Have you ever driven along the road and noticed how healthy and shiny some cattle are, and on the other hand how under conditioned and dull some look? You can be pretty sure the farmers weren’t up at dawn shampooing and conditioning them all with some expensive stuff from the store. It is usually a result of the pasture they are on and to be more precise, whether or not the pasture has been improved in some way.
The Same could be said for horses. It is amazing that some horses that are not looked at from one month to the next are brimming over with perfect health and yet other horses are fed daily, rugged, groomed, washed, stabled - the list goes on - still don’t have that inner glow that ends up being an outer gloss.
The saying for people is “you are what you eat”, and so it goes for horses too!
It may be only a matter of a small deficiency in the diet.
SEAWEED plays an important part in a horses diet as it contains minor and major trace elements - including iodine and vitamins, as when iodine is deficient in an animal , it wouldn’t matter what feed or mineral and vitamin supplement the animal is getting, it will not be converted by the system properly until the iodine deficiencies are taken care of.
For some people it may be an option to improve their pasture, but for many an impossibility. Perhaps their horses are agisted or are kept in small yards or paddocks where even spelling is non-existent.
GARLIC is excellent when used as a preventative herb to boost the immune system and to guard against coughs, colds, worms, infections and skin conditions including Queensland itch.
CHAMOMILE works well for highly strung horses as it nourishes and improves the nervous system but may also help relieve stressed muscles as a result of sore joints or injury. It has anti-inflammatory, sedative and antispasmodic properties, along with the ability to relieve stress, gastric irritations including colic.
ROSEHIPS are very high in Vitamin C and have a high mineral content including copper. They are particularly good when used if your horse has suffered from an illness or injury. As it is a circulatory herb, it is most beneficial for healthy hoof growth and lungs.
PSYLLIUM HUSKS are used when horses are taking up too much sand with their food which can eventually impede correct digestion and may in turn cause sand colic.
This article has been suppled by Lisa McCann who is a supplier of herbs & supplements.
The saying for people is “you are what you eat”, and so it goes for horses too!
It may be only a matter of a small deficiency in the diet.
SEAWEED plays an important part in a horses diet as it contains minor and major trace elements - including iodine and vitamins, as when iodine is deficient in an animal , it wouldn’t matter what feed or mineral and vitamin supplement the animal is getting, it will not be converted by the system properly until the iodine deficiencies are taken care of.
For some people it may be an option to improve their pasture, but for many an impossibility. Perhaps their horses are agisted or are kept in small yards or paddocks where even spelling is non-existent.
GARLIC is excellent when used as a preventative herb to boost the immune system and to guard against coughs, colds, worms, infections and skin conditions including Queensland itch.
CHAMOMILE works well for highly strung horses as it nourishes and improves the nervous system but may also help relieve stressed muscles as a result of sore joints or injury. It has anti-inflammatory, sedative and antispasmodic properties, along with the ability to relieve stress, gastric irritations including colic.
ROSEHIPS are very high in Vitamin C and have a high mineral content including copper. They are particularly good when used if your horse has suffered from an illness or injury. As it is a circulatory herb, it is most beneficial for healthy hoof growth and lungs.
PSYLLIUM HUSKS are used when horses are taking up too much sand with their food which can eventually impede correct digestion and may in turn cause sand colic.
This article has been suppled by Lisa McCann who is a supplier of herbs & supplements.
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