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Equine Challenge Supplements
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Equine Challenge™ offers a complete line of supplements for horses to support hoof, joint, tendon, ligament, digestion, topline improvement, muscle mass improvement, fly control, calming/blood builders and Our vitamin and mineral supplements include the most commonly deficient minerals: Copper, Zinc and Selenium. In addition to the balanced vitamins and minerals, each serving supplies a 7 strain viable probiotic package. Due to the high iron content found in most forages, NO iron is added to our horse supplements. This economical milled flaxseed based supplement was formulated using the highest quality bioavailable ingredients (for easy absorption) while at the same time saving horse owners time and money. Our horse supplements can be mixed with your horse’s grain, hay pellets or simply fed by itself right out of the bucket. Equine Challenge Supplements supports the immune system, digestive system, optimal hoof growth and healthy skin and coats. equinechallengesupplements.com
Do Horses Need Minerals & Which Mineral Types Are Easily Absorbed
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Who or what animals need minerals, vitamins and trace elements? The simple and complete answer is all of God’s creatures need minerals, vitamins and trace minerals. Many would think that well and healthy are the same thing, they are not.
Sadly when horses are removed from their natural roaming nature for what ever reason, they can begin to slowly decline and some quickly decline given the human stewardship they may be bound by.
It is without a doubt, cheaper or less expensive to manage a horse day to day in a reactive mindset, and it is more expensive economically and emotionally to care for a horse episodically in this reactive mindset.
When picking a horse supplement, it is important to recognize the differences between grass, oat hay and alfalfa forage. There are differences besides availability and cost. Is your horse supplement forage or diet specific for your horse?
Alfalfa is high in calcium (magnesium, potassium, protein and calories) content which the horse’s body will wash out by binding it with phosphates, making it difficult for the gut to absorb magnesium and Vitamin D. Simply put, when feeding alfalfa, the horse gets too much calcium, loses phosphates and therefore decreases its ability to absorb magnesium or Vitamin D. What does this mean with respect to the performance of your horse? Phosphate/phosphorus regulates the controlled release of energy (ATP-ADP), and facilitates the absorption and transportation of nutrients.
The ATP (Adenosine Tri-phosphate) molecule holds the cellular energy, when the third phosphate bond is broken to form ADP (Adenosine Di-phosphate) the high energy bond is broken releasing energy to supply fuel for many body reactions.
Magnesium activates ATP and all changes of ATP to ADP therefore magnesium holds the keys to energy. It stands to reason if you decrease the availabiltiy of magnesium, you decrease the availability of energy to the horse on a cellular level. With lower levels of magnesium it will be manifested as irritability, nervousness and an increase in muscle contractions or tetany (tying up) due to increased stimulation of nervous tissue, if the nerves do not relax the muscle will not relax. Therefore a forage or diet specific horse supplement formulated for alfalfa will prove valuable when feeding alfalfa, and a forage or diet specific horse supplement formulated for grass fed horses will prove valuable when feeding any of the grass or oat forages.
Is your horse supplement balanced in such a way that the minerals, vitamins and trace elements work together for the benefit of the horse as opposed to over working the kidney, liver and gut? The lack of balance will force the body to deplete other resources to help in the elimination of the excess or non-absorbed contents of the supplement and the organs will work harder or be over stressed processing this imbalance.
These are very basic concepts relative to the application of a mineral, vitamin and trace element supplements for your horse.
Can your horse absorb with ease the minerals, vitamins and trace elements contained in the supplement you provide? All vitamins, minerals and trace elements have more than one form and that is a difference with a distinction, that can make all the difference in the world when being absorbed by the gut of the horse. Many times manufacturers may use the less expensive form of a vitamin, mineral or trace element which is difficult for the horse to use and some times use the more expensive forms to raise the price of the product, but once again the vitamin or mineral is difficult to absorb. For an example, minerals in the form of an oxide are difficult to absorb, minerals in a sulfate form are easier to absorb, yet can lower the Ph of the system making it more acidic. Using minerals in a chelated form (which is a mineral wrapped around an amino acid) are highly bioavailable.
There is little point in putting a mineral, vitamin or trace element in a supplement if it is difficult for the horse to absorb, it will cost in more ways than at the cash register, it will also be at the expense of the horse’s liver, kidneys, immune system, gut, muscles and nervous system.
Balancing of the vitamins, minerals and trace elements is very important…there must be a synergy within the supplement so the individual components work together in harmony to the benefit of the animal or organism.
Performance horses by definition require greater high performance nutrition.
Equine Challenge Supplements are synergistically proportioned to provide the nutritional building blocks and maintain the metabolic balance of your horse, regardless of whether you feed alfalfa, grass or oat hay.
If you would be interested in comparing what you are currently using with Equine Challenge Supplements™ or are interested in designing a custom feeding program for your horse, please call us at (559) 905-7528.
Who or what animals need minerals, vitamins and trace elements? The simple and complete answer is all of God’s creatures need minerals, vitamins and trace minerals. Many would think that well and healthy are the same thing, they are not.
Sadly when horses are removed from their natural roaming nature for what ever reason, they can begin to slowly decline and some quickly decline given the human stewardship they may be bound by.
It is without a doubt, cheaper or less expensive to manage a horse day to day in a reactive mindset, and it is more expensive economically and emotionally to care for a horse episodically in this reactive mindset.
When picking a horse supplement, it is important to recognize the differences between grass, oat hay and alfalfa forage. There are differences besides availability and cost. Is your horse supplement forage or diet specific for your horse?
Alfalfa is high in calcium (magnesium, potassium, protein and calories) content which the horse’s body will wash out by binding it with phosphates, making it difficult for the gut to absorb magnesium and Vitamin D. Simply put, when feeding alfalfa, the horse gets too much calcium, loses phosphates and therefore decreases its ability to absorb magnesium or Vitamin D. What does this mean with respect to the performance of your horse? Phosphate/phosphorus regulates the controlled release of energy (ATP-ADP), and facilitates the absorption and transportation of nutrients.
The ATP (Adenosine Tri-phosphate) molecule holds the cellular energy, when the third phosphate bond is broken to form ADP (Adenosine Di-phosphate) the high energy bond is broken releasing energy to supply fuel for many body reactions.
Magnesium activates ATP and all changes of ATP to ADP therefore magnesium holds the keys to energy. It stands to reason if you decrease the availabiltiy of magnesium, you decrease the availability of energy to the horse on a cellular level. With lower levels of magnesium it will be manifested as irritability, nervousness and an increase in muscle contractions or tetany (tying up) due to increased stimulation of nervous tissue, if the nerves do not relax the muscle will not relax. Therefore a forage or diet specific horse supplement formulated for alfalfa will prove valuable when feeding alfalfa, and a forage or diet specific horse supplement formulated for grass fed horses will prove valuable when feeding any of the grass or oat forages.
Is your horse supplement balanced in such a way that the minerals, vitamins and trace elements work together for the benefit of the horse as opposed to over working the kidney, liver and gut? The lack of balance will force the body to deplete other resources to help in the elimination of the excess or non-absorbed contents of the supplement and the organs will work harder or be over stressed processing this imbalance.
These are very basic concepts relative to the application of a mineral, vitamin and trace element supplements for your horse.
Can your horse absorb with ease the minerals, vitamins and trace elements contained in the supplement you provide? All vitamins, minerals and trace elements have more than one form and that is a difference with a distinction, that can make all the difference in the world when being absorbed by the gut of the horse. Many times manufacturers may use the less expensive form of a vitamin, mineral or trace element which is difficult for the horse to use and some times use the more expensive forms to raise the price of the product, but once again the vitamin or mineral is difficult to absorb. For an example, minerals in the form of an oxide are difficult to absorb, minerals in a sulfate form are easier to absorb, yet can lower the Ph of the system making it more acidic. Using minerals in a chelated form (which is a mineral wrapped around an amino acid) are highly bioavailable.
There is little point in putting a mineral, vitamin or trace element in a supplement if it is difficult for the horse to absorb, it will cost in more ways than at the cash register, it will also be at the expense of the horse’s liver, kidneys, immune system, gut, muscles and nervous system.
Balancing of the vitamins, minerals and trace elements is very important…there must be a synergy within the supplement so the individual components work together in harmony to the benefit of the animal or organism.
Performance horses by definition require greater high performance nutrition.
Equine Challenge Supplements are synergistically proportioned to provide the nutritional building blocks and maintain the metabolic balance of your horse, regardless of whether you feed alfalfa, grass or oat hay.
If you would be interested in comparing what you are currently using with Equine Challenge Supplements™ or are interested in designing a custom feeding program for your horse, please call us at (559) 905-7528.
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Cereal Grains For Horses
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More info at equinechallengesupplements.com Grains are the seeds of cereal plants that belong to the grass family. They are fed primarily as sources of energy. Those commonly fed to horses are oats, barley, corn, milo, wheat, rice, and rye. These grains can vary widely in energy, protein, fiber, and weight. Differences in nutritional value and physical characteristics should be considered when ...
What Is Equine Insulin Resistance?
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More info at equinechallengesupplements.com It was thought 30 years ago that horses were immune to the affects of IR or Diabetes. Horses are alleged to have been on planet Earth for 4 million years. So why in such a relatively short period of time are horses so dramatically compromised by diabetes? Many would say that the grasses have changed and are no longer the same. Which may be true. But t...
Common Hoof Problems - Signs, Symptoms & Treatment
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More Info At equinechallengesupplements.com Winter is here and with it comes a few good things and sometimes a few things which are not so good. In this months Newsletter we are going to address some common hoof problems. With the wet months upon us, the likelihood of horse hoof problems is greater. Here are some common problems and what to look out for... Abscess Symptoms: Abscesses in the hoo...
Winterizing The Hard Keeper Horse
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More info at equinechallengesupplements.com If your horse is struggling to keep weight on in the winter, add more WHOLE oats to the evening feeding. How much you ask? If you are currently feeding whole oats you can add a cup in the morning and a cup at night. If you are just starting whole oats the amount will depend on the size of the horse and the current weight of the horse but you can start...
Soy In Horse Feeds - The Silent Antinutrient
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More info at equinechallengesupplements.com Check those feed tag labels! Many horses are allergic to the soy that is in the horse feeds today. The horse's body can only absorb a limited amount of iron from foods and supplements. It is easier for a body to absorb a higher percentage of heme iron (found in meat proteins), than in nonheme iron (found in plant-based foods), and a variety of food co...
Soy In Horse Feeds - The Silent Antinutrient
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More info at equinechallengesupplements.com/soy-in-horse-feeds-the-silent-antinutrient/ Check those feed tag labels! Many horses are allergic to the soy that is in the horse feeds today. The horse’s body can only absorb a limited amount of iron from foods and supplements. It is easier for a body to absorb a higher percentage of heme iron (found in meat proteins), than in nonheme iron (found in ...
Equine Insulin Resistance & Equine Hypothyroidism
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More info at equinechallengesupplements.com/april-2016-newsletter/ Equine Insulin Resistance, Equine Hypothyroidism. I have been getting many calls from customers regarding their IR horses and wanting info regarding the Equine Challenge IR Protocol. And for the newer Equine Challenge customers who are reading this, we do have a specific protocol for IR horses or for horses that are overweight (...
Equine Challenge Supplements For Horses
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Proactive equine nutrition. We Challenge you to take the next step in nutrition today for a better horse tomorrow. All Life Stages/All Performance Levels/All Forage Diets equinechallengesupplements.com
Copy of Equine Challenge Supplements Promo
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Equine Challenge Supplements is pro-active nutrition which provides the basic building blocks for day to day life and allows the flexibility to meet the nutritional needs of horses, regardless of how little or how much is physically demanded. equinechallengesupplements.com All Life Stage/All Performance Levels/All Forage Diets
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How to properly fit a saddle on your horse. Equine Challenge Supplements equinechallengesupplements.com
Equine Challenge - Saddle Fitting Part I
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Equine Challenge - How to beat thrush and white line disease
What is the vinager ratio? Could i just use a spray bottle? How often
@@user-wn5ow9fp6i apply daily. You want to saturate the coat down to the skin. 50/50 if you use a spray bottle. If you use an attachment to a hose, 100% vinegar and the water from the hose will mix with it.
Thanks! Very helpful.
thank you thank you thank you...
You are very welcome
Brilliant! Thank you! 😊
I just bought a new horse I noticed it that all his hair is falling out he was in bad shape when I got him what can I do to help him with his hair problem please let me know it my first horse
Hi Julia...this is the time of year that horses are shedding out, and it can be a lot of hair! Are their bald spots from hair falling out, or the summer coat underneath? Feel free to email me with more info if you'd like. kathy@equinechallengesupplements.com
i have only corn, they love it, i feed only little, my horses are very healthy
Oats all the way many thanks
Hello where can I get that sprayer that attaches to water hose I’ve seen some at Home Depot for garden and it says 2 cup of vinegar with water or u can do tsp of vinegar it releases with water. How much vinegar should it release
Hello. The sprayers at home depot in the garden dept. work great as well as the horse shampoos that come in a sprayer. If the sprayer has settings, choose the setting for a 50/50 dilutions, equal amounts of vinegar and water.
Where did you get your hose attachment?
You can use either a weed and feed hose attachment from the garden section or a horse shampoo bottle hose attachment. I don't remember which one we used for the video.
I have seen ppl trim donkeys hooves that are severely bruised.
I am a bit concerned that your video goes against soy bean meal that is considered the best protein source and Fat source by professionals. Perhaps your sales make your opinions biased?
Thank you!
How can I send you pictures of my horse condition?
Rice good or not
In depends on which type rice you are feeding and the reasons for feeding the rice or rice bran?
Nice information
Watching this as I boil barley for my horse 😎
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I have been rinsing my mare for about a week or so. her itch does not seem to be getting worse but any improvement has been slight. how long before I might start seeing her get better? thanks, see you down the trail.
Hi Stephen...are you living the vinegar on your mare and not rinsing it off? Here is a link to some more tips for managing sweet itch, along with these suggestions, rubbing MTG into the area after she dries off is helpful. equinechallengesupplements.com/treating-sweet-itch-in-horses/
yes i leave it on and do not rinse.and sun dry, she really likes it, it tingles my hands too! it is doing something i will try setting the nozzle at 50% mix.
That is perfect, vinger is used in many ways. My Mom and probably your Mom used it to be completely clean. Obviously safe for sensitive areas. So I can feel good about spraying my horse down with it. Thank you
I actually did this on my boy today & he luved it so very much, 💖🐴
How can disinfected the horse hoof And by which items can clean??
This may help answer your questions equinechallengesupplements.com/common-horse-hoof-problems/
Will sweet itch make a horse swell in the front between the legs?How can I send you some picture
Hi Robert. No, doesn't sound like sweet itch. You can email me a picture at kathy@equinechallengesupplements.com
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If I was to use a spray bottle should I mix it 50/50 and brush it in
You can go anywhere from 50/50 up to 100% depending on what you are treating and the severity.
It's dandruff and dry skin I'm gonna try tomorrow maybe 70/30 vinegar just so I know there's plenty vinegar on .. how often can I do this
You can apply daily.
It's not as important to brush it in, more important to get the spray down to the skin.
Can i use this on horses i suspect have mange or lice of some kind?
Yes, that would be fine. And I suggest not doing a water rinse when you are finished, just leave it on and allow the coat to dry.
Hello! at the moment my horse is covered in dandruff and its now starting to turn into rain rot but i have a problem i live in Ireland and winter is going but the winter weather isn't and it's ment to snow soon and i don't want my house to freeze because i'm spraying her with vinager and water so i was wondering if there's any other way of fixing the problem because i don't want it to get worse
Hi Eadaoin. Here is a link to an article that may give you some alternative treatments, hope this helps! equinechallengesupplements.com/treating-sweet-itch-in-horses/
I didn’t understand a thing
Here you go. equinechallengesupplements.com/what-is-equine-insulin-resistance/
I'll try tomorrow
You are going to have quiet that bloke down a bit. Well put forward
Omg so excited to try this! Hope it helps my little fella, I’ve tried everything!
Has this worked for you? Would love to know x
what setting do you set it on, my sprayer max setting is 8 oz per gal thanks, Bert
Anywhere from 5-8 would be great. I use the highest setting.
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Hi there! I have a mustang thats suffered every summer with sweet itch or some type of allergy. He rubs his entire mane and tail out each June. I thought feeding flax everday would help but no :( his neck is so tight and he's in so much pain from rubbing his skin raw. Will spraying vinegar solution on his open sores sting? Should I cover them with diaper cream first and then spray the rest of him down? I feel so hopeless...
I know its been months but I feel you I'm at my wits end with my mustang😭
will this help horse lice?
I have a friesian mare who can't grow out her mane due to sweetitch. I'm praying this will work, I started yesterday and will do it daily. I'm in Florida so weather is perfect for daily use. Hope hope hope this works....thank you so much.
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Yes, the vinegar will balance the PH and help to get rid of the thrush. You can do this several times a day if needed and when possible. Let stand on concrete or a mat while the sole of the hoof is drying.
What if my horse already has thrush? Will the vibegar rinse help or should i be using something else.
After a really wet spring and summer several of our horses had white line. I used White Lightening, followed directions to the letter and each horse only required 2 treatments to cure it completely. They were all barefoot and vinegar did not turn it around. Vinegar is great though, we use it around the house, farm and bathrooms and like you do for routine hoof cleaning, anywhere we want to prevent bacteria and such from building up. But, the one time we had a problem that developed suddenly the White Lightening took care of it and have not had any problems since.
My sprayer has oz settings do what setting should I set it at thanks for your help
Bert R Eriksen Hello... You can set it as high as it will go, as the water will mix with the vinegar. Don't wash it off when you are done, just let your horse dry in the sun.
White vinegar correct not apple cider
Farad Haneef correct, just regular white vinegar.
Thanks for the quick reply I didn't have a sprayer so I sponged on today and left to dry I mixed the vinegar with water in a bucket
How many times a week can you do this with vinegar
Rick Smith... This can be done every day!
You're very welcome!
WOW. Thank you SO much! I was at a loss of what was causing my horse to lose hair and what to do, etc, and I was just about to call the vet and spend a butt load of money, but I decided I would check out CZcams first and see if maybe, just maybe, I could find some home remedy to help that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg because we're getting ready to move at the same time and need to conserve money as much as possible -- but I also want the absolute best for my mare -- thank you for this video!!! You explained the underlying solution and how to help her irritated skin now, and you gave helpful insight or "food for thought" as a lot of people would put it. PLEASE keep up your work! I'm going to look for more of your videos!!!
I have a question. My horse a Belgian Draft is losing the hair from her main and tail. What can I do? It is not from rubbing it's from falling out or brittleness.
Scroll down to the sweet itch/rain rot video. The vinegar/water baths help with many skin issues as it balances the ph levels. equinechallengeproducts.homestead.com/Equine_Challenge_Supplements_Equine_Stewardship_Videos.html
Thank you for the video. I can't afford a custom saddle. I have a saddle King because someone gave it to me and I keep it because it's the only saddle I can put on my draft (Belgium) because it;s light enough. I am 66 and don't have the arm strength I used to have so throwing a regular saddle up is impossible for me. I have one but by the time I get it on the saddle on the saddle pad is so far moved I can't get it right again. So with the Saddle King, I have a problem with the saddle slipping from side to side. We only walk on trails. She has no withers. I don't know what to do. I have resorted to a bareback pad but I am not sure I feel that comfortable with that. Do you have any suggestions?
I would love to see the draft tree on her. i have a morgan mare with the same build and am trying to find a used saddle to fit her. I found one that fits the withers but then bridges.
btw this only began a few months back am hoping now cooler weather is coming it will help she never got it until she was moved to a paddock were cattle had been i have since moved her to a better one, i am very upset as she is a very stunning 100% Arabian filly, in dry inland areas of Australia we dont have such problems but this is a lush greendairy cattle hill ar
my 2yr arab filly is ruining her long beautiful mane by rubbing i will shampoo and condition then rinse with vinegar and water as you suggest its cheap and worth a go, she is mostly affected in her mane but she hates being hosed, i may