spirulina, ventilation, vitamin C, winter
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Full Spectrum Joint Support Supplements
The big three joint nutraceutical ingredients – glucosamine, chondroitin and hyaluronate – address the health of joint cartilage but there are other types of tissues that also play key roles. Stabilizing structures of the stifle … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidant, berries, bone, Boswellia, Cartilage, Cat's Claw, chondroitin, collagen, free radicals, glucosamine, Golden Rod, hyaluronic acid, joint, ligaments, MSM, Quercetin, Resveratrol, supplement, vitamin C
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