Gut ailments kill more horses than any other single issue. If the horse’s gut is not healthy, his or her quality of life and capacity to perform is at stake.

Optimum gut health must be in place for the horse to look good, feel good and do good. A compromised gut is an invitation to every kind of pathogen--Colic, Laminitis and Founder can arise when gut issues go undetected and untreated.

Hard to Assess and Quick to Worsen

Gut ailments can be hard to assess and they can turn dangerous in a matter of hours. Ulcers, for example, can develop in five hours.

Life-giving Micro-organisms

In a perfect world, the horse has an abundance of beneficial bacteria or friendly flora in his or her gut to make digestion efficient.

• Maximum nutrition is extracted from feed and delivered through the blood stream
  
• The immune system responds immediately when a pathogenic intruder is detected

In the real world however, there are many demands on and threats to the horse’s sensitive digestive system. Gut compromises come most especially from:

• Lack of grazing
  
• Lack of flora replenishment
  

“The horse is extremely dependent on the micro-organisms in its feed to completely digest and extract nutrients.” Amy Gill, PhD, Equine Nutritionist