{"id":7775,"date":"2020-07-22T18:12:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T22:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equestrianbootsandbridles.com\/?p=7775"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:52:29","slug":"vitamin-e-for-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianbootsandbridles.com\/vitamin-e-for-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin E for Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There’s plenty of hype about vitamin E and how it’s the “cure all” for all your horse’s problems. But is vitamin E for horses really that important? And if so, why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The short answer is YES. Vitamin E is really important for horses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your horse is grazing sufficiently, they should be getting enough vitamin E unless they have one of the two medical conditions where they’ll need extra (I cover these below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the 3 cases where you need to supplement is: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Horses naturally get vitamin E from grazing, which they used to do in the wild everyday. It makes sense then that they’re also using up that vitamin E on a daily basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your horse’s body needs Vitamin E to perform a large variety of functions. These include muscle cell\/tissue repair and regeneration, skin cell\/tissue repair and regeneration, nutrient storage and use, proper immune function, proper toxic processing and liver function, eye function and other neurological functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if your horse is on a dirt pasture and isn’t getting nearly enough grass everyday (a big source of vitamin E), this might just be why his coat is looking a bit rough or he’s not jumping as well as he used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n