Arnica bruising relief herb grows wild in Europes mountainous regions and has been used for the effective treatment of reducing bruises and breaking down fluid that have built up around the joints, it is also anti bacterial so will also help to cut down the time it takes for a wound to heal. It is said that mountaineers would use the herb to relieve the pain in their muscles and joints from strenuous climbing and inevitable falls that hinder climbers. Horses like humans can benefit greatly from arnica and scientist are now developing new products for everyday use that incorporate it.
Horses, especially show horses are forever banging and therefore bruising their legs, these as you can imagine are very painful and if not treated still very painful and made worse if banged when jumping again. Equimins Arnica and Witch Hazel is a soothing gel for the treatment of bruising, sprains and joint and muscle soreness. Arnica helps to maintain the local blood supply and so supports natural recovery whilst Witch Hazel is a very useful herb for inflamed and tender skin. MSM has excellent properties for skin recovery and Allantoin is a protein that promotes cell renewal and is good for rough and damaged skin.
Contact us for more information on Arnica and how to apply simply give us a call and we will be happy to assist.
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Creatine is an amino acid which helps to store energy in the muscle, during strenuous exercise such as sprinting our muscles contract to give us the motion we require to get into motion, and at high speeds this quickly becomes harder and harder to perform. Our bodies use various energies including ATP energy and the more widely know fats and carbohydrates. ATP energy occurs naturally in the muscle but there is not enough to power constant high performance. Once the ATP is used it is broken down into and inorganic phosphate and ADP, creatine converts ADP back into ATP . This means that your horse will perform for longer at a higher level and the muscle mass increases, making the animal more powerful for the future.
Equimins Creatine for horses is a useful buffer against the build up of lactic acid. This product will have benefits to any horses that are undergoing strenuous exercise, such as racing, events, show jumping et cetera.
There are no major side effects connected to creatine apart from the usual ones that occur when introducing a new supplement into the body and these do not always occur, they are only potential side effects.
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Horse Chrondroitin
Your horses body is complex, like humans horses need to have a healthy diet in order to function properly and this sometimes can be aided by quality supplements, as someone with joint stiffness might take cod liver oil, a horse will benefit if they are given their equivalent. Horses' legs carry a lot of weight, add to this weight a human or two and you have got some serious pressure pushing down on them and as you might already know or can imagine the main problems with horses are their legs and feet. For this reason it is important to keep your horses bone and joints strong and healthy, failure to do so could mean that your horse goes lame. Horse Chondroitin is a supplement that can help to keep the cartilage healthy and therefore strong supple movement.
Chondroitin Sulphate is one of the ingredients in Equimins Flexijoint Cartilage Supplement. Chondroitin Sulphate is a sugar molecule which attracts water whilst stimulating the secretion on fluid in the joints and is a powerful anti inflammatory, so it works to keep the joints supple whilst eradicating inflammation caused by repetitive stress.
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Equimins produce over one hundred supplements for horses along with a great range of grooming and care products. We supply pretty much everything you need to ensure that your horse in happy and healthy from the day he or she is born.
Probiotics are living organisms with help the good bacteria in your horse's body to flourish whilst repressing bad bacterias, you will have seen the advertisements on television for the human equivalent, in yoghurts et cetera. Horse probiotics work by lining the intestine, effectively forming a barrier which keeps out the bad bacteria, thus keeping the animal in good health. Bad bacteria, scientifically known as pathogenic bacteria, these are particularly effective at doing damage at times of stress or change in diet or anything that disrupts your horse's routine. Keeping the digestive system flowing means that the good nutrients are easily absorbed whilst the bad a re flushed away.
Equimins Horse Probiotics is a palatable supplement for horses and foals which may be added to drinking water or sprinkled onto feed. Containing the important strains lactobacillus acidophilus and bifid bacterium, together with Bio Mos oligosaccharide, it is highly recommended for use as a quick pick me up and at times of stress.
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Horses, like humans get ill, but unlike humans horses do not need to lie on the settee and be brought Lemsip and tissues with balm by their mum; in fact they need quite the opposite. A horse can get a common cold but one of the biggest mistakes that owners carry out is to wrap the animal in cotton wool, so to speak. Time after time we hear of owners shutting the horse in their stable, covered in blankets, with all the doors shut and the fans switched off, horses are not as soft as humans, they are naturally insulated and they need fresh air. During the winter when it is cold and even snowing it is very easy to shut your horse away but this will only aggravate their condition and in turn cause problems for the horses respiratory system, imagine having a bad chest and being placed in a stable with no fresh air and increasing ammonia levels, dust and sometimes mould, your lungs are going to suffer. Horse respiratory care need not be a massive chore, indeed only minor changes need implementing to ensure that your animal stays healthy throughout the winter months.
Equimins have a complete range of supplements that can aid the performance of your horses' lungs and combined with the everyday things you do form a complete horse respiratory care system. Equimins Air Way Liquid Herbal Tincture is a pure herbal multi blend liquid compound to help maintain a healthy respiratory system in horses with ingredients including Liquorice, Echinacea, Marshmallow, Coltsfoot, Garlic, Plantain and Clivers for lungs and airways.
For further information on horse respiratory care, get in touch and we will be happy to offer advice and answer any queries that you may have.
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Laminitis is a condition which affects horses and is the most common cause of lameness in the United Kingdom. A simple description of what happens is, the soft tissue which naturally suspends the two laminae in the lower leg becomes inflamed and therefore looses it ability to keep the laminae and the hoof apart, imagine your shin bone growing through the bottom of your foot. This is extremely painful and if not treated can cause lameness and even death, in many cases when not treated in a timely manner the affected horse will have to be put down. It is reported that the pain caused by chronic laminitis is actually enough to kill the horse, such it the shock.
There are many supplements or laminitis anti inflammatory products on the market today which are marketed as a cure for Laminitis, but this is a fallacy, there are absolutely no supplements that can do this, should you suspect your horse is suffering call the vet immediately.
The most common cause of laminitis in the United Kingdom is over feeding. This unfortunately is partly the fault of the feed companies who tell people who do not know much about horses that they need more food that they really do, in order to make more money. If you are unsure about how much to feed your horse ask a reputable breeder or the local stable owner, or even give us a call and we will be happy to advise. Other causes are prolonged riding on hard surfaces and jumping on firm surfaces, this is particularly common in the summer months when the turf is hard.
There are supplements that you can use to help prevent the condition, but remember, laminitis anti inflammatory supplements alone will not prevent, you need to make sure that correct shoes are fitted and that you don't over expose your horse. Liquid Gold Garlic Concentrate comes in a handy one litre bottle with a measure built in, making it easy to add the correct amount to the feed. It helps the digestive tract in the development of natural bacterial flora and helps support circulation to the feet A particular benefit if your horse is prone to Laminitis.
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Equimins offer a comprehensive range of organic minerals for horses, for all horses from family pets to race and work horses. Here we will have a quick look at some of our most popular products, developed by top horse nutritionists for Equimins.
The Equimins energy B booster supplement paste is an oral paste which is easy to administer from our patented thirty millimetre syringe. This mineral paste has been designed to be administered one hour before strenuous activity, this can include work or racing or just if you are going out for a long ride, the paste will boost performance. It has a superb content of B vitamins, important trace elements, organic minerals, glucose, Vitamin E and amino acids to help horses to achieve peak performance. This product does not contain any banned substances under competition rules.
Next we have Equimins Young Stock Formula Supplement, this product has been researched and developed to provide advanced nutrition for the modern young growing foal. We have taken and blended the most advanced organic minerals available today, including probiotics and saccharomyces cerivisae to greatly help fibre digestion in the hind gut.
If you would like to talk to us about organic minerals for horses you can contact us direct by telephone or you can drop us an email.
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