Description
Digestive health is crucial for the happiness and performance of your horse. GUT Plus is an effective equine feed and probiotic horse gut balancer supporting nutrient digestibility, the health of the stomach lining and normal acid levels in all horses.
When can a gut balancer for horses be used?
A gut balancer can be used for immediate digestive support for horses. It can be used continuously or simply in times of high stress, irritation or digestive upset to restore natural gut balance. Irritable horses will often benefit from a gut supplement being added to the daily feed.
Suitable for all horses and ponies, on high cereal or forage diets for ongoing digestive tract maintenance and general wellness of the equine digestive tract.
A gut supplement is ideal for older horses, poor doers and horses and ponies that lose condition at any time of year. It may also be fed to horses or ponies at times of stressful situations such as travelling, competing, lack of appetite, loose droppings, changing yard, changing feed or needing greater natural immunity.
GUT-Plus is low in sugar and starch so can be safely fed to support hindgut microflora and gastrointestinal health of horses and ponies prone to laminitis. The large intestine and caecum are often referred to as the hindgut.
Why should you maintain healthy digestive systems in horses?
A horse’s digestive system is unique, which has evolved for many years to digest a constant supply of low starch, fibrous feed. But domestication and modern horse management mean that horses are sometimes fed diets that the digestive system isn’t adapted to resulting in poor digestive health, excess acid and tummy trouble.
Optimum support for the digestive lining can be achieved by feeding digestive supplements with an effective prebiotic, a balanced combination of plant extracts and raw ingredients to act as digestive soothers, tackle excess stomach acid and support correct intestinal flora. Supporting beneficial bacteria and addressing the effects of mycotoxins are also important to avoid poor condition, health and performance.
Why should you feed our gut balancer?
- Supports recovery of a vulnerable digestive fore and hind gut prone to digestive upset
- Re-establishes and maintains healthy mucosa for optimum digestive function with each application
- Contains nutritional soluble fibres to support dietary fibre and healthy intestinal function and normal acid levels
- Contains whole oatmeal – to re-establish and maintain a healthy stomach and gut mucosa
- Includes aloe vera gel extract – soothes vulnerable and delicate gastric epithelial cell lining for optimum digestion
- Contains prebiotics fructo-oligosaccharide and probiotics yea sacc and biomoss – supplying probiotic supplement for total gastric health and the maintenance of supportive population of bacteria
- Pectin and Lecithin – form a physical barrier between the gastric juices and the sensitive non-glandular region of the stomach to combat irritation
- Zeolite – has the ability to absorb undesirable substances and reduce the damaging effects of mycotoxins which may be present in feed such as haylage
- Acid Buff – provides a slow release form of one of the key nutrients, calcium carbonate which has a acid buffering action superior to normal calcium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate
- Pea Protein – raises levels of essential amino acids which has a range of benefits. High levels of essential amino acids support the formation of a strong epithelial intestinal lining free from weakness.
- Contains no alfalfa meal to irritate or excite horses
- Under 10% ESC sugar and starch for sensitive good doers and laminitic horses
What is Gut Plus and how does it work?
Gut Plus is a digestive support powder acting as a digestive balancer for horses with irritation from excess acid and stomach lining vulnerability. With easily digestible ingredients it is a cost effective and a successful supplementary nutritional feed product for the healthy horse.
Gut Plus also improves the efficiency of the digestive tract and creates a robust gastric lining. For the greatest nutritional benefit feed with essential vitamins and a mineral package matched to grass and hay.
The peppermint in Gut Plus makes it enticing for good doers and poor doers.
If you have seen no success after 6 weeks then look at muscular/facial issues.
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Linda –
I would like to thank you for your efficient customer services. My order was delivered to me super fast. I am two weeks into using this product on a horse which I recently acquired. His owner gave him to me because he was under performing, so decided to retire him. The difference in this horse after two weeks is marked. He is much happier and no longer sour. His stress levels have dropped markedly. All round he is much happier horse and is happy when eating his food and being groomed. This has to be one of the first products I have used, that does what it says on the can. Brilliant product highly recommended. Thank you so much from both myself and Chip.
Samantha Moore –
Only 5 years old and not in a lot of work, my trimmer noticed he did not like to stand still for any length of time whilst being tied up to have his feet trimmed, that he stood there chewing the wooden rail, he was fidgety and constantly needing occupying. He was on a high fibre, very low sugar/starch diet but was difficult to manage. However, I tried him on this product. I noticed a slight change within a few days but the noticeable change came after 4 weeks. By the 5th week, he stood quietly, did not chew the wood and was generally much easier to handle and to be around. I thought he would be fine after being on it for 5 weeks so discontinued feeding but at the same time he went on 2 months box rest which in hindsight was very naive of me. I have now ordered more to help him get through this as the stress of being on box rest will mean he needs support to maintain a healthy digestive system. Having seen such a difference in his behaviour, I will be keeping him on this as maintenance for many months to come! I totally recommend this product and would strongly recommend a 4/5 week period minimum to see the best results. Good luck!
HelenAnnetts –
I suspected that my horse may need gastric support after attending a Dr Kerry Ridgeway talk organised by Forageplus. She was constantly fidgety and difficult to manage at both feed time, whilst tied up and being saddled in the stable. I decided to support her nutritionally. She improved within 3 days of starting this product and is now back to be very happy to tack up, eating better and generally looking much happier. I would definitely recommend this supplement.
Carol Ross –
Balou has just started his 3rd tub and is maintaining a healthy digestive system.
It’s great to see him enjoying his food and cleaning up his bowl. In the past he was not eating at all except hay. He would look at his food and turn away. Forageplus suggested using this to naturally support his digestive system. When we started his desire to eat improved 100% almost overnight. I will certainly be continuing to use this in the future to support and maintain his healthy gut.
C. Ross and a very happy 20 year old named Balou
Fran Turner –
An absolute miracle product
I swapped my ex racer, Prophet’s Star (Pea), who is now doing dressage, on to this to support and aid his recovery in addition to the Gastroguard which my vet had prescribed. He had behavioural problems: aggressive kicking at the leg under saddle, rearing, running backwards, and biting/tail swishing when groomed or touched along his sides.
I can honestly say this has been an absolute miracle product for him and I would not be without it in the feed room. He is always going to be a quirky horse but he has completely stopped kicking and running backwards, and is happy to be handled and touched now. Not only is he comfortable, but he looks fantastic, shiny coat, super topline etc, he gleams with health.
Pea is now competing happily at PSG level, quite an achievement for an ex racehorse, and we are aiming to eventually compete at international GP level. There is no doubt in my mind that this will have helped us get there by maintaining and supporting my horses health. I would not hesitate to recommend this or other Forageplus supplements, to friends or clients.
So from myself, and Pea …… thank you!
Fran Turner
Jo Smalley –
Happy and Hacking Out after using this Digestive Support
Since being fed this our horse is now happy and hacking out confidently and doesn’t mind being girthed or brushed. Thank you so much for your help. Looking forward to our summer of hacking happily and safely along our lanes!
Jo Smalley, Cumbria
Sylvia Byerley INTELLIGENT HORSECARE –
Thrilled with the results from this product
We have been using this with our own horses for a while now and have been thrilled with the results. Most of our herd are rescued horses and are all now looking very happy and comfortable.
Sylvia Byerley
INTELLIGENT HORSECARE