TurmerAid

NEW LOOK, NEW NAME AND NEW PRODUCTS

The Pure Feed Company’s range of equine supplements has undergone a makeover with a rebrand and the introduction of five new products.

Formerly known as Pure Plus, the supplements have been reformulated in line with current scientific thinking and guidance, repackaged with a QR code to help owners directly access helpful guidance and details of benefits/feeding recommendations, and renamed Pure Supplements.

www.purefeed.com

Rowen Barbary Supple is formulated to help support joint health and mobility Rowen Barbary Supple contains optimum levels of Glucosamine HCL, Chondroitin, MSM, Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin C. www.rowenbarbary.co.uk

EA NUTRA Buteless High Strength This unique solution, combining boswellia, yucca and marshmallow extracts, provides high levels of phytochemicals (plant-derived) and antioxidant compounds to support joint comfort. Helps antiinflammatory processes and supports joint health and comfort in both performance horses and older horses. RRP: £40.50/1ltr. www.equine-america.co.uk

Dengie Healthy Hooves Molasses Free now includes Methyl Sulphonyl Methane (MSM), that provides a source of bioavailable sulphur. Sulphur is particularly important for hooves because it is needed to bond keratin fibres together in the unique way that gives hoof horn its hardness and flexibility. SRP: £16.75/20kg. www.dengie.com

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FIVE LUCKY READERS TO EACH WIN A TUB OF TURMERAID!

Give your horse a boost this winter with TurmerAid. Carefully formulated to optimise the bioavailability of key functional ingredients which include turmeric (5.1% curcumin), linseed oil, black pepper, apple cider vinegar and yucca. Ideal for use over winter when many horses require additional support in the cold weather to maintain healthy joints and support the body’s natural inflammation process. Also aids digestion and promotes a healthy skin and coat. www.goldenpastecompany.com

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By Donna Case BSC (HONS)

COMMON FEED INGREDIENTS –THE FIBRES

Sometimes looking at feed ingredients on labels can feel perplexing. You may wonder about certain elements of the blend and how they benefit your horse so this issue I’m focussing on some of the fibre based ingredients including nutritionally improved straw, oatfeed, wheatfeed, alfalfa, linseed, beet pulp and soya hulls, giving you a whistle stop tour!

Nutritionally improved straw can worry some people as they are unsure as to what it actually is, but it is commonly used to lower the overall calorie level of a feed, whilst having been processed to improve digestibility. Often times you will find it as a major ingredient in feeds for good doers. Alfalfa on the other hand is an example of a moderate to higher energy/calorie fibre source, alongside linseed. Both of these ingredients when included at a high enough level help to raise the calorie content in a safe way for excitable, spooky horses and for those with certain clinical conditions. Linseed whilst being high in fibre also contains high quality protein, and contains a high oil level providing Omega 3s, 6s and 9s in beneficial ratios. When fed at a high enough quantity this has a number of health benefits and as part of this helps to support a healthy skin and coat. Beet Pulp has had the sugar already extracted yet is still extremely digestible. Don’t panic you do not need to soak the feed just because this ingredient is present unless advised to by the manufacturer as it will have been ground or micronized removing the need to do so. Known as a ‘super-fibre’ it has a really beneficial place in many blends. Soya Hulls, another ‘super-fibre’ are the outer husks of soya beans and are high in digestible fibre as well as being useful in helping to support gastric health and lowering the starch and sugar content of the feed. Soya Hulls are also valued for their protein content. What about oatfeed and wheatfeed? Are these just sweepings from the floor? Absolutely not and actually any feed manufacturer that is UFAS registered will not be throwing floor sweepings into your horse’s feed! Oat Feed and Wheat Feed are actually by-products from the human food industry and do not include the cereal element of the oat or wheat plant. Both of them are high in fibre and relatively low in starch, making them a useful inclusion in many hard feeds.

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LOCATED IN NEWMARKET BUT WORKING BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, DONNA CASE BSC (HONS) IS THE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED EQUINE NUTRITIONIST WHO RUNS ‘THE HORSE FEED GURU’, AN EQUINE NUTRITION CONSULTANCY. FORMERLY A COMMERCIAL NUTRITIONIST ACROSS THREE BRANDS, NOW COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT, HER AIM IS TO DEMYSTIFY FEEDING FOR THE GOOD OF THE HORSE AND RIDER.