{"id":7486,"date":"2018-03-17T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T20:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nouvelleresearch.j96fp4es-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2021-07-25T12:36:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T17:36:01","slug":"does-my-horse-need-a-supplement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nouvelleresearch.com\/index.php\/articles\/7486-does-my-horse-need-a-supplement","title":{"rendered":"Does My Horse Need a Supplement?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does my horse need a supplement?\u00a0 A very common question that is presented to me as a veterinarian and also one that I see on FB and other social media outlets.\u00a0 It’s a good question, but as with anything when it comes to health or soundness, there is no one answer that fits every horse.\u00a0 You have to define what a supplement is and its purpose.\u00a0 Then, you have to look at your specific horse, their needs, your goals, and other factors that are in play.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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What is a horse supplement?\u00a0 There are likely millions on the market, but not every horse needs one or fits into the criteria determined by those specific supplement companies.\u00a0 Every horse is an individual.<\/strong> That is one key point that you or any horse owner needs to keep in mind when looking at supplements, horse shoes, saddles, diets, and even fly sprays.\u00a0 One approach that seems to ‘work’ for one horse in the barn may or may not apply to your horse.<\/p>\n

I’ve talked about supplementation<\/a>, theory and overall purpose in another article.\u00a0 That article is a good review and a ‘supplement’ to this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In reality, the term supplement can be both a noun or a verb.\u00a0 A person can supplement a horse, or they can provide a supplement.\u00a0 A horse supplement in general, for the sake of this article, is treated as a noun, being defined as something that completes or enhances something else.\u00a0 In the horse industry, you have supplements for joint health, allergies, tendon and hoof support, multi-vitamins, digestive support and various dietary supplements.\u00a0 These supplements are meant to be given in addition to the daily diet, serving specific purposes to enhance joint health, digestive health, tendon health or overall health for your horse.<\/p>\n

Not all supplements are the same or effective for all horses.\u00a0 Much of this has to do with individual horse variation.\u00a0 Two horses can have the same condition, i.e., allergies, but that does not mean they will both respond to the same therapy regimen.\u00a0 Ultimately, we are all familiar with these supplements but does your horse really need one?<\/p>\n

Determining the Need for Horse Supplementation<\/h3>\n

How do you determine if your horse needs or requires a health supplement?\u00a0 That is a good question and not one that is easy to answer.\u00a0 If you ask 10 people, you will likely get 10 different responses.\u00a0 As a veterinarian and researcher, I see two classifications for these horses.<\/p>\n

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  1. Horse with no medical or lameness issues (may or may not be competing)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Horse with medical or lameness issues (may or may not be competing)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In many cases, I receive emails from owners that have young horses or even older horses with no perceived health or lameness problems.\u00a0 They feel they might need a supplement but are not sure.\u00a0 On the other hand, we have owners with horses that have obvious problems, whether if that be health issues or lameness concerns.<\/p>\n

    The answer to these two classifications may seem obvious, but in other cases, they may not be.<\/p>\n

    Health Factors and Goals to Consider in the Horse<\/h3>\n

    Being a veterinarian, I have seen many older horses do quite well in their life without a need for supplementation.\u00a0 The oldest horse that I can recall was 42 years old and belonged to an elderly lady, treated as a pet in her backyard with plenty of pasture to roam.\u00a0 That horse never competed, but lived a life of luxury over the years in his natural environment being the pasture.\u00a0 Conversely, I have seen many perceived ‘older’ horses be euthanized due to health reasons at the age of 20 or sometimes younger.\u00a0 We tend to think that a horse in their upper teens is older, when in fact, they are not.\u00a0 It is all relative.<\/p>\n

    Over the past 2 decades, being involved in equine rehabilitation and also routine veterinary medicine, many things become obvious.\u00a0 You have to remember that every horse ages as we do.\u00a0 With every passing day, week and month, their body is aging.\u00a0 Aging is directly related to the inflammation process and oxidative stress damage on a cellular level.\u00a0 Aging then relates to associated health issues, including allergies, joint degeneration, immune concerns, hoof health, digestive health and many others.\u00a0 There are things you do that either add to or take away from this process.\u00a0 Meaning, there are things you can do that is protective against the process of aging and health decline, but there are things we do that antagonize the process.\u00a0<\/strong> Essentially, pushing it along at a faster clip.<\/p>\n

    There are really four areas that concern me when it comes to horse health and longevity:<\/p>\n

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    1. Diet<\/li>\n
    2. Environment and Stress<\/li>\n
    3. Training \/ Competition<\/li>\n
    4. Genetics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Diet in Horse Health<\/h3>\n

      The diet is one of the key factors to health decline and age related conditions, including many lameness conditions.\u00a0 When an owner feels they do not require supplementation for a horse, due to no perceived health conditions, I first look at the diet they are feeding.\u00a0 I know that the process of inflammation is inevitable, so I am trying to determine what they may be doing to curb that process.\u00a0 If the diet is sufficient enough, natural enough and full of nutrients, then they could be doing just that.\u00a0 Providing for the body and detering the inflammation process.\u00a0 However, if the diet is not sufficient or protective enough, they may be better served to use proper supplementation to boost nutrient protection. Ideally, this is not done in the form of synthetic-based nutrient supplements, but more from whole foods and nature.\u00a0 Nature provides many co-factors, antioxidants and additional phytochemicals that a synthetic-based product does not.\u00a0 In many cases, it is those co-factors and phytochemicals that are really providing health benefits, in addition to the vitamins and minerals that may be present.\u00a0 This is the difference and why so many horses fail to respond to traditional vitamin-mineral top dressings.<\/p>\n

      I feel that many diets, being predominantly processed food-based, are contributing to many horse health and soundness problems.\u00a0 They diet you choose to feed will either help or hurt your equine companion. In many cases, the ramifications of an improper diet may not manifest for years down the road. Then, at that time, you may find yourself in a totally different situation and with more problems than anticipated. I think it is far better off to look at diet from a preventative point of view, putting things into play now to reap the long-term benefits.\u00a0 A cleaner equine diet<\/a> is prefered and tends to yield the best results in the long-term for most horses, providing benefits on many levels.<\/p>\n

      The diet is designed to provide for the horse’s body on many levels.\u00a0 The diet chosen and utilized will dictate the need for supplementation.\u00a0 A horse with no health or lameness issues that is on a good, natural diet, may not require supplementation.\u00a0 That is, if all factors are in place.<\/p>\n

      Environment & Stress In Horse Health<\/h3>\n

      The environment and likewise internal stress levels, will dictate the need for supplementation.\u00a0 There is no ideal environment, at least in my opinion.\u00a0 You can have a horse is a 40 stall jumper barn that only gets out when it is riding time, exhibiting stress-related health consequences.\u00a0 Then, you can have a horse out on pasture by themselves with no stall and no training, but yet be under stress due to too many groceries available and pure loneliness.<\/p>\n

      The environment and stress will contribute greatly to the age-related health and soundness decline in most horses.\u00a0 In a high percentage, stress and environmental factors are to blame for early retirement or euthanasia.\u00a0 Again, taking this into consideration with supplementation, you need to ask whether if these factors are in play.\u00a0 Are they a factor in your horse?\u00a0 If the answer is yes, then likely proper supplementation will be in order, especially if dietary needs are not provided at optimal levels.<\/p>\n

      Training and Competition in Horse Health<\/h3>\n

      Both training and competition play into the stress category, with both having a potential negative impact on health.\u00a0 It is true that some level of exercise is vital to optimal health.\u00a0 That is not denied.\u00a0 Exercise is extremely beneficial to horse health and something I advise our metabolic horse owners to strongly consider.\u00a0 When training and competition are taken too far, exercise can become a negative contributor on horse health and soundness.<\/p>\n

      We all know that competing or training horses are more prone to injury, which is due to increased physical stress placed on the body.\u00a0 This stress can be physical or mental, contributing not just to soundness concerns but also gastrointestinal complaints and immune-related problems.\u00a0 All of these are a sign that the body is too stressed, beyond its reparative capabilities.\u00a0 Any horse undergoing these levels of stress, no matter what their current health or soundness status, should be properly supplemented. This may be accomplished through the diet and proper nutrient provisions.\u00a0 In others, even a whole-food based, nutrient rich diet may not be enough when we factor in the stress levels.\u00a0 In those, it is even more important to put regimens in place to protect against stress-related cellular decline.\u00a0 Nothing is 100%, but taking proper preventative action will provide optimal long-term benefits.<\/p>\n

      Genetics and Horse Health<\/h3>\n

      Genetics do play a major role in horse health, but maybe not to the degree that you think.\u00a0 In many cases, we may have a genetic condition such as a conformational flaw, malformation of a bone or body part, or even a heart defect.\u00a0 These conditions are specific and with them, increase the level of stress upon the body.\u00a0 When a condition such as these is present, proper supplementation and diet are paramount to promote health.<\/p>\n

      Putting obvious genetic conditions to the side, many horses do have a genetic predisposition to certain conditions.\u00a0 This may be inferior hoof health, tendon strength, overweight body condition, metabolic concerns and even laminitis or navicular syndrome.\u00a0 In some breeds, these predispositions are bred into the line.\u00a0 Maybe their parents or grandparents had concerns when it came to those health ailments.\u00a0 Due to their concerns and genetic changes, those genes are passed on to subsequent generations.<\/p>\n

      However, just because those predispositions may be present does not mean they will or have to happen. Most genes are under the influence of the environment, which is becoming more and more apparent with ongoing research.\u00a0 This opens up the discussion to ‘epigenetics<\/a>‘, which may be a topic for a later time.\u00a0 In the end, there are things we can do that influence the expression of those genes.\u00a0 Factors including diet, stress, training and many other factors play into that event.\u00a0 We can have a horse that is overweight and claim that it is their breed, but in reality, likely you are doing something that is encouraging the gene expression.\u00a0 There is likely a factor in play that is encouraging the problem.\u00a0 When we change the diet of an overweight horse and implement a proper supplement regimen with exercise, the animal often improves and loses weight.\u00a0 The new regimen is providing the ability to modify gene translation, benefitting that animal.\u00a0 If you put the new regimen to the side, the horse will usually regress back to their old state.\u00a0 The ‘old’ gene being expressed again and creates the regression.<\/p>\n

      Many horses are predisposed to certain health conditions, sometimes sooner than later.\u00a0 You may see a perfectly fine horse now, but if the proper measures are not in place for protective measures, those conditions may manifest with severe consequences.\u00a0 Again, this is where proper diet and supplementation may play a vital role, serving a role in gene expression and regulation.<\/p>\n

      To Supplement or Not To Supplement Your Horse?\u00a0 That is the Question.<\/h3>\n

      You should never treat one horse identical to another when it comes to diet or supplementation.\u00a0 Just as you would never train two horses identically, due to personality differences, you need to feed and supplement in this fashion as well.\u00a0 Diet is our number one protector against health.\u00a0 Nothing can out-supplement the negative effects of an improper diet.\u00a0 A health diet is also only as good as the body’s ability to properly digest it and absorb the nutrients.\u00a0 We may perceive no health problems in a particular horse, but likely there is room for improvement to optimize that level of protection.\u00a0 It is far better to truly analyze a diet and other factors for preventative measures than it is to play catch up when the problem has fully developed.<\/p>\n

      Author:\u00a0 Tom Schell, D.V.M, CVCH, CHN<\/p>\n

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