Flax, Respiratory Remedies and Stress

This issue the focus continues on new products, Purina Omega Horse Chow, Equine Herbal Breathe Better and Stress Away.

 

Got that horse that is an easy keeper (like last month) but is slow as molasses? Hard to kick start but is the right horse for you, so you want to persevere?

 

Omega is the feed to try. It is a sweet feed, and yes it is a high fat feed meant for hard working horses that need to keep their bulk up. It contains flax oil which is a source of omega-3 and omega-6, both amino acids that support the immune system and improves the coat for both shine and dapples.

 

So why did I try it on an easy keeper? She’s got ability, but she’s not built to do the job easily. She burns a LOT of calories. She needs power and stamina for both anaerobic and aerobic work, so she needs an energy source from both starch and fat.

 

The result? She has her own engine now. No more pushing and prodding. She has not gained weight but has developed the muscle required for her work by keeping up her energy long enough to get through the training program.

 

Omega is a feed that I would recommend to the type of horse I have just described (as long as the horse is in work and not on vacation) as well as any horse that needs to build muscle and does a combination of aerobic and anaerobic work (dressage, reining, pulling, driving).

  

And now to the herbals.

 

This is the time of year that brings on chronic respiratory problems. We have several horses with a history of needing prednisolone and either ventipulmin or clenbuterol. Past efforts with herbs have failed. This year we have those same horses on either Breathe Better or Best Support and have successfully avoided all steroids and bronchodilators as well as having a lower overall cost. Both these products are part of the Equine Herbal Products line.

 

I must mention that these horses are being monitored by their vets. However I have no idea if doctors are monitoring the asmathic people from whom we have had reports of success taking Breathe Better For Riders and as a result not having had to use any medication this winter.

 

 

Kasia Miedzinska, PhD

Certified Equine Nutritionist