A balanced microbiota is essential for efficient digestion and nutrient absorption. But dietary changes, stress, and other environmental factors in modern horse management often lead to disruptions in the intestinal microbiota.
Do you know how to tell if your horse suffers from chronic stress? You need to know the sources, signs, and effects of stress—especially how it impacts the equine digestive and immune system.
If you rely on complete feeds in your horse’s diet, you may be hurting their system with high-glycemic meals that cause spikes and crashes in blood sugar. Understanding what’s in your horse’s feed and how it can affect blood sugar levels is crucial to providing exemplary care and reaching peak performance.
A horse’s gi tract health can be negatively affected by management practices and the stresses of training, traveling, and competing. A healthy, comfortable horse is a happy and high-performing horse, which is why we created SUCCEED.
As a horse owner, our equine partner’s comfort and health is our top concern. We all know the old adage, “no hoof, no horse”, but the same could be said about a horse’s GI tract. Its digestive health is just as important for performance, function and comfort.
The notorious “summer run” in the world of rodeo is the most demanding time of the year for competitors and their performance horses. Here are some specific ways the summer run can be hard on your horse’s digestive health, and what you can do to better support and manage it.
