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Are You Being Ripped Off?

3 years ago we launched and started to manufacture our own range of animal supplements. We hired an ISO 9000 animal pharmaceutical company to do our manufacturing, to ensure that our formulas were sourced, mixed and packaged exactly, to our strict requirements. We only use 'human grade' natural ingredients, of which several are imported into SA.

We were pleasantly surprised at the cost of these ingredients. Contrary to popular belief the vast majority of ingredients were very cost effective. We then choose, top of the range packaging and still the products worked out at a very affordable selling price.

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To Supplement or Not?

You most certainly do not need to be a novice to be confused on the subject of Equine nutrition. There are no longer discussions about whether Vitamins & Minerals are needed for horses, but rather in what amounts they are needed.

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Should We be Using Supplements on Our Horses?

According to the Equine Nutrition papers written, presented and accepted by the American Association of Equine Practitioners, yes, horse's do require supplementation. Quality and quantity are the crucial factors. Horses require over 50 nutrients in an optimum diet. 14 different Vitamins, 15 Minerals and 22 Amino Acids are essential.

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Taking Horse Aminos

Foal nutrition does not begin from the day the foal is born, but rather from the day the foal is conceived. Providing the mare is in good condition, the final three months of her pregnancy is nutritionally vital, as the foal gains half its birth weight during this time. Once the foal is born, it draws ALL its nutritional needs from the mare for the first 3 months of its life. Whatever deficiencies the foal experienced in utero, as well as the first 3 months of life, cannot be rectified, and will carry the ill effects of those deficiencies throughout its life.

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Talking Horse Minerals

Minerals are an essential part of any horse's diet, despite the fact that, like vitamins, they contribute no energy whatsoever. Without minerals, horses would not be able to metabolise fats, proteins or carbohydrates. Their muscles and nerves would not function, nor would their bones be able to support their weight.

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