Prebiotics are ingredients that promote the health and growth of microorganisms already living in your horse’s digestive tract. Prebiotics essentially act as a food source for your horse’s existing gut microbes. Unlike probiotics, prebiotics for horses do not introduce new bacteria to the digestive tract. What is the mechanism of Read more…
A healthy foal should stand within 1 hour. How long does a horse stand in a day? While the metabolic costs associated with locomotion are obvious, it also takes some effort to stand still, and horses typically stand for 22–23 hours a day – eating, socializing and sleeping. How do Read more…
It is widely understood that calcium is paramount to keeping strong and healthy bones and teeth; this doesn’t only apply to humans, it also applies to horses, and in fact most mammals! Like humans, horses can sometimes be deficient in calcium. What causes calcium deficiency in horses? Tropical Grasses can Read more…
7.5 grams per day. The NRC (2007) estimates that methionine should account for 1.2% of dietary crude protein intake. The crude protein requirement for a 500 kg horse is 630 grams per day which yields a methionine requirement of 7.5 grams per day for a horse at maintenance. Can horses Read more…
Supplementing your horse’s diet with methionine can help to support healthy hooves and joints and meet the demands for protein synthesis in the body. Horses that have hoof problems like cracking or crumbling hooves might benefit from supplemental methionine in the diet. Do horses need methionine? Methionine is the second Read more…
It is a highly soluble protein, unlike other cytochromes, with a solubility of about 100 g/L and is an essential component of the electron transport chain, where it carries one electron. Cytochrome C (CYT C) Product Name Cytochrome C Source Equine Heart Catalogue Number 192-10 Purity > 95% Form Powder Read more…
According to the NRC (2007), threonine requirements for horses can be estimated as 62% of lysine requirement. Threonine should account for 2.7% of dietary crude protein intake. A 500 kg horse at maintenance requires 17 grams per day of threonine for optimal protein synthesis. How much amino acids should a Read more…
L-Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in humans as well as horses and can be useful for: fueling and repairing muscle tissue. Who should not use L-glutamine? While L-glutamine supplementation is usually considered safe for most people, there are some who should avoid it. People with kidney disease, liver Read more…
The neck sweat should reach down to your horse’s withers and be smooth against the neck with no wrinkles. The sweat should end right where the shoulder meets the neck – at that 45-degree angle. When putting the sweat on, make sure it’s laying flat against the horse’s neck as Read more…
Answer: Supplementing means entering a horse for a race at a late stage. This usually involves a fee being paid to allow the horse to participate. What does it mean when a horse needs to be supplemented? If a horse is ‘supplemented’ for a race, it is entered into the Read more…