Equine Joint & Health Supplements Info

Supplementing horses with Vitamin C

By Saskia Ostermeier May 01, 2020 |

Supplementing horses with Vitamin C? Boosting the horse own natural immune system with Vit C in times of injury, stress or illness may well be the support to heal completely or faster. But before you do so; 'In healthy horses, a shortage of Vitamin C in NZ horses doesn't...

Riders responsibility regards FEI Clean Sport Ruling

By Saskia Ostermeier August 01, 2019 | Blog:All Blog:FEI Clean Sport

The new FEI ruling states that riders are responsible for any prohibited substances found when swabbed. Before, we all trusted and were probably even easy with the thought 'we will be right'. After several riders and racing stables have been caught out and the consequences not been pleasant, you have...

5 Reasons, Why NOT to use Vaseline on Horses' Lips

By Saskia Ostermeier July 21, 2019 |

Why Not Vaseline on my horses’ lips? It’s cheap and effective……. right? It doesn’t smell, and it seems to work well for softening skin… what’s the problem with that? What is Petroleum Jelly (PJ)? PJ is well known for being a by-product of the oil refining process. It has been refined...

A Boost with HA (Hyaluronic Acid) is a great aid to support Healthy Joint Fluid for Horses' Joints

By Saskia Ostermeier June 01, 2019 |

Hyaluronic Acid is essential for proper nutrient delivery to the joint fluid. HA (Hyaluronic Acid), it's structure is the simplest of all glycosaminoglycans and forms the backbone of proteoglycans (a form of protein).It is found in the connective tissue and created in the synovial membrane by the chondrocytes (the only...

Why and when would you feed your horses Turmeric?

By Saskia Ostermeier August 01, 2018 | Blog:All Blog:Turmeric

Turmeric, a yellow / orange coloured Indian herb used for centuries in India as a spice and for its bio-active ingredients with powerful health benefits. The main active compound is Curcumin. Turmeric as an aid for itchy skin (and sarcoids) conditions in horses There are a wide variety of successful...

Lameness in horses

By Saskia Ostermeier July 31, 2018 | Blog:All Blog:Lameness

Lameness in horses, every horse owner will recognise the experience. Lameness in horses is one of the most common diseases. It could be a stone bruise or the more serious tendon injury and/or varying from an hardly noticeable change in movement, to the horse isn’t able to put one or...