How Antioxidants Protect Horse Health and When to Supplement
Madeline Boast, MSc
June 16, 2025
Find out how antioxidants support your horse’s overall health and how to ensure his diet provides enough of them.
Find out how antioxidants support your horse’s overall health and how to ensure his diet provides enough of them.
Use SMART supplementation strategies and the ACCLAIM system to find a quality product.
Scientists are studying the safety, efficacy, mechanisms of action, and pharmacokinetics of equine nutritional supplements.
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An equine nutrition expert addresses toplines, horse protein needs, and if whey is the way to go.
Vitamins and minerals comprise a small portion of the horse’s diet by weight, but their importance is enormous. Learn more about when supplementation might be needed.
Probiotics might help reestablish healthy balances in the horse’s gut microbiome without causing harm.
A magnesium oxide blend decreased squamous ulcer scores in French Trotter horses in training, suggesting its potential as a buffering option.
Researchers found horses with gastric ulcers are under greater oxidative stress and concluded the animals might benefit from additional antioxidant therapy.
When does a horse need selenium supplementation, and what’s the best way to provide it? An equine nutritionist weighs in.
Be sure your horse’s hoof supplement contains these minerals to ensure it will positively impact his hoof health.
Experts share feeding, grooming, and bathing tips to keep your horse’s hair coat gleaming.
Find out how to design an affordable feeding program while still meeting your horse’s nutritional requirements.
This feed program appeared to improve one horse’s weight, skin, and coat and might have helped him avert gastric issues during a stressful situation.
Horses with PSSM1 might benefit from magnesium supplementation, but it is important to use the right form and reevaluate its effects on your horse periodically.
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