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Though all honey is beneficial to equines, the top shelf honey comes from one specific part of the world and is made by the pollen of one specific plant. Manuka honey is so effective and useful to the health and well being of all, that it has its own grading system called the “UMF” or …
Keep It Moving campaign: Healthy Gut = Happy Horse Emerald Valley Natural Health, the leader in natural feeds and supplements for horses and dogs is proud to announce their winter digestion campaign. Emerald Valley recently launched their newest product – Benegest Pro to complement Speedi-Beet and Manuka Plus in support of normal digestive function …
Feeding a low sugar, high fibre diet is correct, but why? The problem is not sugar. Fibre is made up of sugar. Sugars are converted to glucose, the single most important energy provider in any species. Malfunction of this biochemical pathway – IR, EMS Cushings – do cause problems, even laminitis, but the same philosophy …
[disclaimer] Skin tumours – neoplasms – are a potentially worrying topic and imply a life threatening condition. However the proportion of cancerous (malignant) tumours is relatively low the vast majority of tumours being sarcoids. Sarcoids are not one particular type of tumour. Although described as “locally aggressive, non-metastatic fibroblastic nodular neoplastic lesions” (Yu, 2007), there …
With the hot summer months looming ahead, keeping your horse properly hydrated can be something of a challenge. With that in mind, Emerald Valley Natural Health is pleased to announce its “Beat the Thirst, Feed the Beet” Campaign to educate horse owners to the benefits of hydrating horses through feeding. “When horses sweat they lose …
Emerald Valley Natural Health is pleased to announce the launch of their new Orange Oil Shampoo, perfect for show season, any season. Our Orange Oil Shampoo is helpful at soothing dry, irritated skin. And as oranges contain ingredients that deter insects, ticks, flies and mosquitoes, it’s the perfect shampoo for the summer months. Emerald …
The use of probiotics is widespread across species, including humans. They are usually based on lactic acid bacteria such as lactobacilli, bifidobacter and enterococci, or on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The effect of bacterial probiotics have been mixed. In terms of livestock production most work has been carried out on poultry and piglets where variable …
I don’t know about you, but I have this certain sense of euphoria after the first horse bath of the season here in New England. Watching that water slide down my mare’s legs taking away months of winter grundge … heaven. Getting that giant tail of her’s super clean and tangle free. How do you …
Have you ever wondered how and why a horse gets so hot doing something that appears to be so effortless? To gallop, jump, piaffe… for a horse to simply move forward, he converts food substrates into energy fuel that drives the muscle. In the process heat is released as a by-product of this metabolic conversion. …
All riders put their tack through loads of abuse… the mud and dirt and sweat, let alone horse slobber on any given day can take the life out of leather. While you may not have the time to give your tack a thorough cleaning after each ride, there are some simple things you can do …