⭐️ When our precious horses and ponies grow older we want to do our best for them; this requires good veterinary, farrier and dental care as well as a solid foundation of good nutrition for maintaining our old friends.
⭐️ As our horses age their saliva production diminishes. This natural aspect of aging is easy to manage by simply moistening your horse’s feed; he’ll appreciate having his meal a little on the mushy side.
⭐️ Digestion efficiency decreases, this can lead to diarrhea, electrolyte imbalances, and weight loss. It starts in the small intestine where your horse produces fewer digestive enzymes, potentially leading to nutrient deficiencies simply because his tissues can’t receive the nutrients from his meal. Undigested food enters the hindgut where it is either fermented (which can lead to colic or laminitis) or ends up in the manure.
🐴 How can you help your aging horses as they undergo these changes?
⭐️ The small intestine loses some function - older horses find it harder to digest protein in the small intestine. In addition, some older horses with reduced liver and kidney function find it difficult to excrete waste products associated with eating too much protein. Aged horses lose body condition and muscle along the topline due to less efficient processing of certain nutrients in the older horse, most notably protein. Some supplements include added amino acids which improve the amino acid balance to help reverse such changes.
Older horses are prone to Cushing’s Syndrome. Cushing’s horses often lose muscle mass to a higher degree than a normal aging horse. Again, improving the amino acid balance can help reverse the loss of or maintain muscle mass.
⭐️ Feed the hindgut microbial population. These microbes are responsible for digesting fibrous portions of the diet, leading to the formation of volatile fatty acids to provide your horse with calories for energy. They are also necessary for B-vitamin production and maintaining a healthy immune function. Their numbers can significantly diminish due to several causes, such as stomach acid reaching the hindgut because of an empty stomach or inadequate saliva production (saliva neutralizes acid), pain and mental stress, illness, antibiotics etc. Pro and prebiotics are often added to senior feeds or supplements designed for aging horses. A good pre/probiotic will allow for more calorie production from the hindgut microbes.
⭐️ Although many older horses are able to maintain a good to excellent body condition, weight loss is fairly common in geriatric horses. Some of the causes of weight loss and inability to maintain an appropriate body condition include reduced digestion or absorption of nutrients, internal diseases and hormonal dysfunction. Geriatric horses can succumb to gastric ulceration as well.
💎 GT Performer is an ideal supplement for aging equines - as well as having BOTH Prebiotics & Probiotics (combined they create a functional synbiotic ingredient) our formula also incorporates an enriched nutrient based appetite stimulant, is enhanced with vitamins, includes a PH stabilizer and toxin binder and is proven to have anti inflammatory properties as well as immune stimulating properties.
With GT Performer you can rest easy knowing you are feeding the best for your horse. ⭐️ Establishes proper gut function. ⭐️ Improves your horses nutrient uptake ⭐️ Increases your horses vitamin production and mineral uptake ⭐️ Improves your horses feed conversion ⭐️ Reduces the chance of colic, aids ulcer healing and assists with ulcer prevention. ⭐️ Reduces your horses lactic acid accumulation, restores and maintains a healthy pH in the hindgut. ⭐️ Especially beneficial for horses or ponies susceptible to gastric ulcers, colic, laminitis and hindgut acidosis. ⭐️ Assists in overall health - shiny coat, healthy hooves, happy horse
⭐️ Safe for broodmares & foals, EMS, IR or Laminitic horses or ponies
⭐️ All natural, wholesome, holistically beneficial, synbiotic microbiome support
💎 GT Performer + Aloe Vera is extremely beneficial for elderly horses
💎 With GT performer + Aloe Vera you are providing the nutritional support you precious horse needs.
💎 We all want the best for our horses - GT Performer is ALL NATURAL and contains no unnecessary ingredients.
GT Performer has been scientifically developed and manufactured in Australia by Veterinarian Dr. Geoff Tyre B.V.S.c. There is a lot of love and care that goes into every step of the GT Performer formulation process and Dr Geoff is extremely proud of the result.
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