Equine Edibles

What is
Bran Mash?

Original
Recipe

Power Mash
Recipe

Old Timer
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Candy Cane
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Tropical Twist
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All About Herbs
Herbs provide essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals. They don't directly
attack disease. Instead, they work to strengthen and support the horse’s
physiological system, helping the body to “heal itself”.

Problems that seem to respond particularly well to herbal therapy are
allergies, respiratory disorders, rheumatism and arthritis, chronic pain and stiffness, hyper-excitability, lethargy, digestive disorders and nervous tension.

Herbal Properties and Benefits
Yucca Root	Beneficial Properties: Anti-Inflammatory Nature’s anti-inflammatory, Yucca acts to reduce swelling and inflammation from soft-tissue injuries.
Chamomile	Beneficial Properties: Tonic, Aromatic, Relaxant Chamomile, a well-known relaxant, helps to calm and soothe your horse. It has tonic benefits that add to your horses’ sense of well-being, and a great taste that horses love.
Dandelion	Beneficial Properties: Tonic, Hepatic, Stomachic Dandelion is best known for it’s tonic properties. It contains several vitamins and minerals including vitamin C and is also well known for it’s beneficial effects on the liver and kidney. It contains nutritive salts that help combat anemia, and promotes healthy skin and coat.
White Willow Bark	Beneficial Properties: Febrifuge, Pain Reliever Natural aspirin, willow bark, or salicylic acid is a natural pain reliever and will relieve the ache of arthritis, muscle soreness and bruising.
Peppermint	Beneficial Properties: Aromatic, Stomachic, Carminative Peppermint is one of our most favored ingredients and deservedly so. Horses love the flavor and aroma, and at the same time it helps soothe upset stomachs.
Garlic	Beneficial Properties: Expectorant, Antiseptic, Stomachic, Vermifuge Widely and commonly used as an immune system support, in addition this aromatic additive has natural antibiotic qualities to prevent stress illnesses. As an added bonus garlic, when fed regularly, can help repel insects both inside and out of your horse.
Echinacea	Beneficial Properties: Antiseptic, Immune Support Echinacea in effect turns on the immune system, it helps fight off infection and is a blood purifier. Used as a precautionary measure, when your horse is exposed to a stressful situation where their immune system might be compromised, it helps to prevent illness.
Red Raspberry Leaf	Beneficial Properties: Parturient, Tonic, Stomachic Raspberry leaf is often touted as a specific herb for broodmares, and why not? Its benefits include helping to tone uterine muscles for an easy delivery, as well as aiding in prevention of hemorrhage.
Red Clover	Beneficial Properties: Depurative, Nervine. Acts as a blood purifier as well as a tonic and helps improve your horse’s skin and coat from the inside out.


Benefits of Herbs
Allergies	Garlic, an expectorant, encourages the expulsion of irritants such as dust, spores and pollen from the lungs.
Brood Mares	Rosehips (for Vitamin C), Nettles (for iron), Seaweed (for all vitamins, minerals and trace elements) and Fenugreek (a digestive tonic) will help the pregnant mare get all the nutrients she needs in a natural form easily assimilated by the body.
Hoof Quality	Rosehips and Seaweed are often combined to stimulate and strengthen hoof growth.
Immune System	Echinacea, Garlic and Astragalus are all capable of strengthening the immune system by stimulating the production of white blood cells. Use them preventatively, or during and after a course of antibiotics.
Over-Excited	Valerian, Chamomile, Hops and Vervain all help relax the nervous system and relieve tension and anxiety without making the horse sleepy or groggy. Flower essences can also help difficult behavior.
Stall Rest	Chamomile and Valerian will relax the nervous system, help relieve tension and anxiety. A few drops of Lavender oil on a piece of cloth attached to the halter can have a calming effect.
Wounds	Garlic or Echinacea should be given internally to help the horse fight any infection that might result from the wound. Goldenseal and Myrrh are useful wound healers.

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