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Category: Equine GI Management

May 15, 2023

Veterinarians often get questions from clients about the safety and benefits of using certain medications and supplements simultaneously. These two types of products serve distinct purposes, and while some supplements can have adverse interactions with certain medications, others can benefit equine patients by providing additional support.
Veterinarians often get questions from clients about the…

January 6, 2023

While gastric ulcers are a common focus in equine practice, intestinal pathologies found beyond the stomach may present a greater challenge for veterinarians. Enteritis and other intestinal disorders can be difficult to diagnose. But these digestive issues have a significant impact on equine welfare and performance.
While gastric ulcers are a common focus in…

August 31, 2022

Maintaining a healthy GI tract via nutritive support is key to effective surgery preparation and rapid post-op recovery in horses. Impaired GI health is directly associated with impaired immune health (Schley and Field, 2002; Artis, 2008; Jarchum and Pamer, 2011). Compromised GI health and immune health in the immediate post-surgical period may be unavoidable, but based on what we currently know, it is almost certainly possible to minimize impairments. 
Maintaining a healthy GI tract via nutritive support…

July 21, 2022

When it comes to a horse’s health, nothing is more important than nutrition. It plays a role in almost everything—weight, body condition, attitude, energy, immunity, hoof health, and even mental focus. Therefore, appropriate and adequate nutrition represents a central factor in overall wellness in horses.
When it comes to a horse’s health, nothing…

May 2, 2022

Stereotypies, such as cribbing and stall-walking, are not found in wild horses, thus are likely a direct result of domestication and modern husbandry practices. While they may arise for a variety of reasons, these vices can be symptomatic of GI distress as well as of a stress reaction taking place in the horse’s brain. Keep reading to see how the gut and the brain work together to keep the horse’s immune system intact, and how the immune system in turn keeps the gut healthy and balanced.
Stereotypies, such as cribbing and stall-walking, are not…

March 16, 2022

When it comes to the gastrointestinal health of our patients, equine veterinarians are highly aware of the widespread nature of gastric ulceration, especially for horses used in competition and professional settings. We also deal with colic as the top cause of medical death in horses, and we’re called upon regularly to diagnose and treat bacterial imbalances, diarrhea and other GI upsets.
When it comes to the gastrointestinal health of…

October 8, 2015

Specific nutrition, feeding and management regimens are required to meet the high demands placed on today’s performance horse. A diet high in energy-dense non-structural carbohydrate, but often lacking in sufficient fibre and fed intermittently, combined with prolonged stabling and the stresses that exist alongside training, competing and travel, all pose risks to digestive health.
Specific nutrition, feeding and management regimens are required…

NEW! Equine Gut and Reproductive Health White Paper

Learn how optimizing nutrition and immunity in breeding horses by supporting GI tract health can improve chances of reproductive success.