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Antibiotics: Your horse's digestive foe?

Antibiotics: Your horse's digestive foe?

Veterinarians and horse owners are often faced with cases that include some type of infection or risk of infection.  When this happens, antibiotics undoubtedly enter the treatment regimen.  Right?Not exactly.  Veterinarians will take i…
Understanding What's In Your Digestive Supplement

Understanding What's In Your Digestive Supplement

by Amanda Mills
We hear terms like "probiotic" and "psyllium" tossed around a lot (especially when it comes to supplements), but do you actually know what they are and what they do for your horse?  Before we begin defining common ingredients, check out this vid…
Psyllium: Debunking the Myths

Psyllium: Debunking the Myths

by Amanda Mills
Let’s face it, there’s A LOT of stigma, hype and superstitions surrounding the ingredient psyllium use in horses. Traditionally, it’s been used for sand clearance in seven-day purges but, do you know why you feed it that way? Do you know about th…
Psyllium: Sand Clearance or Equine Superfood?

Psyllium: Sand Clearance or Equine Superfood?

by Amanda Mills
It’s like those annoying word association exercises you had to do as a middle school student: “swing” is to “playground” as “chocolate chip” is to “cookie”. As horse people, ours has evolved into something along the lines of: “flunixin” is to “co…