In Episode 125, we discuss snaffle bits and bit fitting with Beth Haist from the Horse of Course; the Breed of the Show is the miniature donkey; Critter Nutrition focuses on using the bioflavonoid quercetin for horses; and in Coffee Klatch we share why you should go to a horse show without your horse.
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Guests and Links for Episode 125:
- Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here
- Co-Hosts: Tigger Montague from BiostarUS and Pati Pierucci from from Pierucci Dressage
- Guest: Hedwig
- What is Quercetin, and how can it help your horse?
- Learn more about Whole Foods for Horses and Dogs
Co-host Tigger Montague shares some background on quercetin for horses:
“One evening I decided to stroll down the internet aisles looking at quercetin supplements for horses. What I found surprised me: not only were the forms of quercetin not advanced in terms of bioavailability, but the dosage was only suitable for humans, not horses.
This is a common problem among supplement products for humans and animals. One or several recognizable or popular ingredients are added to a formula to increase customer interest. But the amounts on the label often are not enough to provide efficacy.
Quercetin is a potent flavonoid found in various foods. Flavonoids were discovered in 1936 when American biochemist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi was researching ways to treat scurvy. He won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physiology for his discoveries of ascorbic acid and the biological activity of flavonoids which were then referred to as Vitamin P.
I first became acquainted with quercetin in the late 1980s when several human supplement companies began using it as an ingredient. At that point, not as much was known about its powerful properties. It has since become a research hotspot, particularly for its antioxidant activity…”
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