Stress - how it can affect your horse

Factors -

Unfortunately, we often misinterpret, don’t see or even ignore the early signs of anxiety or stress in our horses; this can escalate behavior to something more dangerous, like bucking or biting or can escalate to colic or ulcers. You’ll often see horses being punished for behaviors like barging, biting, rearing, bolting or being anxious. Stress can upset your horses stomach and cause pain and bad behaviour. But horses can only communicate with us is through their behavior and body language and, chances are, he will have been showing subtle signs of stress long before it got to this stage. Learn to look for the subtle signs of stress - your horse will thank you for it.

There are many factors that can cause stress: injury, prolonged treatment with antibiotics, anti inflammatories or other medications, prolonged periods of restricted movement; simply getting teeth done are worming can cause stress. Changes to feed, insufficient feed, separation from paddock mates, change of environment, drought can all affect your horse. Travel is another trigger - have you noticed how often a horse develops runny manure after a float trip? These and many other factors can cause stress. When your horse is under stress it causes a disruption to the intestinal flora which in turn allows the bad bacteria to dominate your horses gut. This is a gradual process which starts off unnoticed until symptoms become visible.

Symptoms -

These may include decreased appetite, poor condition despite receiving a good daily feed, colic symptoms, crib biting, wind-sucking, weaving, hindgut ulcers, slow recovery from exercise, reduced performance, tying-up, increased susceptibility to laminitis or colic, constantly shifting weight on hind legs when standing still and/or in stall, reactive to palpitation in flank area (especially on the right side) often reactive when saddled and may kick out when girth is done up, may seem generally irritable and not wanting to be handled or groomed.

How can I help?

Choosing a purpose designed gut health supplement will be extremely beneficial. We recommend you consider using GT Performer.

💎 GT Performer has been scientifically developed and manufactured in Australia by Veterinarian Dr. Geoff Tyre B.V.S.c, .to provide a premium quality gut health product designed specifically to support your horses inner health. The body relies heavily on nutrient uptake from the gut. When the gut is functioning properly, the body system benefits. If there are ulcers or inflammation present, your horse may not be getting all the nutrients available to them. 💎 GT Performer has superior strains of both PREBIOTICS and PROBIOTICS - the unique combination providing a functional SYNBIOTIC ingredient. 💎 GT Performer is a holistically beneficial preparation for the entire horse, not a pharmaceutical band-aid treating one complaint at a time. ⭐️ A unique purpose designed, vet strength gut health formula to protect both fore and hindgut ⭐️ A powerful combination of superior strain prebiotics and patented hindgut probiotics ⭐️ An enriched nutrient based appetite stimulant ⭐️ Enhanced with vitamins ⭐️ Included PH stabilizer and toxin binder ⭐️ Increases bio-availability to benefit your horse or pony

💎 GT Performer is especially beneficial for horses or ponies susceptible to gastric ulcers, colic, laminitis and hindgut acidosis. Its packed full of nutrients to support equine conditioning, skin, coat and hoof health and provide support for the digestive tract. 💎 GT Performers ingredients are proven to have anti inflammatory properties as well as immune stimulating properties. Research has shown evidence that probiotics lead to calmer, more stable horse behaviour, especially during times of stress. Horses seem better able to cope with stimuli that previously caused problems. Probiotics contribute to less acidic, less watery manure (scours) - during transport this means a happier horse at a competition.

GT Performer with it's carefully selected additives including powerful probiotics & prebiotics, removes lactic acid from the hind gut (a 70% reduction within 8 hours of ingestion from the probiotic alone)

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LAMINITIC HORSES, BROODMARES, FOALS

You can be assured that when you add GT Performer to your daily feed your horses microbiome is being looked after with Dr Geoffs unique, premium quality synbiotic supplement.