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Our mission is to share information, help empower dog and horse owners with knowledge about nutrition and health of their animals, and bring them the best whole food supplements.
Here you’ll find many of our own personal experiences and opinions, and we’ve taken care to ensure that the more technical information we present is backed by published nutritional studies and scientific research. Please remember, though, that the blog articles themselves are not intended to cure, diagnose, or treat any disease.
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Quercetin: The Super Bioflavonoid for Horses
Quercetin is an immune-supportive bioflavonoid (or simply “flavonoid”) found in vegetables, fruits and nuts. It's an antioxidant, meaning it scavenges free radicals that cause damage to cell membranes. Quercetin is commonly included
Distillers Grains: The Antibiotic Connection
Distillers grains, also known as "distillers dried grains with solubles" is a common ingredient in processed feeds. As the name ...
Equine Joint Supplements: Food for Better Connections
There are so many equine joint supplements available, that it's hard to figure out which one to choose. But if ...
Coming to Terms: What Food Labels Really Mean
There are so many marketing geniuses, hype specialists, and spin doctors in the food industry these days it’s hard to ...
Horse Feed Preservatives: Better Living Through Chemistry
At a recent seminar I gave in Wellington, Florida, several questions were raised in the audience about certain preservatives in ...
The Wonders of HSCAS: Healing Clay for Horses
On my frequent journeys down the rabbit hole of research, I stumbled upon a silicate clay designated in scientific terms ...
Whole Food Nutrients: The Body’s Top Choice
Before there was much specific talk of whole food nutrients, there was a simpler question: HOW ARE NUTRIENTS DELIVERED TO ...
Bio Flora EQ: Prebiotics / Probiotics for Horses
Prebiotics and probiotics for horses have been used as common additives to feed and supplements. Until recently, the amount of ...
Nutritionism: Understanding Ingredients, Understanding Food
Before jumping into nutritionism, let's think about ingredients for a moment. When we read the labeled contents of most commercial ...
Processed Horse Feed: The Great Compromise
The advantages of commercially processed horse feed: There is no question that commercially processed horse feed has provided convenience to ...
The Amazing Healing Power of Smectite Clay
I want to go into some detail on the benefits of smectite clay for horses, but first, I confess: In ...
Winter Mash for Horses
For years I have been making a Christmas mash for the horses. I enjoy preparing the mashes and watching the ...
A Fig for All Reasons
Figs are a member of the mulberry family and are believed to have been cultivated in Egypt. They became a ...
