What is Glycine for Horses?
Glycine for horses is an essential supplement that plays a key role in collagen synthesis, supporting the health of joints, hooves, and connective tissues. While glycine is considered a nonessential amino acid (since the horse’s body can produce it), supplementation is often necessary to ensure optimal levels, particularly during periods of rapid growth or stress.
Glycine is a major component of collagen, a protein essential for the health of joints, ligaments, tendons, and hooves, making it a valuable supplement for performance horses or horses with specific joint health needs.
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What Are the Benefits of Glycine for Horses?
Glycine plays several vital roles in the body, especially for horses involved in exercise, training, or experiencing growth spurts. Some key benefits of glycine supplementation for horses include:
- Joint Health: Glycine is an important component of collagen, which supports the health of connective tissues such as joints, tendons, and ligaments.
- Muscle Health: Glycine contributes to creatine synthesis, a compound essential for muscle energy production, helping support muscle strength and endurance.
- Stress Support: Glycine has been studied for its potential to calm the nervous system, providing stress relief during high-pressure situations.
- Digestive Health: Glycine helps with bile salt production, promoting digestive health and supporting the digestion and absorption of fats.
- Immune Function: Glycine plays a role in supporting the immune system by providing essential building blocks for immune cells.
- Hoof Health: By enhancing collagen production, glycine contributes to stronger hooves and improved overall hoof health.
During periods of intense physical activity, stress, or rapid growth, horses may require additional glycine to support the synthesis of collagen and maintain joint integrity and overall health. Supplementing with glycine ensures that your horse is getting the right amount to support muscle, joint, and hoof health.
Why Supplement Glycine for Horses?
- Collagen production: Glycine is a critical amino acid for collagen production, vital for joint health, ligament strength, and hoof quality.
- Muscle and exercise recovery: Supports creatine synthesis, improving muscle energy and helping muscles recover faster after intensive exercise.
- Stress reduction: Supports the horse’s nervous system, potentially reducing stress during training, transportation, or competition.
- Support for growing horses: Essential for young horses or those undergoing periods of rapid growth to ensure healthy development of connective tissues.
Key Features of Glycine for Horses:
- Supports joint health and enhances collagen production for stronger joints, ligaments, and tendons.
- Aids muscle health by supporting creatine synthesis for increased muscle strength and endurance.
- Nervous system support, helping alleviate stress and promote calmness during high-stress situations.
- Digestive support: Assists with bile salt production for better fat digestion and absorption.
- Immune support, contributing to the health of immune cells.
- Hoof health: Promotes stronger hooves through increased collagen production.
Ingredients:
- 100% L-Glycine – A pure, high-quality source of glycine.
Feeding Guidelines:
For an average 500kg horse:
- Daily maintenance: Feed 20 grams per day.
- For horses undergoing rapid weight loss (e.g., due to EMS medications), feed 50 to 100 grams per day to support glucose synthesis in the liver.
1 x 25ml scoop = approx. 20 grams.
If you’re unsure of the correct dosage for your horse, feel free to contact us for personalised feeding advice.
How Long Does It Last?
- 500g pouch: At 20 grams per day, this pouch lasts approximately 50 days for an average 500kg horse.
Delivery & Returns:
- Free UK shipping on orders over £80*
- 60-day returns on unopened items
- Same-day dispatch for orders placed before 1pm*
Shop Forageplus Glycine for Horses today and support your horse’s joint health, muscle recovery, stress resilience, and hoof quality with this essential amino acid supplement.
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Audrey-Ann Bérubé-Boivin (verified owner) –
A great and beneficial way of supporting the overall health of my ex-racers. However, ! mainly use it with Glutamine to support their digestive health in the change of season.