Concentrated and dynamic, Assure Plus offers a custom solution to equine digestive health problems in an effective, pelleted psyllium supplement.
Does your horse suffer from chronic digestive issues? Poor performance and overall health? Sand accumulation? Assure Plus is the answer.
Anywhere from 60 to 70 percent of a horse’s immune function comes from digestive health. High-grade psyllium combined with a routine maintenance program improves GI motility through conditioning for optimal digestive tract function.
(common) MYTH: All psyllium works the same - it pulls sand from the gut.
This is false! The truth is psyllium is a powerful ingredient that offers many benefits in addition to sand removal. But it takes the right kind of psyllium to get the job done.
Psyllium in its original, flake form has a strong water binding action that creates a soothing, gel-like consistency in the GI tract. This promotes optimal function, mucosal healing and has been proven to lower blood glucose and insulin concentrations, all of which benefit your horse. Good GI motility is necessary to help horses quickly evacuate large quantities of sand.
Most psyllium processing methods strip the psyllium of these benefits. Our unique pelleting process ensures our psyllium retains its ability to function exactly as it should for maximum health benefits.
Arenus is proud to offer Assure Plus as a concentrated psyllium boost for your horse’s digestive health program.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT ASSURE OPTION FOR YOUR HORSE
- Horses with a light work level or low stress that need a preventative digestive health aid.
- Horses requiring sand clearance or support for minor to moderate digestive health issues.
- Older horses with loose stool, diarrhea or recurring digestive issues.
- Owners that want a customizable, affordable solution to maintain their horse’s digestive health and provide rapid hindgut stabilization as needed during times of stress.
- Horses with moderate to severe digestive issues such as recurrent gastric or colonic ulcers, colic, diarrhea, and sand accumulation.
- Horses in training, competition or high-stress environments.
- Horses undergoing or recovering from traditional ulcer treatments.
- Older horses with severe diarrhea or constant digestive issues.
- Owners that want a customizable solution designed to maintain digestive health and tackle tough gastric and hindgut challenges as needed.
KEY BENEFITS
- Powerful digestive support: Assure Plus boosts the effectiveness of routine digestive health programs. It delivers additional psyllium during times of heavy stress, exercise or digestive upset.
- Enhanced wellness and performance: Any digestive issue can disrupt your horse’s performance and comfort. Having a happy digestive system improves overall health and helps your horse stay relaxed and focused.
- Easy to feed: One of the only equine psyllium digestive aids available in a pellet form. This allows for easy feeding and enhanced palatability.
- Whole digestive support: Assure Plus works with the Assure System to support the entire digestive tract from the stomach through the hindgut.
- Customized for your horse: Assure Plus can be paired with Assure or Assure Guard to create the right solution for your horse’s digestive health needs.
FEATURES
- Psyllium based formula: Assure Plus contains our custom blend of pre and probiotics, yeast and digestive enzymes with an extra boost of psyllium. This promotes optimal GI function, mucosal healing and has even been proven to lower blood glucose and insulin concentrations.
- Proprietary psyllium process: Psyllium keeps your horse’s digestive tract conditioned and cleaned. Most psyllium products are highly-processed using an inferior, high-heat steam method. Arenus uses psyllium in its original, flake form and makes use of a proprietary pelleting process that protects probiotics from stomach acid.
- Effective maintenance and control: The trusted pairing of Assure Plus with a maintenance product in the Assure System addresses mild to severe digestive concerns while maintaining overall GI health.
- Clinically proven system: A field trial study evaluating horses with a variety of serious GI conditions revealed that 90% of recurrent colic cases, 100% of sand accumulation cases and 94% of weight loss or poor body condition cases were resolved using the combination of Assure Guard and Assure Plus.
- Butyrate: Butyric acid, also known as butyrate, is a critical volatile fatty acid (VFA) produced in the hindgut of all horses. The high quality, high purity psyllium in Assure Plus undergoes special processing to create concentrated, powerful pellets have shown to naturally and effectively increase the production of butyrate. Butyrate is critical to colonocyte health and regeneration, and important in the prevention and reduction of gastrointestinal inflammation.
- Vet trusted supplement: The patented Assure System is a standby tool for vets across the country fighting tough digestive health challenges.
COLIC ASSURANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBLE PRODUCT!
We’re confident that our products work. That’s why we offer an unmatched program where you can receive up to $10,000 in colic reimbursement benefits. Learn more about CAP and enroll your horse here!
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Assure Plus is designed to be used with one of the daily Assure System products (Assure, Assure Hoof or Assure Guard) and it is recommended to utilize a 4-6 week loading period when beginning an Assure System regimen to optimize digestive function as quickly as possible.
For the loading period, feed 2 level scoops of Assure Plus daily per 1100lb of body weight, or follow the dosing chart, along with the daily Assure product that best suits your horse’s needs.
For maintenance, feed the recommended dose of Assure Plus for 7 consecutive days out of each month and continue use of the daily Assure product each day as recommended in the appropriate dosing chart.
If your horse does not receive grain, Assure Plus can be given as a “treat” or fed alone at both the loading and maintenance doses.
If palatability issues arise, add small amounts of water, oil or molasses to encourage acceptance.
It is recommended that you consult your veterinarian for specific recommendations prior to adding Assure Plus, or any supplement, to your horse’s daily regimen.
Store product in a cool, dry place.
ASSURE PLUS DOSING CHARTIf your horse is enrolled in the Colic Assurance Program, please refer to the dosing charts within the program. |
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| Type of Horse/Weight | Recommended Dosing | Servings per 7.5lb Container | Servings Per 15lb Container | Servings per 25lb Container |
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Miniature 175-500lb |
1 scoop per day | 60 | 120 | 200 |
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Pony 501-800lb |
1 1/2 scoops per day | 22 | 45 | 75 |
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Horse 801-1300lb |
2 scoops per day | 15 | 30 | 50 |
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Draft >1300lb |
3 scoops per day | 11 | 22 | 37 |
INGREDIENTS
Psyllium seed husk, wheat mill run, direct fed microorganism blend (distillers grain, dried Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product, sodium silicoaluminate, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract), brewers dried yeast, dried Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation solubles, natural and artificial flavoring (vanilla extract).
** HUT, MWU and CU are recognized industry standards for measuring enzyme potency
Q: How is Assure Plus® different from other digestive supplements?
A: Assure Plus is made of Top Grade 100% Natural Psyllium combined with a potent dose of prebiotics, probiotics, yeast and digestive enzymes in a convenient, easy to feed pellet. Our unique pelleting process ensures our psyllium retains the benefits of a flake in its final form. When combined with Assure or Assure Guard, Assure Plus works quickly to promote healthy digestive function within the hindgut while removing debris and initiating tissue healing.
Q: Other supplements compared to Assure Plus contain more probiotics. Does that mean they’re better?
A: More is not always better. The patented Assure Plus formula is designed to be combined with one of our daily formulas to achieve the most effective balance of pre and probiotics, yeast, psyllium and digestive enzymes. Microbes in other supplements are often broken down in the stomach’s acidic environment before reaching the hindgut. Arenus digestive aids are the only products with Gastrointestinal Stabilizing Technology (GST). GST in Assure Plus ensures the microbes arrive safely in the hindgut to provide the benefits they were intended for.
Q: Is Assure Plus palatable?
A: Yes. We created Assure Plus as a pellet to address this issue. Many horses that won’t eat granular or powder supplements are easily transitioned onto Assure Plus. If you experience issues, try starting with a smaller dose or adding water, vegetable oil, diluted corn syrup (50 - 75% water) or molasses to Assure Plus.
Q: Will my horse need to be on Assure Plus forever?
A: Assure Plus is designed to be combined with one of our daily supplements (Assure or Assure Guard). When on a maintenance program, Assure Plus is typically used for 7 days out of each month or 7 days every 8 - 12 weeks. Your horse will let you know how often it's needed. We recommend that Assure Plus be used along with the daily supplement when starting your horse on an Assure System program. The typical loading period is 3 - 6 weeks and horses are then transitioned to the maintenance dose of Assure Plus while continuing the use of the daily Assure product. While the Assure System can be used to address acute issues, most horse owners opt to incorporate the Assure System into their horse’s daily supplement regimen.
Q: Why is it recommended to use Assure Plus with one of the other Assure System products?
A: Each of the products in the Assure System are unique and designed to work together to address digestive challenges in your horse and maintain optimal gut health. We typically recommend using both Assure Plus and one of our granular products (Assure or Assure Guard) daily for 3 - 6 weeks initially to reset your horse’s digestive tract and ensure it’s functioning efficiently. After this initial period, most horse owners are able to transition to a maintenance dose which entails giving Assure or Assure Guard daily and Assure Plus on an interval basis for 7 consecutive days each month or 7 days every 8 - 12 weeks.
Q: When feeding both Assure Plus and one of the daily Assure products, why is it suggested to feed them at different times?
A: We recommend feeding the products at different times to help with the breakdown of feedstuffs and ensure that your horse receives regular doses of live microbes throughout the day. Probiotics do not reside in the hindgut for long and a reinforcement after 12 hours instead of 24 hours works best to repopulate them.
Q: What is the shelf life of Assure Plus and how should I store it?
A: Even though Assure Plus contains high volumes of live microbes, its exclusive formulation ensures stability for at least 2 years from the manufacture date if stored properly. The Assure products are meant to be stored in a cool, dry place with the bag tightly sealed and the bucket lid closed.
