Health & Nutrition


You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. Keeping Horses Safe for Summer, Hydration is Key.


Contributed By Kasha Ford, Silver Buckle Services


With the show and


rodeo season in full swing, along with the promise of summers’ heat to steadily climb, it’s time to consider your horse’s pre and post event regimen, along with their daily need for electrolytes. Sometimes just standing out in a paddock on a warmer day, or in a poorly ventilated stall on show grounds, is enough to leave a crusted layer of salt on your horse’s back and haunches. Mix warmer weather with a rigorous training session, full show schedule, or just a simple trailer ride across town and you have a recipe for dehydration or worse – tying up or even colic. Fortunate- ly ForeFront Equine™ offers two all-natural paste products that help minimize concerns of stress, recovery, oxygenation and hydration. ForeFront Equine’s™ flagship product Fore- Runner™ provides a host of benefits and is incredibly popular with performance compe- tition horses and trail horses alike. Used ei- ther individually or in conjunction with their newest release ForeLyte™, ForeRunner™ is


incredibly affordable and offers a host of ben- efits for horse-owners. ForeRunner™ is an ideal pre-event paste


that is all-natural and won’t test, in fact it’s good for horses. For youngsters new to the show pen, or more nervous horses that need a bit of calming and gastric support it does wonders. Full of equine specific probiotics it protects the gut, while the effects of the com- bination of ingredients allow the horse to bet- ter deal with performance anxiety and stress. For more seasoned and settled horses, it not only offers gut protection, but also allows them to increase their focus. Post event Fore- Runner™ horses recover quicker thanks to Benecell’s™ oxygenation and stamina prop- erties. ForeRunner™ also helps horses main- tain hydration while performing and may also aid in reducing muscle cramping post event. Additionally, ForeRunner™ has been shown to be beneficial post foaling in broodmares, post vaccination and post injury due to its supportive and cell regeneration properties. It


is also ideal for horses being treated with antibiotics – either concurrently or following. ForeLyte™ is a revolutionary new electrolyte


product that offers all the essential requirements of an electrolyte paste without the added fillers. Unlike other electrolyte products on the market, ForeLytes™ proprietary formula contains no sugar, no fillers and is only 25% sodium--some other electrolyte products are as high as 60% sodium, which is not only unnec- essary but may also be harmful. ForeLyte™ features 100% organic coral calcium, along with 73 other or- ganic, sustainably sourced trace minerals – not cheap or questionable sources of potassium or magnesium. ForeLyte™ is 99% soluble, so you know your horse is actually absorbing the maximum amount of nutri- ents given. Safe to use daily, pre or post event, after rigorous training, showing or excessive sweating – ForeLyte™ replenishes what your horse loses. ForeRunner™ and ForeLyte™ are comple-


mentary products and may be used together or inde- pendently, depending on your horse’s needs. Both products are ideal for performance, show, racing, pleasure or trail horses and retail for under $20 offer- ing several uses per tube. ForeFront Nutrition™ offers not only a com-


prehensive line of top-shelf supplements for horses, they also offer a line of Canine products. For more information on the comprehensive line of ForeFront Nutrition’s™ products visit www.whatfallonfeeds. com or www.forefrontequine.com. w


August 2017 SouthWest Horse Trader


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