For a cost of about 60 cents per day, your horse can have their total vitamin and mineral needs met, PLUS a high concentration of probiotics in a natural gut cleansing base.
BioEquine is available in three sizes.
What makes BioEquine unique?
- All natural product with no inert fillers or sugars. - Probiotic, and gut cleansing properties. - Balanced vitamin and mineral content. (This includes colbalt, zinc, and vitamin C to stimulate joint fluid production.)
For many years we did not add supplementation to our simple regimen of good hay and a bit of fortified grain. But with the depletion of our soils, more irrigated hay land and even more demands on our equine athletes to meet the high standards of competition, we have changed our feeding program to the following:
- The best alfalfa mix hay we can buy. This is the cheapest source of protein available. Control protein by having high and low mixes on hand. We accompany our hay with straw, giving confined horses something to do all day. We do not feed irrigated hay as we feel it can have unhealthy levels of certain minerals.
- No added protein. We do not buy supplements with any added protein. Good hay generally contains all the protein a horse needs. Most bagged supplements have a lot of protein, which is just processed hay. It's a very expensive way to add protein to a horse's diet. BioEquine contains no added protein.
- No joint supplementation. Although we have some of the top reining horses in the country and the majority of other horses are on injections, we do not routinely supplement ours. BioEquine contains the correct balance of cobalt, zinc, and vitamin C to encourage the natural production of joint fluid. We NEVER feed MSM, glucosamine, etc. because we believe those products can suppress natural fluid production. If you are using them and want to quit, you should gradually wean your horses off such products. One exception to this is inflammatory disease or injury, which damages the joint lining so that the horse cannot naturally produce its own joint fluid. Such horses need suppliementation.
- No performance enhancing drugs. We believe drugs allow abuse in the form of over-training. Our horses have excellent, calm minds. Much of it is breeding; some of it is BioEquine.
- Balanced vitamins and minerals. Due to the depletion of natural vitamins and minerals in our soil, we now need to supplement vitamins and minerals in our horses. But these must be in the CORRECT balance, such as in BioEquine.
- Keeping the gut clean. Because of the structure of the equine gut, horses that are fed only a few times a day and have long periods of standing empty are prone to having food waste stick to the gut lining. This can build up over time and cause two problems: lack of nutrient absorbtion, and a tendency towards colic. This can actually be made worse by feeding concentrated processed hay (added protein, cubes, etc.). BioEquine has a base of specially mined, high mineral content diatomaceous earth from an ancient seabed in Nevada. The microsocpic skeletons of the long dead sea microbes act as an intestinal scrub, keeping the gut clean, receptive to nutrients, and resistant to parasites.
- Minimal chemical worming. Because of the scrubbing action of BioEquine, we only worm with ivermectin three or four times yearly.
- Intestinal bacteria supplementation. Many horses that have been on medications such as antibiotics, chemical wormers, anti-inflammatories, etc. have a depleted population of "good bugs" that are essential for a horse's survival. BioEquine adds a high concentration of probiotics to the daily diet. Don't be fooled by dehydrated yeast products such as Diamond Yeast. They are not live organisms.
- Fat supplementation. In the old days when horses were worked hard on a daily basis, farmers fed large amounts of oats, corn, beet pulp, etc.. Oats have some fat but are high in sugar. We no longer feed those products. Because BioEquine is a top-dressing, we feed a small amount of barley (more fat, less sugar) and a straight fat supplement such as Equine Power 2000 which basically is ground up peas and flax. That way, we can easily regulate the amount of fat each horse receives. They need it. It gives them that cover over the ribs and that deep gloss to the coat.
Keep it simple and cost effective! - Regular show horses: hay, fat, barley, and BioEquine. - Horses on grass: barley and BioEquine - Thin: Increase hay and fat - Fat: Decrease hay and fat
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