Horse Digestive Supplements

Turmeric Xtra is an easy way to help support general health and mobility in all horses and ponies. 

• Ready to use and highly palatable turmeric powder.
• With added linseed (flax) and black pepper to enhance the absorption of the turmeric.
• Also contains the antioxidant Vitamin E.
• To support general health, mobility and wellbeing in all horses and ponies.
• Typically providing 3% active curcumin.
• Equine America is BETA NOPS and UFAS accredited, making Turmeric Xtra suitable for horses competing under FEI regulations and the Rules of Racing by reducing the risk of our products containing prohibited substances.

Quality Commitment

Equine America manufactures to a strict code of feed safety. This product has been manufactured in licenced premises using quality assured ingredients under strictly controlled production conditions and conforms to the requirements of the relevant legislation governing the manufacture of animal feeding stuffs. Equine America monitors for the presence of specified naturally occurring prohibited substances (NOPS) as required under the rules of racing and other affiliated competitions which are in line with BETA NOPS guidelines. Adherence to these guidelines ensures that the risk of occurrence of such substances is minimised.

Key Ingredients Per 50g Serving 

Product Description

Equine America Turmeric Xtra is a unique blend of high quality turmeric, typically providing at least 3% of active curcumin, with highly palatable, cooked, full fat linseed meal, so there is no need to add further linseed (flax) oil! Ground black pepper, providing the active compound piperine is also already included, at levels thought to enhance the absorption of the curcumin. Turmeric Xtra also contains the potent antioxidant Vitamin E. 

Turmeric Xtra  - the natural, easy way to help support general health and mobility in all horses and ponies.

BETA NOPS and UFAS accredited, ensuring our products do not contain prohibited substances and are suitable for horses competing under FEI regulations and the Rules of Racing.

Ingredients & Nutrition

Turmeric, containing the active compound curcumin, is thought to provide support for joints and mobility, digestion, immune function, as well as antioxidants and support for the horse’s own anti-inflammatory processes.

Full Fat linseed meal contains high levels of oil to help absorption of the curcumin, as well as providing important omega 3 fatty acids. 

Black pepper, contains the active compound piperine, and as well as enhancing the absorption of curcumin and other nutrients, may also help support immune function.

Vitamin E, a fat-soluble vitamin and potent antioxidant that plays essential roles throughout the body, including the immune system, reproductive health and normal functioning of nerves and muscles.

Available in 3kg.

Key Ingredients Per 50g Serving 

Additives (per kg):

Technological additives: BHT (E321) 100mg.

Nutritional additives: Vitamin E (3a700(i)) 2200mg (to give 114mg Vitamin E per 50g serving).

Composition: Linseed (full fat 35% oil) (71.6%), Turmeric Powder (24.6%), Calcium Carbonate, Black Pepper (0.8%), Vegetable Oil.

Analytical Constituents 

Directions For Use

For 500-650kg horse: introduce slowly for initial 7 days increasing up to 50g per day.

For 300-450kg pony: introduce slowly for initial 7 days increasing up to 30g per day.

Maximum: 100g per day.

25g (approx.) measure enclosed.

Bought With

EA Supreme Omega Oil - For a glossy coat, healthy skin and overall wellbeing.

Formula 1 Pellets - Combines key ingredients from Equine America's top performance products into one palatable easy to feed pellet to provide nutritional support for gastric health, joints, muscles, bones, hooves and the immune system, as well as a broad-spectrum mineral and vitamin supplement and probiotic.

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Pro Gut Balancer is a complementary feed designed to support digestive health as part of a balanced diet.

• A unique, triple action combination of pre and probiotics, together with a mannan-oligosaccharide (MOS) to help maintain a healthy gut microbiome during times of digestive challenge.
• Helps to promote optimum fibre digestion (typically 60-70% of the horse’s daily energy requirement come from fibre digestion).
• Promotes microbial synthesis of vital B vitamins and vitamin K.
• Helps to maintain a healthy gut pH.
• Helps to support a healthy immune system
• Particularly helpful to re-establish a healthy gut microbiota following illness or injury.
• Vital support for horses travelling nationally and internationally to stay away shows.
• Also suitable for horses changing yards, including broodmares going away to stud, or youngstock as they come in for sales or work preparation.
• On a palatable linseed base, easily mixed in feed.
• Equine America is BETA NOPS and UFAS accredited, making Pro Gut Balancer suitable for horses competing under FEI regulations and the Rules of Racing by reducing the risk of our products containing prohibited substances.

Quality Commitment

Equine America manufactures to a strict code of feed safety. This product has been manufactured in licenced premises using quality assured ingredients under strictly controlled production conditions and conforms to the requirements of the relevant legislation governing the manufacture of animal feeding stuffs. Equine America monitors for the presence of specified naturally occurring prohibited substances (NOPS) as required under the rules of racing and other affiliated competitions which are in line with BETA NOPS guidelines. Adherence to these guidelines ensures that the risk of occurrence of such substances is minimised.

Key Ingredients per 30g Serving

Product Description 

Modern horses and ponies are subjected to many stresses and challenges – including moving yards to new management and forage sources, strenuous training and competition programmes, national and international travel to stay-away shows, and high starch diets to provide energy. This disruption can adversely affect performance in many ways, ranging from a subtle decrease in energy production or a reduction in immunity, through to a decrease in gut pH and metabolic and immune system disruption, but certainly to a significant decrease in health, wellbeing and performance. 

Pro-Gut Balancer is a unique combination of pre and probiotics, together with a mannan oligosaccharide (MOS), to help maintain the health of the microbial population in the light of the many challenges faced by modern horses and ponies.

Benefits of Pro Gut Balancer

Pro-Gut Balancer provides a unique triple action approach to maintaining gut health:

1. Probiotics (from the Greek “for life”) Pro Gut Balancer contains the only live yeast licensed for use in horses, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with the highest number of live colony forming units (cfu) per serve. This live yeast plays several vital roles:

• Helping fibre digestion, by using their hyphae to help pull the fibre particle apart. This enables the fibre digesting bacteria to colonize and digest the fibre more readily, producing volatile fatty acids (VFA’s) which are a vital energy source for the horse.
• Scavenging pockets of oxygen in the gut, which would otherwise be toxic to many of the beneficial microbes.
• Outcompeting the lactic acid producing microbes, and encouraging the growth of those which can use lactic acid, thus helping to reduce the likelihood of a drop in hindgut pH which can disrupt the delicate balance in the microbiome.

2. Prebiotics are typically fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), usually obtained from sugarbeet, but are also naturally found in a number of vegetables of fruits such as chicory, onions, asparagus roots, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, leeks and bananas.

Unlike most carbohydrates, these FOS’s are largely unaffected by stomach acid, and other digestive enzymes, but instead, they are selectively fermented by many of the beneficial bacteria in the hindgut. In other words, they act as a food source for, and selectively encourage the growth and activity of the beneficial intestinal bacteria which are associated with health and well-being.

3. Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS): Is obtained from the cell walls of yeasts, and contains beta glucans as well as mannans, acting as a prebiotic. 

Pro-Gut Balancer should be fed for 7-10 days before, during and for 7-10 days after any stressful activity that might adversely impact the microbiome such as long distance travelling, moving yards, broodmares going away to stud, youngstock starting sales prep, or after illness or injury.

Elite competition and racehorses, with ongoing strenuous training and competition programmes may benefit from longer term daily use. 

Ingredients & Nutrition

A complimentary feed for horses and ponies, as part of a balanced diet.

Key Ingredients per 30g Serving

Additives per kg:

COMPOSITION:  Whole micronized linseed (full fat 35% oil), Fructo-oligosaccharides (35.1%), Dried Alfalfa, Yeast Products (Mannan Oligosaccharides MOS) (8.5%)

ADDITIVES (PER kg):

Zootechnical Additives: 4b1710 Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 89885 8.3 x 10¹¹ cfu

Sensory Additives: 2b Mixture of flavouring compounds (apple)  10g

Technological additives: E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) 100mg

Analytical Constituents:

Directions For Use

For a 500kg horse during peak disruption; 30g per day. For maintenance; 15g per day. Maximum; 60g per day. 30g (approx.) measure enclosed.

Bought With

Uls Gard Pellets - For total gastric health.

Lamigard Advanced Care Pellets - Nutritional management and metabolic support for horses and ponies.

Reviews

Uls-gard Pellets provide an advanced and effective pelleted formulation to help maintain digestive health and comfort.

• Advanced and effective pelleted formulation to help maintain digestive health and comfort.
• Contains key ingredients traditionally used to help soothe the stomach lining, including pectins, lecithin, aloe vera, marshmallow root, glycine, liquorice.
• Slow-release calcium and magnesium from marine algae, to help maintain a healthy gut pH.
• Beta glucans from high nucleotide yeast to support gastric content viscosity.
• Contains Pre and Probiotics to support a healthy gut microbiome.
• On a palatable alfalfa and soya hulls base, to provide a fibrous mat.
• Equine America is BETA NOPS and UFAS accredited, making Uls Gard Pellets suitable for horses competing under FEI regulations and the Rules of Racing by reducing the risk of our products containing prohibited substances.

Quality Commitment

Equine America manufactures to a strict code of feed safety. This product has been manufactured in licenced premises using quality assured ingredients under strictly controlled production conditions and conforms to the requirements of the relevant legislation governing the manufacture of animal feeding stuffs. Equine America monitors for the presence of specified naturally occurring prohibited substances (NOPS) as required under the rules of racing and other affiliated competitions which are in line with BETA NOPS guidelines. Adherence to these guidelines ensures that the risk of occurrence of such substances is minimised.

Key nutrients/ingredients per 100g daily serving - divide into 2 or 3 feeds for best results:

Product Description

Horses are designed to trickle feed – grazing for up to 16 hours a day. This means that they need to constantly secrete acid to help digest this almost continual source of food entering their stomach. A grazing horse will also produce up to 9 gallons of saliva a day which as well as lubricating the food, also acts to help maintain a healthy gastric pH.

The horse has a small stomach, and food does not stay in there for very long, so even short periods during the day without access to forage should be minimised.

Providing a small amount of forage, such as chaff, prior to exercise will also support gastric health and comfort.

There are a number of additional management tips which may also help support gastric health:

• Plan yard and field regimes to avoid stressors such as bullying or excessive activity near the stable.
• Avoid high starch feeds and instead use a forage-based regime with digestible fibre sources and oil to provide additional energy.
• Try to provide periods of turnout or hand grazing if possible to enable the horse to benefit from antioxidants in fresh green forage.

Plan training and competition schedules carefully, especially where long-distance travel may result in restricted forage intake.

Equine America ULS-gard Pellets have been formulated using carefully selected ingredients to help maintain gastric health and comfort including:

Slow-release calcium and magnesium from marine algae, to help support a healthy gut pH.

Lecithin - a special type of fat which to support healthy stomach lining cells.

Pectins, Marshmallow root and Liquorice - to help produce mucilage which acts as a physical barrier for the unprotected upper portion of the stomach.

Aloe Vera and Glycine - to help support a healthy gastric mucosa (lining of the stomach).

High nucleotide yeast - to provide beta-glucans which help to increase the viscosity of stomach contents, and provide nutritional support for a healthy gastric mucosa.

Pre and Probiotics to support a healthy gut microbiome.

Alfalfa and soya hulls to provide a fibrous "mat" and to help maintain a healthy gastric pH.

Additional Management factors to help support digestive health and comfort.

• Turnout to grass where practical and possible, ideally with a placid companion, even if only for short periods.
• Ensure ad-lib forage where practical. For good-doers, where calories are restricted, offer very frequent, but controlled amounts of forage, with the largest allocation overnight. Select clean, but low-calorie forage to enable larger amounts to be offered.
• Offer forage in different locations in the stable to encourage natural foraging behaviour.
• Try to reduce social stressors such as bullying stablemates, or proximity to the feed store.
• Feed a good double handful (or 1 round scoop) of alfalfa chaff before exercise or competition warm-up to provide a fibrous "mat" in the stomach - even if forage is available in the stable or lorry.
• Consider replacing some starch-based calories with Equine America Supreme Omega Oil in the diet.

Benefits of ULS-gard Pellets

• Natural, nutritional support for gut health and comfort (Calcium, magnesium, lecithin, pectin, glycine).
• Key ingredients traditionally used to soothe the stomach wall (Aloe vera, marshmallow root, liquorice).
• Marine algae to support a healthy gut pH
• Beta-Glucans from high nucleotide yeasts to support a healthy gastric mucosa.
• Pre (FOS) and probiotics to support a healthy gut microbiome.
• Alfalfa and soya hulls base to provide a fibrous mat.
• Palatable and easy to mix for fussy feeders.
• Suitable for foals at a reduced serving rate.

Ingredients & Nutrition

Uls-gard Pellets are a complementary feed for horses and ponies, designed to support gastric health as part of a balanced diet.

Equine America Uls-Gard Pellets have been formulated using carefully selected ingredients to help maintain gastric health and comfort including:

Slow-release calcium and magnesium from marine algae, to help support a healthy gut pH.

Lecithin – a special type of fat that helps to support healthy stomach lining cells.

Pectins, Marshmallow root and Liquorice – to help produce mucilage to support the upper portion of the stomach.

Aloe Vera and Glycine – to help support a healthy gastric mucosa (lining of the stomach).

High nucleotide yeast to provide beta glucans which help to increase the viscosity of stomach contents, and provide nutritional support for a healthy gastric mucosa.

Pre and Probiotics to help support a healthy gut microbiome. 

Alfalfa and soya hulls to provide a fibrous “mat” and to help maintain a healthy gastric pH.

Key nutrients/ingredients per 100g daily serving - divide into 2 or 3 feeds for best results:

Directions For Use

Uls-Gard Pellets are a complementary feed for horses and ponies, designed to support gastric health as part of a balanced diet.

Bought With

Uls-Gard Solution can be syringed for fussy feeders.

Supreme Omega Oil  - to provide additional non-starch calories and omega 3 fatty acids

Reviews

Ingredients Per 90g Serving

Product Description

Horses and ponies grazing sparse vegetation or given hay or feed spread out on sandy or very dry and dusty soils, can ingest varying amounts of sand. This sand can accumulate in the gut and cause digestive disturbances, adversely affecting the normal functioning of the gut.

It is thought that this gelatinous psyllium helps to stimulate the muscular waves or peristalsis which pushes the contents of the gut along its length, helping to expel the excess sand which may have accumulated in the gut. 

Because of the abrasive nature of sand as it moves through the digestive system, the gut lining may be affected, upsetting the balance of the vital microbiome (“gut bugs”) which normally adheres to the gut lining. Sandout Pellets also contain a probiotic to help restore a healthy microbiome.

Sandout Pellets should be fed for 7 consecutive days in each month to avoid the gut and the microbiome becoming accustomed to the psyllium, and using it as a soluble fibre source rather than an aid to sand expulsion. Feeding for longer than 7 days should be discussed with your veterinary surgeon.

Ingredients & Nutrition

Directions For Use

Feeding Directions: For 500kg horse: 90g per day, mixed in a small feed for 7 consecutive days of each month or as advised by your veterinary surgeon. Do not exceed 90g per day unless advised by your veterinary surgeon. 45g (approx.) measure enclosed.

Do not add to wet food or allow to soak up moisture as this will activate the product before reaching the gut. If you do need to add to soaked feed, we recommend keeping Sandout Pellets as dry as possible and adding immediately before feeding.

Pack size 2.6kg provides 4 x 7 day courses. 

Bought With

Uls Gard Pellets - For total gastric health.

Pro Gut Balancer Powder - Unique combination of pre and probiotics, together with a mannan oligosaccharide (MOS), to help maintain the health of the gut microbiome in the light of the many challenges faced by modern performance horses.

Product Reviews

Formula 1 Pellets combine key ingredients from our top products to provide nutritional support.

• The ultimate all-in-one supplement to promote optimum health and performance in competition horses and ponies.
• A broad-spectrum vitamin and mineral supplement plus targeted high level all-round nutritional support for joints, digestive system, muscles, immune system, energy and overall health and wellbeing.
• Providing over 50 ingredients including broad spectrum of key vitamin and minerals, as well as collagen, hyaluronic acid, Boswellia, pectin, lecithin, probiotics, MSM, turmeric, liquorice, marshmallow and echinacea.
• Provided as a single supplement in an easy to feed palatable pellet, ideal for those that want an all-in-one approach to supplements.
• Low sugar and suitable for horses and ponies requiring a low sugar diet.
• Equine America is BETA NOPS and UFAS accredited, making Formula 1 pellets suitable for horses competing under FEI regulations and the Rules of Racing by reducing the risk of our products containing prohibited substances.

For those competing under the Rules of Racing please note this product contains MSM, and as a threshold substance under the Rules of Racing we would recommend withdrawal 96 hours before racing. For further advice please contact our technical team info@equine-america.co.uk

Quality Commitment

Equine America manufactures to a strict code of feed safety. This product has been manufactured in licenced premises using quality assured ingredients under strictly controlled production conditions and conforms to the requirements of the relevant legislation governing the manufacture of animal feeding stuffs. Equine America monitors for the presence of specified naturally occurring prohibited substances (NOPS) as required under the rules of racing and other affiliated competitions which are in line with BETA NOPS guidelines. Adherence to these guidelines ensures that the risk of occurrence of such substances is minimised.

Key Ingredients per 100g Serving

Please note this supplement contains over 50 ingredients so this table is designed as a summary rather than an exhaustive list, for the full list of ingredients please see the nutrition data and vitamins and minerals table below.

Vitamins and Minerals in Formula 1 Pellets per 100g daily serving

Product Description

Formula 1 pellets provide a broad-spectrum supplement with over 50 ingredients providing high level nutritional support for joints, digestive system, muscle, immune system, energy and overall health and wellbeing. The ideal option for the elite horse needing a broad-spectrum nutritional support as an all-in-one supplement.

All ingredients are carefully selected to ensure they are fully compliant with the Rules of Racing and the FEI Guidelines for Clean Sport.    

Ingredients & Nutrition

The ultimate all-in-one supplement to promote optimum health and performance in competition horses and ponies.

The key ingredients in Formula 1 Pellets includes:

Collagen: an important compound needed to produce the water-based matrix or structural framework of the cartilage, to help give it strength and elasticity. We use a sustainable and ethical source of marine collagen.

Hyaluronic Acid: a key glycosaminoglycan (GAG) which helps to maintain the viscosity of the joint fluid, to lubricate the joint and act as a shock absorber.

Boswellia: provides powerful plant-based anti-inflammatory support.

Whey Protein: provides a source of key amino acids to support the muscles.  

Apple Pectin, marshmallow root and liquorice root:  provide digestive support by helping produce mucilage which acts as a physical barrier for the unprotected upper portion of the stomach. Apple Pectin also acts as a prebiotic.

Probiotics: from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and to support a healthy gut microbiome.

Methylsulphonylmethane (MSM): provides a bio-available source of sulphur to support the bonds in the cartilage structural matrix, and also supports anti-inflammatory processes.

Turmeric: with black pepper to aid absorption providing antioxidant support as well as supporting anti-inflammatory processes.

Spirulina: from blue-green algae to support the muscles in exercising horses, as well as immune system support.  

Lecithin: is a special type of fat which supports healthy stomach lining cells.

Essential amino acids including lysine for muscle health and methionine for muscle growth.

Broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals including:

Key trace minerals including manganese, silicon and copper which all play important roles in the production of structural compounds such as chondroitin, as well as in the production of collagen and HA. Copper also plays a key role in red blood cell and haemoglobin production.

Antioxidant Vitamins C and E alongside other plant-based antioxidants help to mop up the free radicals produced during exercise and stress, which could otherwise damage cells.

Zinc and Biotin to support hoof and hair health.

B Vitamins for blood health, supporting the immune system and energy production for body cells to function correctly. 

All ingredients are selected to ensure they are fully compliant with the Rules of Racing and the FEI Guidelines for Clean Sport.  

Key Ingredients per 100g Serving

Please note this supplement contains over 50 ingredients so this table is designed as a summary rather than an exhaustive list, for the full list of ingredients please see the nutrition data and vitamins and minerals table below.

Vitamins and Minerals in Formula 1 Pellets per 100g daily serving

Nutrition Data:

Additives (per kg): Nutritional additives:

Trace elements: Total Copper 1,000mg, 3b405 Copper (copper (ii) sulphate pentahydrate) 670mg, 3b413 Copper (copper (II) chelate of glycine hydrate) 330mg, Total Zinc 2,500mg, 3b603 Zinc oxide 1,670mg, 3b607 Zinc (zinc chelate of glycine hydrate) 830mg, Total Manganese 2,500mg, 3b502 Manganese (manganese oxide) 1,670mg, 3b506 Manganese (manganese chelate of glycine hydrate) 830mg, 3b108 Iron (iron (II) chelate of glycine hydrate) 1,500mg, 3b801 Selenium (sodium selenite) 10mg.

Vitamins:

3a672a Vitamin A 150,000 IU,

3a671 Vitamin D3 30,000 IU,

3a700 Vitamin E 15,000mg,

3a312 Vitamin C 5,000mg,

3a711 Vitamin K3 20mg,

3a821 Vitamin B1 1,000mg,

3a825i Vitamin B2 500mg,

3a831 Vitamin B6 1,000mg,

3a Vitamin B12 5mg,

3a316 Folic Acid 1,000mg,

3a841 Calcium D Pantothenate 870mg,

3a315 Niacinamide 500mg,

3a890 Choline Chloride 1000mg,

3a880 Biotin 100mg.

Amino acids:

3.2.3. Lysine Hydrochloride 14,700mg,

3c301 DL Methionine 5,800mg.

Zootechnical additives:

4b1710 Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 2.5 x 1010 CFU.

Sensory additives:

2b Echinacea powder 10,000mg,

2b Boswellia 50,000mg,

Mixture of flavouring compounds.

Technological additives:

1c322i Lecithin 10,000mg,

E551c Diatomaceous earth (purified) 20,000mg,

E551a Monosilicic acid 220mg.

Composition: Dried Alfalfa, Rice Bran, Hipro Soya (from genetically modified sources), Wheatfeed, Methylsulphonylmethane (MSM), Magnesium Oxide, Whey Protein, Spirulina, Apple Pectin, Dried Ground Seaweed, Turmeric, Althaea Officinalis (Marshmallow) Root Powder, Salt, Collagen (Marine), Hyaluronic Acid, Black Pepper Powder, Liquorice Root Powder.

Analytical Constituents:

Directions For Use

For a 500kg horse per day: feed 100g per day.  

Maximum 100g per day for a 500kg horse.

Bought With

Cortaflex HA Super Fenn Powder - Powerful joint support for performance, racing and competition horses.

Super So Kalm Paste - Helps to settle stressed and uptight horses when competing or at home.

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