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Protecting Horses from Seasonal Pasture Myopathy

...consume approximately 1,000 IU of vitamin E daily, which can often by achieved by feeding quality, green forage. Supplemental vitamin E, such as KER’s Nano•E, a rapidly bioavailable, water-soluble product...

Housing Situation: Single Life May Stress Out Horses

...for products that contain natural-source vitamin E, vitamin C, and digestive health components such as buffers,” advised Whitehouse. Nano-E is a powerful antioxidant that plays a vital role in immunity....

Nutritional Antioxidants and the Late-Pregnant Mare

...antioxidant enzymes can signal the need for an effective, body-wide antioxidant during periods of stress, such as the time surrounding foaling. As an antioxidant, vitamin E helps protect the body...

Cold Weather Feeding Tips

...certain omega-3 fatty acids. Natural vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) is a better source than synthetic (dl-alpha tocopherol). Nano-E is a research-proven natural source of vitamin E that is highly digestible....

Milne: Feeding Horses After Exercise for Optimal Recovery

...before competition will lead to increased blood and tissue levels of vitamin E and reduced oxidative stress, giving rise to faster recovery. Supplementation with vitamin C can also be useful...

Toxic Plant for Horses: Meadow Saffron

...a vitamin E supplement, look for a product with proven bioavailability.” Nano-E is a water-soluble formulation that features advanced nanotechnology to supply a rapidly absorbed natural-source of vitamin E. *Mueller,...

Western performance reining cutting horse.

Six Questions: Feeding the Right Nutrients to Performance Horses

...vitamin E. The requirements for trace minerals (cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, and zinc) begin to increase with moderate exercise. Trace minerals are used in many cellular enzymes, hormones,...

Photo of a horse with a sarcoid on her cheek

Immunotherapy Improves Recovery Odds of Horses with Sarcoids

...immune boosters may be warranted in special cases. The antioxidant vitamin E is known to modulate immune function, so supplemental vitamin E may be appropriate for horses with sarcoids. “Studies...

Bay horse with long forelock and mane grazing.

Strip-Grazing: No Increase in Physical Activity Among Horses

...form of a ration balancer or a high-quality vitamin and mineral supplement. When soundness allows, easy keepers should be exercised to help prevent unwanted weight gain, with the goal of...

Bay horse eating hay from a net hanging outside the stall.

Haynet Height: Consider Comfort of Horses

...scenario calls for a well-formulated vitamin and mineral supplement, according to Whitehouse. “Because these horses are generally fed all-forage diets, they usually miss out on the vitamin and mineral fortification...

Smoke Inhalation in Horses

...of acute smoke inhalation varies by horse, but recommendations include high doses of the antioxidant vitamin E. Natural sources of vitamin E, as found in Nano-E, are recommended. Nano-E has...

Antioxidant Supplementation in Performance Horses

...antioxidants in the body. Those included alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), beta-carotene (a precursor of vitamin A), retinol, glutathione, and glutathione peroxidase. The most notable findings in the study were that horses...

Focus In on Milne Equine

...It is ideal for horses that tend to get hot, horses in maintenance, and good-doing ponies. It contains a vitamin and mineral premix to meet the requirements of pleasure and...

Endurance horse and rider hacking on a farm

Endurance Horses: Supporting Healthy Bones

...Triacton, which contains an assortment of highly bioavailable minerals and vitamins essential for sound skeletal development, maintenance, and improved bone density,” Crandell said. These minerals and vitamins include a novel,...

Choosing a Feed for Endurance Horses

...E, selenium, and B-vitamins. Vitamin E and selenium are both involved in antioxidant reactions within the body. Vitamin E should be included at a rate of 100 IU/lb of finished...