Does your horse’s outer "shine" reflect his inner health?

The world might admit that beauty is only skin deep, but a horse's inner health is reflected onto all external features–a radiant and silken hair coat, mane, and tail mirror a horse's overall internal health.

Nutritional Considerations

Nutrient availability and absorption are critical to a horse's health. Stephen White, DVM, Dipl. ACVD, professor at the University of California, Davis, College of Veterinary Medicine, says, "Maintenance of normal hair cycles and turnover of epidermal skin cells takes a lot of energy, protein, and certain trace elements and minerals

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