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Tag Archives: Vitamin E
Vitamin Concerns in the Winter
Your horse’s vitamin needs don’t really change in the winter – but the supply available from the diet does. This is because there is a big difference between fresh grass versus hay and also because hay vitamin levels decrease with … Continue reading
Tendon and Ligament Care
Tendons and ligaments are specialized forms of connective tissue. Tendons connect muscle to bone. Ligaments are anchored only to bone at each end. Both are composed of interwoven strands of type I collagen protein in a structure much like a … Continue reading
Nervous System Support
A horse embodies grace, power, balance and movement. Nothing is more potentially devastating than nervous system dysfunction involving brain, spinal cord or nerves. I’m often asked about ways to nutritionally support the nervous system. A horse embodies grace, power, balance … Continue reading
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Tagged Acetyl L-Carnitine, alpha lipoic acid, bioflavonoids, brain, C, diet, Ginkgo, herbals, N-acetyl-cysteine, nerves, nervous system, Resveratrol, Turmeric, Vitamin E
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Nutrition for the Lactating Mare
There is a reason the horse evolved to foal in the Spring. The rich, tender, high moisture young vegetation provides the energy and protein dense nutrition the mare needs to make sufficient milk. In peak lactation the mare needs 1.8X … Continue reading
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Tagged Amino Fac, Base Mix P55, calories, CocoOmega, fatty acids, Foal, lactation, Lysine, Milk and Grow, minerals, Protein, salt, Tri-Amino, Vitamin E
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Immune Support
It’s true that your horse cannot get a “cold”/respiratory infection without a virus but all horses carry around a generous supply of both viruses and bacteria. While winter weather can’t cause a respiratory illness, the stress of severe weather coupled … Continue reading
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Tagged amino acids, antioxidants, B-Vitamins, cold, GALT, glutamine omega-3, infections, omeg-6, Protein, vitamin A, Vitamin E, whey
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Vitamin E and Selenium Are Powerful Protectors
Vitamin E and selenium are nutrients familiar to most horsepeople. They are among the most common deficiencies in unsupplemented animals – and also the only two where deficiency diseases are still routinely seen. Suboptimal levels also impact health and performance … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidant, deficiency, immunity, muscle, nervous system, Selenium, thyroid, Vitamin E
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The Magic of Colostrum
Foaling season is upon us and everyone realizes the lifesaving importance of mare’s colostrum in transferring disease-protecting antibodies to the new foal but colostrum does much more than this. For For example, colostrum contains a hexasaccharide that inhibits gram negative … Continue reading
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Tagged antibodies GALT, arabinogalactan, B-Vitamins, colostrum, foals, FOS, horses, immunity, lactoferrin, Mannanoligosaccharide, probiotics, Vitamin E, whey
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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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Summer Allergies
Nothing ruins enjoying the warm weather with your horse quite like the scourge of allergies. Manifestations run the gamut from sneezing and snorting to wheezing, runny eyes and agonizing itching. from Towcester Vets, UK Allergies are basically a misdirected and … Continue reading
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Tagged allergy, Aloe, antihisamines, antioxidants, Astragalus, Calendula, Chamomile, Chickweed, corticosteroids, Echinacea, Eleutherococcus, MSM, Omega-3, Pau D'Arco, Quercetin, Spirulina, trace minerals, Vitamin E
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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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