Licorice can benefit the horse’s digestive system

We all know licorice as that black, rubbery candy that some people love and some people hate… the flavor is certainly distinctive. What you may not know is that licorice can keep your horse’s digestive track happy and healthy. And a happy, healthy gut can directly affect your horse’s attitude, hoof health, circulation and immune …

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Healthy Digestion for the Performance Horse

The stress of competing can take a toll on any horse. Our event horses are often shipped long distances, then compete over several days, in multiple phases and exert a lot of energy. They need to be in good physical condition to perform at their best. This means the horses’ digestive tracts need to be …

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How Manuka honey is beneficial to equine digestive health

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 …

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Healthy Gut, Happy Horse – Winter Digestion

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 …

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Feeding the Laminitic

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 …

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Equine Sarcoids. What can we do?

[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 …

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Beat the Thirst, Feed the Beet!

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 …

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New Orange Oil Shampoo

  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 …

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Probiotics for Dogs and Horses – New Evidence

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 …

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Five Most Common Myths about Bathing Horses

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 …

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