Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Performance Products: Vitamin E

How can you tell if your horse is getting enough vitamin E from grazing in his pasture? KPP explains.

From the KPP Tips & Topics Blog:

A good general rule to apply is this: The “average” horse needs to graze for approximately 17 hours per day on good green pasture to meet the maintenance requirement for natural vitamin E.

However, there are always exceptions to the rule.

• For the easy keeper, even a short time spent grazing provides too many calories!
• Metabolically sensitive horses are unable to graze for extended periods of time because grass contains too much sugar.

Under these circumstances grazing is not a healthy way to fulfill vitamin E requirements and additional supplementation is required.

• Age, work load, and reproductive status may increase horses’ requirements so that even full-time grazing can’t meet their vitamin E needs.
• Winter pasture does not provide green grass that contains vitamin E.

When grazing can’t meet a horse’s vitamin E requirements, it is also necessary to supplement with a natural vitamin E.

Article written by KPP staff.

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Article sponsored by Elevate Maintenance Powder; an affordable, easy way to provide essential natural vitamin E, when longer-term vitamin E supplementation is needed.

When health issues arise, always seek the advice of a licensed veterinarian who can help you choose the correct course of action for your horse. Supplements are intended to maintain healthy systems and support recovery and healing. They are not intended to treat or cure illness or injury.

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Since 1998, Kentucky Performance Products has simplified a horse owner’s search for research-proven nutritional horse supplements that meet the challenges facing modern horses. KPP horse supplements target specific nutritional needs and are formulated to complement today’s feeds, thus safeguarding against over-supplementation. Each product is scientifically formulated and made with high-quality ingredients at certified manufacturing facilities. Kentucky Performance Products is proud to offer a quality assurance promise backed by a money-back guarantee. Kentucky Performance Products brings you horse supplements you can count on because the horse that matters to you, matters to us.