by admin | May 14, 2018 | Horse behavior
Smart feeding practices can help a racehorse overcome physical and mental stress The thoroughbred is bred to be a finely tuned animal with tremendous speed and stamina. But years of selective breeding have produced certain negative physical and psychological traits in...
by admin | May 14, 2018 | Vitamin & Mineral
Even with cooler weather on the horizon, maintaining your horse’s electrolyte level is still as important as ever. As discussed in one of our previous blog posts, “Keeping the Horse Replenished – Equine Electrolytes”, electrolytes are mineral salts that create...
by admin | May 14, 2018 | Vitamin & Mineral
Proteins are sometimes called the building blocks of life, and when new tissues are made, large amounts of dietary protein are required. The stages in an animal’s life when new tissues are extensively manufactured are: Growth Lactation Pregnancy Proteins are composed...
by admin | May 14, 2018 | Horse behavior, Understanding Nutrition
Sorting through science and fact versus tradition is often a difficult task By Amy M Gill, PhD. The misconceptions about feeding horses is a topic that is written about frequently but is worth repeating from time to time, because it appears to be a difficult one for...
by admin | May 14, 2018 | Joint & Bone
Optimizing Equine Bone Formation – Role of Nutrition, Training and Drug interaction By Amy M Gill, PhD. Many Variables Involved in Formation of Healthy Bone Since the recent break down of several high profile race horses, the media and others have tried to...
by admin | May 12, 2018 | Understanding Nutrition
Didn’t get to participate in our live webinar? Now is your chance to learn all about “Healthy Guy, Healthy Horse” with Dr. Amy Gill, Equi-Force founder, by registering for our webinar replay. Until recently, the importance of equine gastrointestinal health...
by admin | May 12, 2018 | Understanding Nutrition, Vitamin & Mineral
Supporting Equine Digestion – Intestinal Micro-organisms for Healthy Gut Function The equine digestive tract is a fragile system and the rigors of training often cause disruption of normal function to occur. Gastrointestinal disorders, such as gastric ulcer syndrome,...
by admin | May 12, 2018 | Joint & Bone, Understanding Nutrition, Vitamin & Mineral
This is an email from Sue Thompson regarding the rehabilitation of a starved mare with OmegaTri™ oil as an adjunct nutritional therapy: “Attached are pictures of a 24-year-old TB mare I rescued in December during a freak snowstorm here in CA. She had been...
by admin | May 12, 2018 | Horse behavior, Joint & Bone
Understanding evolution of equine metabolism provides insight into managing disorders Today’s Racehorses are selectively bred from a narrow gene pool, asked to perform unnatural exercise regimes, and then fed excessive amounts of unnatural, concentrated grain...
by admin | May 12, 2018 | Understanding Nutrition, Vitamin & Mineral
Milkshakes Leave a Bad Taste Sodium bicarbonate loading could delay onset of fatigue and mask use or detection of drugs By Amy M Gill, PhD. At every level of racing, so much time and money are invested in each horse that trainers and owners want to find the extra edge...
