Q: How is Assure® Guard Gold different from other digestive supplements?

A: Assure Guard Gold combines Assure Guard and Assure Plus, our best-selling Assure System products, into a convenient and powerful daily supplement. The pelleted formula provides all the benefits of the two-product approach and can be used to address specific issues while maintaining the digestive health of your horse. Assure Guard Gold uses a unique, patented delivery system to ensure your horse gets the full benefits of the pre and probiotics, psyllium, gastric buffer, digestive enzymes, yeast and calcium carbonate. Properly processed psyllium with no added sugars make it the perfect choice for horses with metabolic concerns.

Q: Other supplements, when compared to Assure Guard Gold, contain more probiotics. Does that mean they are better?

A: When it comes to probiotics, more is not always better. The patented Assure Guard Gold formula has been extensively researched to find the most effective balance of pre and probiotics, yeast, gastric buffer, 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) to combat this problem. GST in Assure Guard Gold ensures the microbes arrive safely in the hindgut to provide the benefits they were intended for.

Q: Will my picky eater like Assure Guard Gold?

A: Most horses readily eat Assure Guard Gold pellets and working it into their regimen is no problem. Horses that are picky eaters usually don’t like granular or powder supplements. Because this supplement is pelleted, many horses are easily transitioned onto Assure Guard Gold. However, if your horse turns his nose up at his new supplement there are a few tricks you can try. Simple things like starting with a smaller dose or adding water, vegetable oil or molasses have proven helpful with picky eaters.

Q: Will my horse need to be on Assure Guard Gold forever?

A: Assure Guard Gold is designed as a daily, maintenance program. While it can be used to address acute issues, most horse owners opt to incorporate Assure Guard Gold into their horse’s daily supplement regimen. Simply adjust the loading dose for acute situations to the lower maintenance dose as needed.

Q: What is the shelf life of Assure Guard Gold and how should I store it?

A: Even though Assure Guard Gold 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.

Q: Why would I choose Assure® Guard Gold over one of the two-product Assure System approaches?

A: Assure Guard Gold was created for a variety of reasons but the largest was the convenience factor. Veterinarians and clients that loved and trusted the Assure System products asked us for a simpler alternative and Assure Guard Gold was our answer. This is a single, pelleted product that provides the same benefits as our Assure Guard/Assure Plus combination. Competitors, multi-horse owners, racehorse stables and veterinary hospitals alike have embraced this product as their answer to convenient, effective digestive support. Additionally, Assure Guard Gold has become the product of choice for horses struggling with metabolic concerns like Cushings, insulin resistance, laminitis and Equine Metabolic Syndrome due to the lack of additional sugars present in its formula. Assure Guard Gold is designed to be a complete, Ultimate Digestive Aid. The two-product approach is an option for owners that want to customize their horse’s digestive health program.