Five Active Ingredients To Look For in Equine Supplements

In this article I would like to share you with you a list of three active ingredients that you should look for in a high quality equine feed balancer. The fact is that nowadays there are hundreds of different types of horse supplements, ranging from joint supplements and calmers to hoof supplements and digestive aids.
Out of all of the different types of equine supplements that you can buy today, the only type of supplement that is proven and tested by time is the good old feed balancer. The problem is that even these products can cause confusion, quite simply because there are so many different product formulations: there are feed balancers for veteran horses, for competitive horses, for overweight horses and so on. Each different formulation uses different types of active ingredients, which brings us to a question - which active ingredients you should look for in a high quality feed balancer?

To clear the confusion I would like to share with you a list of three proven and tested active ingredients:

Oils - First of all you want to look for products that contain oils such as soya and linseed oil. These oils, when combined with zinc, promote sleek glossy coats.

Pre and pro biotics - The fact is that some horses have very sensitive digestive systems and as a horse owner you want to do whatever you possibly can to improve the efficiency of your horse's digestive system. This is why you should supplement your horse's diet with an equine feed balancer that contains pre and pro biotics. This will increase nutrient absorbtion and uptake.

Minerals - In addition to looking for products that contain oils and digestive aids, you also want to look for feed balancers that contain minerals such as iron and copper. These two minerals are known as blood building minerals and it is really important to supplement your horse's diet with a feed balancer that contains these minerals, because they will increase the number of red blood cells. Red blood cells transport oxygen and if you will increase the number of red blood cells you will improve oxygen transportation around the body. This means that your horse will have better endurance.

Of course there are plenty of other exotic sounding active ingredients that you will find in high quality equine feed balancers, but from my own experience I can tell you that you first of all want to look for products that contain the active ingredients listed above.