by Dr. Amy Gill | May 14, 2018 | Equiforce product uses and applications, Joint & Bone, Managing horses
Optimizing Equine Bone Formation – Role of Nutrition, Training and Drug interaction By Amy M Gill, PhD. Many Variables Involved in Formation of Healthy Bone Since the recent break down of several high profile race horses, the media and others have tried to...
by Dr. Amy Gill | May 12, 2018 | Joint & Bone, Understanding Nutrition, Vitamin & Mineral
This is an email from Sue Thompson regarding the rehabilitation of a starved mare with OmegaTri™ oil as an adjunct nutritional therapy: “Attached are pictures of a 24-year-old TB mare I rescued in December during a freak snowstorm here in...
by Dr. Amy Gill | May 12, 2018 | Horse behavior, Joint & Bone
Understanding evolution of equine metabolism provides insight into managing disorders Today’s Racehorses are selectively bred from a narrow gene pool, asked to perform unnatural exercise regimes, and then fed excessive amounts of unnatural, concentrated grain...
by Dr. Amy Gill | May 11, 2018 | Joint & Bone, Vitamin & Mineral
Micro, Macro, and Chelated – The Differences among Minerals Minerals are inorganic molecules, also called elements, which are derived from the earth. Minerals can be incorporated into living tissue (organic) but eventually return to earth in the inorganic form when...
by Dr. Amy Gill | May 11, 2018 | Joint & Bone, Understanding Nutrition
Focus on some of the more-studied and widely accepted nutraceuticals, novel treatments, and complementary therapies Alternative medicines and dietary supplements quickly are growing in popularity among those in the equine industry as a means of treating conditions and...
by Dr. Amy Gill | May 11, 2018 | Joint & Bone
Horses are naturally active animals that require a lot of exercise. Too much of the same type of physical activity, however, can lead to damage and deterioration of joint tissues. Many performance horses will eventually suffer joint damage or Degenerative Joint...
