The most important function of vitamin E in the horse’s body revolves around its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants offset the damage...
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To most horse people, there is no better sight than a row of freshly bedded stalls, complete with a pile...
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Knowing and noticing the signs of depression in your horse may alert you to illness, injury or stress that can...
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Thoroughbreds experience a lot of stress on their joints starting at an early age. Daily wear and tear, injuries, conformation, and aging all contribute to damage that causes joint inflammation and pain. There is probably not a Thoroughbred coming off the track that couldn’t benefit from a joint supplement.
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If your Thoroughbred is coming straight from the track and has been in training, their metabolic rate will still be high due to intense training and elevated caloric intake. Once leaving the track, many Thoroughbreds benefit from a period of rest and relaxation, along with time to adjust to their new schedules. Their caloric requirements may decrease depending on the type of work involved in their new career, but this will not happen immediately.
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Do you believe gastric ulcers affect only high-performance athletes such as racehorses or Olympic contenders? Do you believe it takes...
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If you’ve spent any time around a stable during the summer months, then you are probably acquainted with the smell...
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Spring has sprung and it is time to evaluate how your horse made it through the winter and revise your...
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Horses that have demanding training or competition schedules, broodmares raising foals, and growing horses can expend a huge number of calories doing their jobs. These horses need energy and lots of it, but they need the kind of energy that won’t cause digestive upset or improper growth patterns.
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As equine athletes, our horses constantly run the risk of injury. When injury occurs, the horse is faced with a...
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Article re-posted with kind permission by Equine Guelph: www.equineguelph.ca Story by: Jackie Bellamy-Zions Hiding pain is one of the top...
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Travel Tips for Horses- Part 3: How and When to Use Supplements
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Bone remodeling occurs constantly throughout a horse’s lifetime and is essential to the maintenance of proper growth, soundness and longevity....
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Whether a racehorse needs some downtime from the rigors of track life or a show jumper is on stall rest...
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Horses with a healthy GI tract digest their feed more effectively so they absorb additional nutrients. They are less likely to suffer from digestive imbalances resulting in colic, diarrhea and ulcers.
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Pound for pound, fats provide 2.25 times more energy than carbohydrates. Adding fat to the diet can increase the energy content of the diet without increasing meal size.
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Beet pulp is a byproduct of the sugar beet industry. It consists of the pulp that remains after all the...
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Researchers have confirmed that as horses age, they naturally become less sensitive to insulin and more susceptible to health problems...
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Article re-posted with kind permission by Equine Guelph: http://equineguelph.ca/index.php Story by: Dr. Brianne Henderson As we move through the height...
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Hey everyone. Hope you’re staying cool in this hot weather, which for me means I'm either riding at 5:30 a.m. or after 6 p.m. When the weather is hot like this, there are special precautions we can take as owners to make sure our horses don’t overheat…
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When it’s hot out, exercise and other stressors can lead to dangerous dehydration. Horses generate a tremendous amount of heat...
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Article re-posted with kind permission by Equine Guelph: http://equineguelph.ca/index.php Story by: Dr. Brianne Henderson “Whether it be a football player studying...
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Hey everyone. So as a lot of know, young horses can be hard to put and keep weight on, especially our beloved off-the-track Thoroughbreds. They all seem to go through a strange awkward gangly stage, usually at ages 2 and 3. No horse knows this…
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Elevate® was developed to provide a highly bioavailable source of natural vitamin E to horses. Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant,...
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