A new product has been designed to counteract the effects of stress and support the health of the entire equine digestive tract. SUCCEED is a new supplement, introduced by Freedom Health, that the company says has been shown to be safe for all ages and types of horses, including foals and pregnant mares has been released.

Many horses undergo various types of stress on a daily basis, whether it stems from travel, training, breeding, high-grain diets, or just being kept in a stall. Due to these stresses, maintaining a properly functioning digestive tract can be difficult. According to Frank Pellegrini, DVM, vice president of veterinary medicine for Freedom Health and the commissioner for veterinarians at Thistledown Raceway in Randall, Ohio, “A horse’s digestive tract was not made to deal with the stresses of spending the majority of their time in a 12×12 box stall and eating high-grain diets two to three times a day