It’s about
more than just a passion for the sport and its
animals. Horse showing and the rigorous training
that goes into it also demands peak condition
from riders and their mounts. It’s vital
to add supplements to the training
mix to help keep performance animals in top health.
Recent advances in nutritional science and manufacturing
techniques mean supplements now provide more than
internal benefits--they create noticeable differences
on the exterior of the horse as well. Visually
healthier skin and coat, along with more pliable
hooves and sounder joints are among the benefits.
Electrolyte formulations enable horses to recover
faster from strenuous exercise.
“A rising segment of horse enthusiasts
are looking to boost their animals’ overall
well-being through nutrition. Owners who have
grown more educated about what it takes to keep
a horse healthy, especially performance horses
with a high level of demands placed on them, want
the internal and external results provided by
targeted supplements,”
said Jaime Lopez Ph.D, new product development
manager for Farnam’s animal supplements. “The
delivery system of supplementation must be efficient
and accurate or the product could be wasted. It
is easier to stay with the program when the supplements
are easily administered.”
Powder, pellet and crumble supplement formulas are
often messy and wasteful. Farnam Horse Product’s
Ascend™ Gel line is simple to give, convenient
when traveling, and provides fresh, exact serving
amounts that won’t blow away or be nosed aside.
“This is a first-time concept in equine
nutritional science, and it just makes life easier
for busy riders who want maximum health for their
horses, and an easy way to give supplements,”
said Jamie Stewart, marketing manager for Farnam
Horse Product’s nutritional lines. “The
horse can nose powders and pellets aside, and
liquid can seep through, but the gel can’t
go anywhere—it’s a way to ensure he
gets his exact portion. And for those who frequently
travel to shows with their horses, the gels are
packaged specifically for convenience.”
Each Ascend formula is designed to address a
specific area of the active horse and contains
high levels of ingredients. Hoof Health Gel contains
biotin to help build strong walls, methionine
to support protein development, and lysine to
promote hoof growth. Joint Health Gel nurtures
and promotes normal joint function with glucosamine,
chondroitin and hyaluronic acid. It also uses
MSM to help reduce tissue inflammation. Skin &
Coat Health Gel helps produce a gleaming coat,
and Performance Electrolyte replenishes vital
fluids to horses following regular and rigorous
exercise.
Supplements to Stop Wood Chewing
For the well-traveled and sometimes stressed-out
competition horse, wood chewing can be a potential
cause of health problems. These may include excessive
wear of the upper incisors, splinter damage to
oral parts, and colic associated with the ingestion
of wood fragments. What’s more, wood chewing
is destructive and carries with it an economic
factor due to the damage to stalls, rails and
fence posts.
Wood chewing is reported in young horses, in
particular when their temporary incisors are being
replaced, and is a well-known predisposition seen
in approximately 30 percent of the U.S. adult
horse population. Several known conditions that
cause wood chewing include stress, boredom, nervousness,
seasonality, the feeding program, confined environments
and lack of social interaction.
“The life of a show horse is defined by
great amounts of physical exertion and significant
periods of being stabled. These horses can benefit
significantly from a formula that stops them from
chewing wood,” said Stewart. “Farnam’s
Quitt® pellets are the ideal nutritional
remedy to keeping competition horses healthier.
Also it helps keep stables, fences, and posts
intact and free of bite marks.”
Quitt’s unique formula combines essential
vitamins, micro and macro minerals, and fatty
acids all in a pH balanced alfalfa pellet. It
stops wood chewing by addressing underlying nutritional
deficiencies, thus stopping this potentially harmful
behavior. Research indicates that most horses
will stop wood chewing within seven to 10 days
after daily supplementation. It contains ingredients
at levels that will not interfere with an existing
feeding regimen, and will not cause harm to the
horse. For best results, feed Quitt® pellets
at the recommended daily serving. With a money-back
guarantee and easy-to-feed application, horse
owners can say goodbye to chemical sprays, cayenne
pepper remedies, collars and costly repairs.
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