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Spring Fever

It is well known that spring grass can have a dramatic effect on your horse’s health and behaviour.  Mycotoxins, which are invisible and a potentially harmful pasture by product, love spring conditions.

Many people are now familiar with endophyte ryegrass. Endophytes are a type of fungus that attach themselves to the base and seeds of the ryegrass plant. These were bred into ryegrass to protect the plant from insect damage. Unfortunately, often these endophytes produce mycotoxins that affect horses and other livestock. Symptoms can be very subtle, ranging from excessive sweating, herd bound behaviour and spookiness, to full-blown staggers or colic.

There are also other mycotoxins present in all types of pasture that can affect horses. Warm weather conditions can cause the proliferation of mycotoxins throughout the year – including winter.

Toxin Binders have been developed to "catch hold” of ingested mycotoxins before they can pass into the bloodstream, passing harmlessly out in the manure and avoiding toxicity.

The following products are all designed to assist in managing a horses health and behaviour, whether it be by assisting digestion, toxin binding and/or calming.

  • Duwell

    Duwell Tox Tame

    from $67.00

    A highly effective, multi-action toxin binder, combining natural whole yeast and clay products, ideal for horses in New Zealand conditions. Symptom...

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  • Elite Equine

    Elite Equine Graze

    $98.90

    Graze is specifically formulated to maintain a calm and consistent temperament in the grass kept horse.

  • Calm Healthy Horses

    Alleviate Gold

    $95.90

    A unique combination of amino acids, vitamins, chelated magnesium and calcium. Relieves anxiety for ease of handling in times of stress: Attending...

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  • James Hart

    James Hart Allerg-G

    $92.60

    A blend of herbs to soothe & support the mucous membranes & skin.

  • Cambridge Grains

    Cambridge Grains GutGuard

    from $50.90

    Gutguard is Cambridge Grains new premium, ACVM exempt gut conditioner containing an ACVM approved toxin binding product. Containing 80% of our orig...

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  • Kumeu Grain

    Good as Gold Paste

    $16.90

    An effective, and convenient feed supplement, specially designed for nervous, hot or stressed horses

  • Poseidon Equine

    MetaboLize

    from $72.50

    Science-based and vet-approved formulation with a unique mix of three flavonoids plus our prebiotic and post-biotic blend.  All natural MetaboLize®...

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  • Calm Healthy Horses

    ToxAll

    from $62.50

    Suitable for all Equines. Contains Mycofix Plus 5.E (Reg ACVM#A11328) to aid management of adverse effects that may result from the presence of myc...

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  • Elite Equine

    Elite Equine Submit

    from $89.90

    Submit is a unique blend of tryptophan & herbs, and it has a 2 phase effect. After 3-4 hours a traditional calming effect comes into effect, bu...

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    Infield

    Infield Feed Aid

    from $69.50

    FeedAid is a nutritional supplement specifically formulated to help improve the digestion of grain based feeds and grass diets that can give rise t...

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  • Equine America

    Equine America Magnitude

    $83.90

    Magnitude helps to reduce tension and improve concentration and focus. Supporting a healthy nervous system 97.5% Magnesium Oxide (which contains 5...

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  • Poseidon Equine

    Digestive RP

    $144.90

    Digestive RP is a total tract equine gut supplement, designed to meet the needs of high performance sport horses and racehorses. Digestive RP provi...

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  • Syncroflex

    Syncrofen Regulate

    $155.90

    Syncrofen Regulate is a natural herbal extract for animal use. It's complex formula contains botanical extracts which traditionally used for their ...

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  • Kumeu Grain

    Placide M with Chromium

    $119.90

    Placide-M plays a role in keeping horses calmer, contented and sound of wind and limb. The Chromium is ideal for muscle developmentContains: Magnes...

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  • Dynavyte

    Dynavyte Equiette

    $37.00

    Ideal for people wishing to reduce anxiety in their animal or assist in “taking the edge off” to allow their animal to be more predictable when und...

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  • BetaVet

    BetaVet Regumare

    from $119.90

    Helps support the normal hormonal balance of your mare when temperament & marish behaviour adversely affects safe handling, willingness to work...

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