We Love Spirulina for Horses and Dogs
I was introduced to spirulina in 1983 when the human supplement company I worked for created a spirulina supplement. As an ingredient, Spirulina was the “new kid on the block”: a blue-green algae we...
Tagged: gut health
Choosing the right probiotics for your horse or dog
With so many probiotics to choose from among supplements, it can be overwhelming to figure out which one is right for your horse or dog. Compound this with confusing labeling, heavy marketing, and price...
Travels with Dogs
On a recent road trip, Lizzy Meyer sent us notes on traveling with dogs—specifically, what helped her dog Bravo travel like a champ while the two of them cruised the open road! New...
Gut Health and GI Recovery for Horses: Hedgerow Restore
The GI tract of horses is complex and fascinating. As efficient as it is for an animal who eats 16-20 hours a day, equine gut health is also extremely sensitive to the environment, food...
Ligatend Collagen EQ: Joint & Connective Tissue Support for Horses
Collagen is an amazing protein. It is the most abundant protein in mammals, comprising up to 35% of the whole-body protein content, and is considered one of the most useful biomaterials known.1 The body...
Collagen for Canine Gut Health: Integral K9
The most common health challenges dog owners tell us about are the GI tract issues in their dogs. These issues include sensitive stomachs, diarrhea, constipation, leaky gut, inflammatory bowel disease, auto-immune problems, and food...
What You Need to Know About Your Horse’s Gut-Brain Connection
The gut-brain axis is complex, and there is so much we don’t yet know about the intricate world of the gut microbiome. Grab a glass of wine or a nice cup of tea and...
Protecting the Equine Gut from Herbicide and Pesticide Exposure
Recently a customer notified me that she had her feed tested for glyphosate (Roundup) residue. She had been happy with the feed until she noticed her horses weren’t thriving on it as they had...
Bacillus subtilis: The Spore-based Probiotic You’ve Never Heard Of
This summer, I was introduced to a new probiotic strain by a colleague who is a human supplement formulator. He and I share what I would say is a fundamental obsession with the GI...
Understanding Inflammation and Your Horse
The inflammatory process is both fascinating and complicated. The essence of inflammation is the normal protective response by the body’s defense system. As with humans, inflammation in horses is an important part of the...
