Equine Solutions Catalog Page 24
ABC's Cushing's Syndrome, INR Formula, No Grain Grain Mix, OB Formula
Edema Shealth and under belly, red retina, sore soles

NUTRITIVES FOR NUTRITIONAL APPLICATION

2004 Summer My Gelding "General"

2006 Summer

2009 Dec. 23 years old.
As you can see....you can barely see it! Took about 1 year 2005 to 2006 to get his IR under control
and it's been great since late 2006 and continued to get smaller as time went on. No more edema
there nor under his belly and no sore soles either.
He is back to perfectly normal, jumping up in the air, bucking, running and feelin Arab fine!
I use the ABC Cushings Supplement.



I put this info up as one of my clients asked about her 20 yr old Arab Gelding with
the Sheath Edema problem.

My Experience:
I have one Arab gelding who with that was a "growing" problem for about 3 or 4 years before it
got really huge, foot ball huge, had the vet out to clean out his sheath, but that wasn't the
problem. He is in 2009 23yrs old. I started noticing it when he was 14 or 15.

He finally "foundered" due to "insulin resistance" along with 2 of my full sister mares
that he is not related to in 2005 when he was 19.
Their founder was due to ageing, and feeding straight alfalfa for 2 months
as my hay grower was out of the 1/2 and 1/2 that I fed year round till he could hay again.
It would happen occasionally and I would have to feed the straight stuff for 1 to 2 months
prior to cutting new season hay. The 1/2 and 1/2 was obviously a growing problem for
him and I just didn't realize it.

Anyway, in learning about insulin resistance and feeding to be "safe" for them, I went to
straight grass hay, feeding chromium/magnesium supplement for controling the blood sugar
issues and laminitis due to insulin resistance. I noticed after his laminitis issues went away
about 2 months ish, his sheath also began to go down, it would fluctuate up and down and
finally it is back to normal as all his insulin resistance issues are gone. He stays on grass hay,
my special feed mix which is safe for all, and the cushings supplement from ABC.

My vet thought I could maybe use salt to help or steroids to help.....but no, the issues was
his growing insulin resistance problem.

The other thing it can be is Pigeon Fever but you would know if he had any sores around there
from flies eating on him and there would be a "pus pocket" forming and exploding eventually.
Which happened to a friend of mine last summer.

Since his sheath seems to balloon up in the spring time, I would say he is insulin resistant
and you need to change his food. THe Sr. feed is not good as it is high in carbs and sugars.
He can't be on green pasture anymore either. safegrass.org or safergrass.org says
that between 6 am and 10am is the safest time as the sun turns the starch into sugar after that.
Some people manage by allowing their horses out to eat after dark as well.

http://myfineequine.com/myfeedmix.htm

You can find low carb commerical feeds as well for convience.
It's time to control this with his food now before you have a founder issue.
These horses can have alfalfa pellets,
alfalfa cubes fed dry or soaked as the sugar has already been washed out of them in
the processing where alfalfa hay has not been, you can soak your hay and pour off the "tea"
sugar water but that isn't such great fun...but is done if necessary. You would put some
in a garbage can, soak it till the next feeding.

You can use things like, green stevia herb to sweeten the BP mix to encourage eating.
You should keep him on the ABC Plus for improving digestion at maint. dose. Stevia
helps control blood sugar levels. http://herbalcom.Com
I also like adding a small amt of Peppermint herb and Spearmint herb.
It works great for the tummy and smells and tastes great with just a tiny amount.

Please be sure to include the flax. It's very important.
Put him on the Cushings supplement. I keep my 2 on it. One dose daily.

1 or 2 cups BP, Flax seed 1/3 cup, alfalfa pellets 1 cup, acv 1 oz, garlic 1 T to 3 T, veg oil 1 oz, hydrated together,
add dry rice bran 1/2 cup,
ABC Plus 4 oz daily, 1 dose of Cushings supp, 1 10 gram scoop per feeding of green stevia.

The oil will help in 2 ways, one to make sure things move through his system without getting
backed up, and two it is a source of fat that helps slow the insulin response to any carbs left
in the food. Don't over do the rice bran as it's not recommended by Satin Finish for insulin
resistant horses. But I use it at 1/2 c per horse for the healing 120 antioxidants and have no
issues on the insulin resistant that I have. Make sure to add a little extra water and make
the BP clumpy rather than to dry and fluffy. They like it better.

Grass hay.

2009 Summer "Fire"

OCT 09
Hi Vickie!

Hope all is going well with you and your furry friends. J

Wanted to see if I could pick your brain for a bit to see if you’ve heard of this or experienced this with any of your arabs.

Our 20 yr old arab looks like his sheath is swollen and maybe other parts of his body as well, but definitely in his sheath.
We’re feeding him senior (the Purina one because it’s more readily avlbl) and the ABC Plus vitamins, NOMS and some of the bvc and a-mix.

I think we noticed a little bit of swelling in the spring…but it seems to be getting worse.

Have you experienced anything like that with your arabs?

Thanks in advance for your time
Jodi


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DEC 09
Thanks Vickie, he is doing better though we’re still trying to incorporate all of your suggestions into his diet.

Another thing that maybe you’ve heard about...something probably un-related, is that when the vet was out in October, he did an eye-check on
him because his balance seemed to be a little off….mainly when he was loaded into the trailer. What the vet found in his eyes is that his
retina was reddish color…kind of like a sunset, rather than clear or opaque like they normally are. He didn’t know what to think of that
other than it probably resulted in a sensitivity to light and could affect his balance. Anyway…ever heard of a reddish colored retina in a horse? J

Here are a few pics:

Fire is the one that is the lighter bay.

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JAN 10
I have an update on our Arab, not sure if you’ll remember but the vet saw that his retina was red…but didn’t know the cause.
We’ve been noticing sight issues and light sensitivity issues more and more. We had also noticed him having a swollen sheath
for about a year or more now. The vet that took a look at his eyes wasn’t really aware of that, but our other vet didn’t think anything of it.

Merrilee and I try to stay educated about nutrition and health in general. We thought that if his sheath was swollen, then he’s probably
swollen in other areas as well. Then we talked to you about the swollen sheath and you mentioned insulin resistance…
so then we got to thinking about diabetics and what happens to them and their eyes and swelling and such.

Soooo….we’ve got Fire on your special feed mix and totally off of the Senior. It’s been about a month now I think where
we’ve got the supplements and hay nailed down so that he’s eating all of it. His sheath is less swollen…but the most amazing thing
is that his eyesight seems to be getting back to normal.

Normally this horse and his horse buddy come into the barn every night…like clockwork for years. No problems at all getting
them to come in and go into their stalls. Well over this past year…probably Octoberish is when we saw the Arab start to act
weird coming into the stall and the barn and having balance problems in the trailer. We stopped traileriing a month ago because
we saw signs of him struggling in the trailer. But regardless…he was having troubles wanting to come into the barn and acted
like he didn’t know where his stall was when you finally did get him in there. He’s always been a little bit on the high-strung side,
but this was weird even for him. It came to the point where they’d try to bring him in before the light changed so there was no
dark to light issues that his eyes had to adjust to. He was also following his pasture mate really closely around the pasture all the time.
There were other things that pointed to his eyesight getting worse.

Well now that his sheath swelling is down and he’s been on the beet pulp mix…it looks like his eyesight is getting better.
He’s coming into the barn now without any problem, is finding his stall again without problem and he’s not glued to his
pasture buddy like he was. SO…we’ll have to see how things go. We’ll probably have the vet out in a couple of months
and have him check his eyes again. It will be really interesting to see what he fines.

Thanks for all of your feedback... Jodi

CUSHING'S SYNDROME plus Mg & Cr

Our Cushing's Syndrome Supplement is recommended to helpimproved the quality of life of
diagnosed Cushing's Syndrome horses. It is a comprehensive nutritional profile of nutrients
normally overlook in animal diets. Cushing's Syndrome Supplement is not a highly technical
formulation, just nutrients that science knows about, including Magnesium and Chromium.
To be used in conjunctin with ABC's Plus and the Free Choice Stress System see OPTION 3

• Recommended Nutritional Protocol

  

SKU: 9736BKT Cushing's plus Mg & Cr - 6 LB Bucket Advanced Biological Concepts® PRICE: $115.23 after 5% discount $109.47

Here is the ABC's Cushings Pkus Mg & Cr ingredients list right off
The label.

Guaranteed Analysis per scoop
Magnesium (M) 50 MG
Chromium (Cr) 1.6 MG

Ingredients:
Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Calcium Carbonate,
Magnesium Sulfate, Soybean Oil, DL-Methionine, Stabilized Flax, Rice Bran, Cinnamon Bark, Potassiun Citrate, L-Lysine, Choline Chloride, Natural Source of Vitamin E (D-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate_, Vit D3, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin B12, Thiamine, Sodium Sulfate, Citric Acid, Amino Acetic Acid, Manganese Proteinate, Sulfur, Aspergillus Nige5r Fermentation Soluble, Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Soluble, Chromium Tripicolinate, Bifidobacterium Bifidum, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faccium, Ground Brown Rice, Dried Kelp, Algae Meal Riboflavin, Peppermint, Violet Leaves Extract, Garlic, Horseradish, Parsley, Dandelion Extract Geranium Extract.

Directions for HOrses" (19.4 gm scoop enclosed)
Initial Feed 3 level scoops per horse per day with food.
Spread out 3 time daily
Maintenance Feed one level scoop per horse per day with food
To achieve the best results using this ABC product, your horse must
Be supplemented with 4 oz of ABC's PLUS or PLUS Fortified (Digestive Top Dress for maximum absorption of all nutrients consumed)
per day and have the Free Choice Stress System available at all times.
Stress System includes Amix, BVC mix, Tsmix, Detox/MOP, Rushcreek Mineral,
Redmond Salt.
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NO GRAIN - Grain Mix (EPSM Supplement)

Cushings Syndrome and Low Carb Diets/Diabetic

For diet, ABC's No Grain - Grain Mix (EPSM Supplement) contains antioxidants, enzymes, proteins and fatty acids in the form of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) - the alternate energy without changing diets.
This supplement metabolizes like a carbohydrate, but delivers twice the energy as that of glucose.
Flax seed base.
Combination of pellets and granulated powder to be fed alone.
Can mix into hydrated plain beet pulp (make sure you get beet pulp without molasses added).

No Grain - Grain Mix is to be used daily to retain muscle mass and avoid cramps and muscle weakness.

Directions for horses:
1 lb (for light work) or 2 lbs (for heavy work) per horse per day plus Grass or Oat Hay/Pasture.

SKU: 50325BKT Equine EPSM/No Grain Grain Mix- 25 LB Bucket Advanced Biological Concepts® PRICE: $50.95 after 5% disc $48.40

To be used in conjunctin with ABC's Plus and the Free Choice Stress System see OPTION 3

For diet, ABC’s No Grain – Grain Mix (EPSM Supplement) contains antioxidants, enzymes, proteins and fatty acids in the form of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) - the alternate energy without changing diets. This supplement metabolizes like a carbohydrate, but delivers twice the energy as that of glucose. No Grain – Grain Mix is to be used daily to retain muscle mass and avoid cramps and muscle weakness.
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Nutritional Supplement for All Classes of Horses

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein(min).....18.0% Crude Fiber (max) ..... 8.5% Crude Fat (min).....13.0%

INGREDIENTS
Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Flax, Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans, Linseed Meal, Coconut Oil, Lignin Sulfonate, Corn Oil, Lecithin, Kelp Meal, Sodium Bentonite, Diatomaceous Earth, Natural Source of Vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Yeast Culture, L-Lysine, Methionine, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Choline Chloride, Vitamin A Acetate, Zinc Choline Citrate Complex, Ferric Choline Citrate Complex, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate,
Pyridoxine (HCL), Folic Acid, Biotin, Zinc Sulfate, Citric Acid, Bifidobacterium Bifidum, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium
Lactobacillus Acidophilus.

DIRECTIONS FOR HORSES IN LIGHT WORK
1 pound per horse daily

DIRECTIONS FOR HORSES IN HEAVY WORK
2 pounds per horse daily

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To be used in conjunctin with ABC's Plus and the Free Choice Stress System see OPTION 3
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Harmany Equine's INR Formula

For horses who have a difficulty with cresty necks, poor shedding,
drinking excessively and may show signs of laminitis or insulin resistance.

gUArAnteeD AnALYsis

Crude Protein (min).........20 % Crude Fat (min).........8 % Crude Fiber (max).........15 %


Ingredients:

K Organic Alfalfa, Flax Seed Meal (Extract), Toasted Hemp Seed, L-Arginine, Magnesium Proteinate, Calcium Proteinate, Potassium Citrate, Natural Source of
Vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Niacin, Riboflavin, Thiamine, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, Zinc
Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Chromium Tripicolinate, L-Carnitine, Glutamic Acid Fermentation Product, Tocopherols.

Directions:

normal Weight Horses: 2 scoops per day. *Maintain same amount of feed, but avoid sweet feed.
Heavy Horses: 2 scoops per day. obese Horses: 3 scoops per day.
*Feed only grains without sugar (no sweet feeds).
*Limit rich grass/hay intake (use muzzle if needed).
*If overweight, feed no more than 8 ounces of grain with formula.
*Free choice clean, low grade grass-type hay. PD377-4
*Feed apples for treats rather than carrots. Manufactured for:


Harmany equine clinic, Ltd.

P.o. Box 488 • Washington, VA 22747
Horses With complications: 3 scoops twice per day. (Phone) 540-675-1855 • (Fax) 540-675-1447
heoffice@shentel.net • www.harmanyequine.com

51010BKt net Weight 10 Pounds (4.55 kg)

• Recommended Nutritional Protocol

  

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oB ForMula

GuaranteeD analysis:

Crude Protein (min).....20 % Crude Fat (min).....7 % Crude Fiber (max).....12 %

inGreDients:

Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Flax Seed Meal (Extract), Toasted Hemp Seed, L-Arginine, Vitamin A Acetate,
Natural Source Vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Ascorbic Acid, Niacin,
Pantothenic Acid, Thiamin Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine (HCL) Vitamin B12, Calcium Proteinate,
Biotin, Magnesium Proteinate, Potassium Citrate, Zinc Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Copper
Sulfate, Chromium Tripicolinate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, L-Carnitine, Tocopherols.

Directions:
normal Weight Horses: 1-1/2 scoops per day. *Maintain same amount of feed, but avoid sweet feed.


Heavy Horses: 1-1/2 scoops per day. obese Horses: 2 scoops per day.
*Feed only grains without sugar (no sweet feeds).
*Limit rich grass/hay intake (use muzzle if needed).
*Feed no more than 8oz grain with formula.
*Free choice clean, low grade grass-type hay.


*Feed apples for treats rather than carrots.

Manufactured for:
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(Phone) 540-675-1855 • (Fax) 540-675-1447 PD500-4heoffice@shentel.net www.harmanyequine.com

78610BKt net Weight 10 Pounds (4.55 kg)

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Beet Pulp
I personally buy this at my local farm co-op without molasses!
Horses will eat it, hydrate it with hot water, applecider vinegar and garlic! They lick the buckets clean!

In feeding an easy-keeper (those with the "thrifty" gene :-)), a prone-to-founder horse, or a
potential insulin resistant horse, you can supplement with non-molasses beet pulp.

Potential or suspected insulin resistant (IR) horses may display some of the following symptoms:
excessive drinking and urination, patchy fat and / or large heavy crest, any chronic laminitis,
any laminitis /founder which seems to be from underexercise and overweight.

It is very important to reduce the amount of sugar for the above types of horses. The non-molasses
type of beet pulp generally can have anywhere from 5 to 10% sugar with a glycemic index of 1
which means that it does not have much affect on blood glucose levels. Oats has a glycemic
index of 100 and bermuda hay has a glycemic index of around 20.

From The Horse (2/03) regarding beet pulp written by Ray Geor, BVSc, PhD (equine exercise physiology),
Dipl. ACVIM: "Plain beet pulp is a low-glycemic feed--there is little rise in blood glucose as most
of the energy is provided in the form of volatile fatty acids, products of the fermentation occurring
in the cecum and large colon. Therefore, beet pulp can be classified as a source of "calm energy."

The ratio is approximately one pound of beet pulp equal to 1.5 lbs of average grass hay, with some
estimates being closer to 1 : 2.

One of the ingredients in the Cushings cube is also beet pulp.

Generally the beet pulp is rinsed a couple of times before feeding. It comes in a couple of
different types, shredded and pellets, molasses added, plain. If you cannot find plain beet pulp,
rinse it until it becomes clear. You may want to rinse / soak your hay to relieve it from sugar also.

There should be no other sources of sugar for these horses: no grain products, no senior feed,
no carrots, no apples, no manufactured treats. Some of these horses cannot tolerate alfalfa.

Some owners have had success in supplementing with cinnamon, approximately one teaspoon
per 250 pounds, for IR horses. See the EC Files section for more info.

If you need to feed treats (not that horses need them :-)), here is a list of acceptable treats as
recommended by Dr. Kellon:

[] No grains, flour, processed fats, sugar, honey, molasses.

[] Human foods such as breads, cookies, pasta, or baked horse treats.

[] No fruits.

[] No carrots or apples.

Even a very small amount of the above can set off an IR horse. (BTW, it is suggested NOT to bed on straw.)

Things to use in place of the above:

[] A bit of his normal hay or acceptable pellets (bermuda).

[] iceberg lettuce, celery, mushroom, fresh parsley

[] Small amount of apple peel (no chunks of fruit attached)

[] Tablespoon of low fat, plain, unsweetened yogurt

[] Shells and papery outer covering of nuts (save those peanut, pumpkin seed, sunflower seed shells)

[] Small palmful of shelled peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, soybeans (not roasted, flavored or fat added)

Adding oil will blunt the glycemic response to a single feeding, but using it chronically
worsens insulin resistance in ponies for sure, quite possibly in horses as well - especially
if they were insulin resistant to start with.

Wheat bran has a high carbohydrate count, so be careful of its use.

Balancing minerals with the hay and beet pulp needs to be taken into consideration.
Rice bran is the best / most concentrated phosphorus source, however, take care in feeding
too much. Poor bone quality is going to be the consequence if you don't. We stay away from
wheat bran with IR horses and use rice bran, SMALL amounts, just to balance the calcium
in the beet pulp and to get some omega 3 fatty acids into them.

For growing horses, a 50:50 mix of oats (some Icelandic Horses don't tolerate oats, my gelding
is an example of this as he gets very "high" in a nervous reactive way with oats) and beet pulp
is good as a base for supplements. This blend is already major mineral balanced and you can
use it as a carrier for the other minerals you need. Beet pulp has a calorie density equivalent to
plain grains but since it soaks up to a very high volume you end up diluting the calories by a
factor of about 4. The moist pulp holds minerals very well.

Susan Garlinghouse's article on beet pulp is interesting: http://www.shady-acres.com/susan/beetpulp.shtml.

For more information about hays and testing: http://safergrass.org.

For more extensive information, please join the equinecushing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/equinecushings.

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