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All Natural Equine Gastric Health Tips
When horses are ridden, shipped, engaged in stressful situations, or otherwise unable to fill and protect their stomachs from a constant influx of gastric acid, they begin to feel the corrosive effects of that acid very quickly. Addressing these issues requires a proactive approach.
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Natural Solutions for Healthy Guts and Happy Horses
Horses produce up to 16 gallons of acid a day, that when not constantly absorbed by forage, can quickly irritate the stomach lining causing severe pain. When horses are ridden, shipped, engaged in stressful situations, or otherwise unable to fill and protect their stomachs from a constant influx of gastric acid, they begin to feel the corrosive effects of that acid very quickly.
Addressing these issues requires a proactive approach. Products designed to buffer gastric acid play a significant role in helping to keep horses comfortable during those times they can’t be foraging.
Antacids for Fast Relief On The Go
Tummy Crunchies are a delicious, fast, and effective way to protect your horse’s stomach by buffering and neutralizing gastric acid before and during stressful situations. Tummy Crunchies start neutralizing acid on contact and reach peak buffering capacity within 15 minutes. When feeding four Tummy Crunchies per serving, the buffering effects last approximately 45 minutes, and it’s perfectly safe to feed additional Crunchies to prolong the effects.
What makes Tummy Crunchies different from other antacid products?
Tummy Crunchies are antacid cookies made from whole food ingredients. The combined sugar and starch (NSC) content is less than 6%, which makes them safe for horses with Cushings, PSSM and other metabolic issues as compared to other antacid cookies with added sugars and starches with an NSC of almost 30%. Other antacid products have a chalky consistency horses don’t like, or are redundant when included with feed at a time when the horse’s stomach is already receiving food to buffer gastric acid.
Crunchies, and Gummies, and Tidbits, Oh My!
“One of the most frequent questions we’ve been asked since the release of Tummy Crunchies, is about the difference between them, Tummy Gummies, and Tidbits,” says Elizabeth Ehrlich, founder of Equine Elixirs. According to Ehrlich, “Tummy Crunchies and Tummy Gummies are both antacids with the same levels of the active ingredients calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide. The difference is in their consistency and flavor.”
In 2021, Equine Elixirs introduced the horse world to the concept of gummies for horses. “Tummy Gummies have been so successful that we wanted to offer the same antacid benefit in a crunchy form that’s even easier to put in your pocket and travel with,” said Ehrlich. “Now horses can enjoy their pre-ride antacid benefits in peppermint and carrot flavored gummies or a honey flavored cookie,” she continued.
Tidbits are another popular Equine Elixirs treat made from some of the same ingredients as Ulceraser. Unlike Tummy Crunchies and Tummy Gummies, Tidbits are not specifically antacids, but are forage based treats similarly low in sugar and starch so that they’re safe for metabolic horses. As with all of Equine Elixirs’ products, they can all be used together and interchangeably.
A Good Gut Feeling at Home and On The Road
Tummy Crunchies are great not just to soothe a horse’s stomach when traveling and competing, but even for daily rides at home. For riders focused on the most comprehensive gastric health approach, no nutritional program is complete without Ulceraser and Symbiotic.
Ulceraser is a daily forage based gastric supplement designed to increase the strength of gastric mucosa, increase circulation and help heal lesions, reduce inflammation, act as a sand clear and help prevent the release of volatile fatty acids in the hindgut. Symbiotic is a pre and probiotic targeting the hindgut that boosts nutrient absorption, eliminates mycotoxins, and helps reduce fecal water and leaky gut.
According to Ehrlich, “Both products are so popular that we now offer bulk custom blends for barns wanting to feed Ulceraser and Symbiotic to all their horses, which has substantially streamlined the feeding process.”
What’s Next?
“We’ve spent the last year studying the effects of a new proprietary liquid supplement on the squamous and glandular regions of the stomach,” says Ehrlich. “Our gastroscopy case studies have shown that this product forms a visible slime coating to help prevent against acid splash, and can be added to feed or dosed via syringe. It doesn’t interfere with the absorption of medication and is designed to serve as a natural alternative to sucralfate. We are looking forward to introducing Slimer to everybody soon!” she said.
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