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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Procssed Salt and Natural Salt Differ Mainly Just In Price
Unrefined salts have long been the darling of some gourmet cooks
and up-scale restaurants because of the subtle differences in taste from refined
table salt. However, "raw" salts are being touted as better for horses' health
with a range of claims being made, including that your familiar... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Chemical Dewormers are Best
The control of internal parasites is a major equine health issue.
Concerns about regular exposure to deworming chemicals and dewormer resistance
in parasites often lead owners to consider the use of natural dewormer products.
Understandable, yes, but before you put anything into your horse's... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Horse Joint Supplements Guide
Horse joint supplements work. what's heartening is we finally have some
formal studies in horses that back this claim up. However, if you've tried
several different supplements, you've probably found that some horse joint supplements work better than
others in helping your horse move more... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Tend To Garden-Variety Arthritis in Horses With Simple, Low-Cost Formulas
You can easily spend $3 a day putting your horse on a supercharged
joint supplement. However, you may not need to do that.
There's really no sense in feeding--and paying for--ingredients that
your horse doesn't need. Yes, of course, some horses truly do need the
high-potency,... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Compounded Horse Drugs: Do You Know What You're Getting?
Compounding is the practice of hand-mixing drugs to meet a special
need for a different dosage or different ingredients, including the inactive
bases, than is available from a pharmaceutical company. Compounding may also be
allowed if a horse needs a drug that no longer is being manufactured,... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Antioxidants Fight Bad-Boy Free Radicals in Horses
Although it's not the buzz word it was 20 years ago,
antioxidants remain an extremely important part of your horse's diet. As the
name suggests, they're substances that block reactions with oxygen,
specifically, "free radical" oxygen.
Oxygen is a reactive, unstable element. The horse's... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Trail Rider
Extended-Release Glucosamine Joint Supplement for Horses
Glucosamine helps maintain healthy joints. New from Farnam is
MaxFlex XR Joint Formula, containing an extended-release formula designed to
keep the glucosamine in your horse's system for 24 hours, rather than being
quickly dissolved. MaxFlex XR also contains MSM, chondroitin sulfate, Ester C,... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Vitamin E and Equine Motor Neuron Disase (EMND) in Horses
EMND, or equine motor neuron disease, is a progressive
degeneration of the nerves supplying muscle. It can result in mild elevations of
muscle enzymes, progressive muscle atrophy with gait changes, weakness, tremors,
severe weight loss and eventual euthanasia in horses. Some horses show at... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Merial Launches Equioxx for Arthritis Pain in Horses
Merial recently released a new arthritis pain medication,
Equioxx, which works similarly to phenylbutazone or flunixin meglumine
(Banamine). The active drug is firocoxib, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID). The same drug in chewable tablet form for dogs was approved in 2004 and... | read »
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Health: Supplements
from the pages of Horse Journal
Dangers of Electrolytes in Horses
Hot weather gets many people reaching for an electrolyte
supplement for their horse, but often they have little understanding about
electrolytes or what they do. This is scary because, used improperly,
electrolytes can make the risk of dehydration or electrolyte-related performance
problems... | read »
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| Sun Protection for Horses |
Sunlight has beneficial effects for horses, including the manufacture of vitamin D by the
skin, relief of muscle and tendon stiffness or soreness and possibly even
improved immunity.
But horses with pink-skinned areas may suffer sunburn if
overexposed and could be at higher risk for... | read |
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