Dressage trainer Brian Forde shares his discoveries about lifting a horse’s chest cavity, Pati shares her tips for maintaining your horse’s tail, and in Critter Nutrition the focus is on the next generation of probiotics for horses and dogs. In Coffee Klatch we ask, what would your dog’s autobiography would be titled?
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Guests and Links for Episode 109:
- Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here
- Co-Hosts: Tigger Montague from BiostarUS and Pati Pierucci from from Pierucci Dressage
- Guest: Dressage Trainer, Brian Forde
- BioStar’s Next Generation of Probiotics for Horses
- Ask Hedwig on Facebook
- Learn more about Whole Foods for Horses and Dogs
Co-host Tigger Montague outlines the major benefits of soil-based probiotics for horses:
BioStar has combined strains of several beneficial soil-based bacteria plus fulvic and humic acids with the traditional Chinese mushroom Chaga into a liquid supplement.
This advanced probiotic supplement represents a microcosm of healthy, biodiverse soil.
This liquid supplement is made with purified water because the biota, fungi and humic acids play an important role in water transportation in the soil.
Health Benefits
- Provides active soil-based bacteria that can increase the diversity of beneficial bacteria in the GI tract.
- Supports the immune system by increasing the microbiome diversity.
- Soil-based bacteria are hardy and can survive passage through the stomach unlike other probiotic strains. Needs no refrigeration.
- Supports healthy digestion.
- Provides the adaptogenic mushroom chaga for support of homeostasis. Supports a healthy immune system and liver function.
- Provides antioxidant support.
- Fulvic and humic acids aid in nutrient delivery.
- Supports an optimal environment for beneficial bacteria to flourish in the gut.
- Mitochondria support from fulvic and humic acids. The mitochondria are required for cellular respiration, ATP production, and metabolism.
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