| Horse health care is one thing. Caring for a horse | | | | factors, including travel, horse shows, heavy |
| who has a history of ulcers is something else | | | | training, a new environment, or an abrupt change |
| altogether. Owners of horses who have had | | | | in weather. As a horse owner, you know best |
| ulcers in the past are super-sensitive to any signs | | | | which factors stress your horse. If you know |
| of possible new ulcers forming, whether it be a | | | | that you horse is going to be stressed, you can |
| horse leaving his feed or experiencing a mild colic. | | | | prevent him from developing new ulcers by |
| These owners all want to know: "What should I | | | | supplementing his feed with ulcer-preventive |
| do if I think my horse is possibly developing | | | | substances beforehand. |
| another ulcer?" | | | | For instance, if you know that your horse is |
| Luckily, the answer is simple and cost-effective: | | | | stressed by long trips, in addition to feeding the |
| Prevention | | | | Essentials, you might add green clay, Stomach |
| Treating Possible Horse Ulcers with Prevention | | | | Soother, SUCCEED, or KLPP and UF to his diet a |
| Once a horse has fully recovered from an ulcer, | | | | day or two before you leave. The key is to feed |
| the best way to prevent the formation of new | | | | him whatever nutritional supplement helped him |
| ulcers is to put him on a nutritional maintenance | | | | heal from his original ulcer. |
| program that will keep him healthy. | | | | Depending on what kind of ulcers your horse is |
| The simplest and most effective nutritional | | | | prone to, the supplement of choice could range |
| supplement I have found to keep ulcer-prone | | | | from slippery elm and aloe to green clay or |
| horses healthy is the Essentials from Simplexity | | | | Stomach Soother. Not all horse ulcers are the |
| Health. The Essentials are convenient daily packs | | | | same, so they can't all be treated the same way. |
| of supplements that include: | | | | Treating Different Types of Horse Ulcers |
| · 2 forms of blue-green algae (with and without | | | | Because you know your horse best, you know |
| the cell wall) | | | | which kinds of ulcers he is most prone to and |
| · acidophilus | | | | what supplements work best for him. Keep these |
| · bifidus | | | | supplements on hand to feed before you stress |
| · enzymes | | | | him, or at the first sign of a newly developing |
| When fed on a daily basis, this balanced mix of | | | | ulcer. If, for example, your horse has a mild colic |
| supplements keeps a horse's gut healthy. The | | | | because of a weather change, and he responds |
| probiotics (acidophilus and bifidus) keep the | | | | well to Stomach Soother, add that to his diet for |
| population of "good bacteria," or gut flora, in the | | | | a few days until his symptoms subside. When |
| horse's small and large intestines flourishing. This is | | | | paired with the Essentials, the Stomach Soother |
| important because healthy gut flora prevents | | | | will prevent the formation of new ulcers... and |
| foreign invaders from taking over and causing | | | | save you a big vet bill in the process. |
| ulcers. Probiotics also play a big role in healthy | | | | Prevention Really is the Best Medicine |
| digestion. | | | | I've compared case studies of horse ulcers |
| The enzymes also play a crucial role in digestion, | | | | treated with conventional medicine and holistic |
| especially for horses who have trouble assimilating | | | | care. Over and over again, I see that the horses |
| nutrients or have inherently poor digestion. Finally, | | | | who are treated with holistic care, which focuses |
| the two forms of blue-green algae provide a | | | | on a solid nutritional program and preventative |
| nutrient-dense supply of vitamins, minerals, and | | | | care, are not only happier and healthier over all, |
| trace minerals. These nutrients help to heal horse | | | | but cost their owners less money in the long run. |
| ulcers as soon as they start to form. | | | | A solid nutritional program that is designed |
| In short, the Essentials provide your horse's body | | | | specifically for your horse's nutritional and |
| with everything it needs to maintain a healthy gut, | | | | temperamental needs is definitely a form of |
| and repair any ulcers that may begin to form. For | | | | prevention against horse ulcers and all kinds of |
| maintenance, I recommend 1-2 packets of | | | | other acute and chronic health conditions. While |
| Simplexity Essentials daily, depending on the | | | | the ongoing monthly costs of this kind of program |
| horse's temperament. | | | | may seem a bit higher than a "no frills grass hay" |
| Preventing Horse Ulcers When a Horse is | | | | diet, ultimately a nutritional program like this will |
| Stressed | | | | save you money and heartache. |
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