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1 INSIDE: Information and Products On Natural Solutions For You, Your Pets and Your Horses www.TheNaturalHorseVet.com | 877-873-8838 | www.AskDrDan.com ® Allergies, Itchy Skin and other Icky Stuff What to Feed Your Horse Laminitis - A Simple Solution To Be “Dewormed” Or Not To Be “Dewormed” That Is The Question! AND MORE! H a v e y ou hear d of - B UG CHECK? Helps keep the flies and mosquitoes off your horses or your money back! Voted Most Innovative New Health Care product in 2001 at Equitana USA! 20,000 horses can’t be wrong! S ee page 42 PRODUCTS AT A GLANCE: Horse...Page 42 Pet...Page 54 People...Page 57 PRODUCTS AT A GLANCE: Horse...Page 42 Pet...Page 54 People...Page 57

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Magazine from Dr. Dan Moore, a practicing holistic veterinarian known as the Natural Horse Vet, Natural Pet Vet or simply Dr. Dan. Visit http://www.AskDrDan.com or http://www.TheNaturalVet.net for even more information.

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I n f o r m a t i o n a n d P r o d u c t s O n N a t u r a l S o l u t i o n s F o r Yo u , Yo u r P e t s a n d Yo u r H o r s e sw w w . T h e N a t u r a l H o r s e V e t . com | 8 7 7 - 8 7 3 - 8 8 3 8 | w w w . A s k D r D a n . c o m

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Allergies, Itchy Skinand other Icky Stuff

What to Feed Your Horse

Laminitis - A Simple Solution

To Be “Dewormed”Or Not To Be “Dewormed”

That Is The Question!

AND MORE!

Have you heard of -

BUG CHECK?• Helps keep the flies and

mosquitoes off your horsesor your money back!

• Voted Most InnovativeNew Health Care productin 2001 at Equitana USA!

• 20,000 horses can’tbe wrong!

See page 42

PRODUCTS AT A GLANCE:Horse...Page 42

Pet...Page 54

People...Page 57

PRODUCTS AT A GLANCE:Horse...Page 42

Pet...Page 54

People...Page 57

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Page 3 ............ Dr. Dan’s Special 4 Page BulletinPage7 ............. Allergies, Itchy Skin and Other Icky StuffPage 10 ......... The Health and Harm of FatsPage 13 ......... For The Health of Horses - Feed Oats!Page 16 ......... Perfect PasturesPage 19 ......... Healthy Soil - Healthy HorsesPage 20 ......... Mineral Wise, Salt PoorPage 22 ......... The Benefits of Organic SeleniumPage 23 ......... Laminitis

The Natural Horse VetDan Moore, DVM

The Natural Horse VetDan Moore, DVM

Page 26 ......... To Be “Dewormed” or Not To Be “Dewormed”Page 29 ......... Grape PowerPage 31 ......... Grape Seed Extract - Properties and BenefitsPage 33 ......... Nutrihealth - A Radical SolutionPage 42 ......... Horse Products SectionPage 54 ......... Pet Products SectionPage 57 ......... People Products SectionBack ................ Featuring Tommie Turvie

ABOUT THE COVER...

The Mountain Horse is as natural as it is beautiful. They are naturally gaited the day they are born. They are naturally gentle, naturallylove people and naturally people desire to be around them. I personally like to refer to them as the “Natural” Mountain Horse.

Today the Mountain Horses have become one of the fastest growing breeds in the country. Kentucky, the Bluegrass State, typically onlyknown for Thoroughbred race horses, the Kentucky Derby and beautiful sprawling farms was the source of this spectacular treasure –The Mountain Horse. Hidden away for centuries in these Appalachian hills of eastern Kentucky, Mountain Horse numbers had declinedso low that by 1980, they were recognized as a rare breed in need of preservation. Today, thanks to several registries, their numbers areon the increase and can increasingly be seen on trails and at gaited horse shows throughout the country.

The horse’s gentle temperament, strength, and stamina, plus its ability to survive with minimal care, made it a perfect utility horse for therural mountain lifestyle of yesteryear. The horse became part of the family. Just as other family members shared in the daily work tasksso did the Mountain Horse. They worked the fields, cleared the lands, and carried the children safely to school, yet they looked theirSunday best while carting the family to church. While the Mountain Horses of today do not have to earn their keep like they did manyyears ago, they still possess the same willingness, temperament and desire to please. Perhaps the characteristic that sets the mountainbreed apart from all others is its ability to produce a natural, free way of going and a smooth comfortable ride. This trait has becomeextremely popular with the baby boomer generation, as they look for a gentle horse which the whole family can ride.

This beautiful cover horse, known simply as “At a Boy,” is typical of the natural beauty and natural wonder of this breed. Photo courtesyof Rose Hill Farm LLC and used by permission of Bob Langrish photographer. For more information and a listing of breeders of theMountain Horse visit www.naturalmountainhorse.com

What’s Inside...What’s Inside...

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Dear Horse Enthusiast:Pleasure, performance or “pasture puppy” pet.....we all want what is best for our horses. Let’sface it, they are a big part of our lives. In fact, for most of us, our entire lives revolve aroundthem! Almost everything we do is so that we can spend more time with them, showing,performing, trailing, or just enjoying. Our barn is cleaner than our house, our vehicles havesix wheels or more, our boots cost more than an Italian three piece suit, and our clothes andhands all have that incredible smell that - well, you know, brands us as horse people. I lovethat smell, and yes it is in my blood just like yours.

If there were a natural alternative to drugs and chemicals or even if a natural approachcould more effectively “cure” an unwanted condition, you would most likely use it for yourself,right? Well, these are available for you. They are available for your horse, too! Our goal is tobring to you and educate you on the most highly effective natural alternatives for your horse.Understand we are not just another “product” company. We are your source for alternativeinformation and products.

Call us, write us, check out our Ask-A-Vet section on our website. We are here to help becausetogether we can make a difference for our animal friends. And as always, I promise to bestraight forward. Those who know me, know I tell it the way it is, good or bad. That’s me.

Dr. Dan Moore,The Natural Horse Vet™

Helping Rescues Across America:www.DrDansRescue.com

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BUG CHECK!

as little as$7.99

per month!

Bug Check is Non-Toxic, Chemical Free and Healthy! Horses Love It!

Bug Check works from the inside out. Just a small amount each day on the feedwill significantly reduce the fly population and help repel other biting insects.Satisfaction guaranteed!

Bug Check is also great for boarding horses-- because unlikechemical “feed throughs” it will work regardless of whether or notall horses are on it. Works around the clock, even at night whenmosquitos are at their worst.

Thiamine, Garlic, fossilized minerals and even grape seed ingredients fortify andsupport the skin and gut, making your horses more resistant overall.

Available in: 50 lbs 30 lbs 10 lbs 2 lbsOne pound lasts each horse 1 month at the maintenance amount. That is, a 10 pound pail will last

1 horse for 10 months or 2 horses for 5 months.

Finally Something That Works Naturally!

The Finally Something That Works™ productis a unique All-natural formula that combinesthe very best essential oils into a water/oilbased multi-formula to help repel insects.

Forms a shield-like layer of protection on theoutside that lasts for hours. Does not containPyrethrums or Citronella. No Chemicals. NoInsecticides. 32 oz. spray bottle.

This product does NOT kill. - It DOES repel and repels great!

Stable CheckFlying Insect Repellant Granules - keeps thebugs out of the air. Great for stalls andaround the barn. Non Toxic, Non Chemical- great for mosquitoes and flies! “Just ShakeIt on the Ground”. Last up to 3 weeks evenoutside. Pleasant odor, no mixing or waterneeded. Container covers 4000 sq. ft.

Bug Check SprayBug Kill and Bug Repellent Spray with Pyrethrins and Aloe Vera.The “Quick-Kill” formula kills fleas, ticks, lice, mosquitoes, gnatsand flies on horses, foals, dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. Repelsfor 2-3 days. Also for use as a grooming aid and coatconditioner. 32 oz. spray bottle.

Not a Pelleted Formula!Pellets are Cooked and

Cooking Destroys Nutrients!

I don’t know anyhorse that eatsanything cookedthat is in the wild,do you?

Dr. Dan Moore, DVM

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Original concept and product formulated in 2000 by Dr. Dan Moore, The Natural Vet.Voted Most Innovative New Health Care product in 2001 at Equitana USA.Still the Most Effective and Economical.Over 20,000 horses can't be wrong!

Don't be fooled by the"Copy Cats"!

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Join the thousands that have found success by saying YES to Dr. Dan's feeding program.And by saying NO to commercial mixed feeds and pellets.

FEED FOR SUCCESS!™

1. Supplement oats with our Just Add Oats 2x.2. To the Oats- also add our Weight Check Oil supplement (essential fatty acids etc.).3. Make our RED CAL free choice products available at all times.

“Don’t just guess with what comes from the FEED bag...Know what’s going into the bucket.With the Feed For Success program there is no guessing.”

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1 Feed Oats plus Hay or Grass...The “Original Low Starch Diet”TM

“Check your feed bag label for yourself!If your horse is not getting the exactamount of feed for his specific body weighteach day then he is either getting too much or too little of the vitamins andminerals that was added to the grain mixture. By feeding oats instead ofcommercial mixes you can give the amount of oats that your horse needsfor his metabolism - easy keepers just a little, for hard keepers you give alittle more — and then add our Just Add Oats supplement (the vitamins,minerals etc) right on top of the oats to assure your horse gets what he needs.

WHY OATS?Oats are whole and not a by product like commerical ingredients or beetpulp! Oats are more natural than pellets. Pellets are cooked and I don’tknow any horse that eats anything cooked in the wild, do you? I am sureyou also know that cooking destroys nutrients. Plus, contents of each batchof commercial feeds can vary batch to batch depending on what isavailable and less costly. Such “least cost analysis” approaches may not beso great for colic prone, other gut sensitive issues and especially allergies.With oats and the JUST ADD OATS supplement you always know what youare getting. Every bucket full is always the same!”

To The Oats, Add...Just Add Oats® 2xSupplement

Fortifies the oats with what manknows they need! The chancesof getting the right balancefrom commerically mixed feedis slim and the bag proves it!

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“Mother Natures” finest gift to man, Red Cal, offerspristine sea salt, herbs, calcium, magnesium and otherminerals plus perhaps even other micronutrients notyet discovered! And since it comes from a desert thatmillions of years ago used to be the ocean, themicronutrients are “naturally chelated” with organicmatter...there is just nothing like it!

“Did you know that most commercial salt and minerals areeither “man made” or some other industry’s waste product?Unlike these, Red Cal is not bleached, kiln dried, heated, oraltered with chemicals or pollutants; it’s balanced by nature not by man! Did youknow that blocks for horses, and even cattle for that matter, are almost useless andpotentially dangerous! They just can’t get what they need, when they need it, fastenough by trying to lick or chew from a block! When the weather changes suddenimbalances in the grass can occur. Horses must be able to get what they need whenthey need it! Period! Thus... Red Cal is fed free choice and loose, not in a block form.Just hang a bucket on a fence post and pour a little Red Cal in it. Rain does not evendiminish effectiveness. See our websites for more about the dangers of blocks.”

We believe this is our finest product yet developed and your horse willprove it. It is OK to use along with any of our other products and for anyhorse, any age. Although you let them eat all they want, it’s economical too.Typically a 25 lb bag will last from 100 – 200 days for one horse but will varydepending upon the individual needs. Use year round for best results.

Hi-MAG RED CAL FORMULA ALSO AVAILABLE!Same RED CAL formula but with 6% addedmagnesium. This formula is especially great forfat, overweight, “cresty neck” easy keepers,but also wonderful for any horse.

2To The Oats, Also Add...

Weight Check Oil

Essential 3, 6 & 9 Omega Fatty Acids Are Critical To Any Horse’s Diet!Every cell in the body is surrounded by fat which allows nutrients into the cell and waste to get out. The hydrogenatedfats found in almost every commercial feed causes cell membranes to become like plastic, preventing this exchange ofnutrition and waste. It’s been proven in people that hydrogenated fats cause insulin resistance, obesity, Type2 diabetes,etc. Hydrogenated fats are killing us and killing our horses and pets! If your horse needs to lose weight or maintainhis current weight, give 2 oz per day. If he needs to gain weight you can add more. Extremely palatable.Weight Check Oil contains NO Hydrogenated Or Processed Fats and is GMO Certified Free! Cold-Pressed.

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1 Gallon

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Feed oats plus hay or grass and then it’s as

Larger packs available - see page 38.

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Health CheckA daily dose of Health Check will help yourhorse maintain optimal health. If he isalready sick, it will help him get over it bysupporting the detoxification of the liver andsupporting the immune system. It contains aspecial blend of many herbssuch as Garlic, Ginkgo Biloba,Grape Seed Extract and meal,Pine Bark, Ginseng,Chromium Yeast Culture,Kelp, Citrus Bioflavinoids,Beta Carotene, Manganese,Copper and Zinc – all properly balanced!Also, Health Check contains DLMethionine and L-Lysine amino acids.The Grape Seed alone is 50 times more powerful than Vitamin E and 20times more powerful than Vitamin C!

Joint CheckNot just another “Joint Product.”Contains over 6000 mg. per oz. ofGlucosamine Complex (HCL, sulfate andchondroitin sulfate) PLUS all the productsin Health Check! Also contains Astragalusherb powder, andBoswellia extract,for support of bones,tendons, ligamentsand joints.If you just comparethe glucosaminequantity to quantitiesin other “joint products” all the “extra ingredients” here areessentially free! Great for any age horse but especially older oryounger rapidly growing horses, as well as working or stressedhorses. This product contains all the ingredients in our HealthCheck, so it’s like getting two products in one.

Gut CheckNot a probiotic—a health biotic! A healthy gut isa healthy horse! From weight issues to bowelproblems, gut check will help support a healthystomach and intestinal system. Contains activeenzymes and direct-fed microbials.

Preg CheckRevoluntionary nutrition combines the highestquality of ingredients to support folliculardevelopment, ovulation and subsequentmaintenance of pregnancy. Stallions which do notproduce high quality semen can also benefit.

Color CheckSupplement that restores vibrant true coat colors.Keeps the blacks, black, the bays, bays andpalomino, palamino! Helps prevent sun damagewhile supporting healthy skin and coat! A must forall show horses! Each pound of Color Check willlast one month. If you show, your horse needs it!

Just one scoop of Health Check or Joint Checkprovides as many antioxidants as11 buckets of apples and carrots -

Guaranteed!

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Aller CheckMay help maintain normal healthy skin, lungsand immune system. Contains all theingredients of Health Check, PLUS so much moreto help support the immune system There’ssimply nothing else like it available anywhere!

Hoof CheckNot just another hoof supplement!Superior hooves begin with superior nutrition.Contains collodial and chelated minerals(nature’s minerals not man’s), along with withmicro-nutrients that support and strengthenhooves while assuring optimum growth.

HydraidGive your horse the edge for enduranceand for shows. Hydraid aids in hydration.This product will make your horse drink-guaranteed!

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Dr. Dan’s “Critical Care”-Overweight, Hyperthyroid, Insulin-Resistant SupportSupports blood sugar stabilizing and provides support for metabolicissues. A more stable blood sugar without the spikes and lows offers amuch less likelyhood for such condtions as insulin resistance (IR),metabolic issues and fat overweight cresty necked horses.Ingredients:Magnesium: Although it is not known exactly how magnesium affects the body overall it is believedto be involved in over 300 bodily functions. Cellular energy production and handling the negativeeffects of stress as well as glucose meatbolism are among the most important for this mineral. (also seeour Hi Mag RED CAL as a “free choice” solution too)Chromium Yeast: Not your typical chromium! This trace mineral combined with yeast has beenshown to be more bioavailable, overall. Chromium is sort of like the “spark plug” for many enzymaticreactions in the body. It especially “jump starts” and supports glucose delivery and metabolism.L-Carnitine: An amino acid which provides support for fat and glucose metabolism.Niacinamide: Vitamin B-3 pancreatic support to aid the proper glucose delivery.Alpha Lipoic Acid: Being both fat and water soluble, Alpha Lipoic Acid is probably one of the bestanti-oxidants available, This valuable nutrient supports and maintains sugar levels within the normalrange and reduces oxidative stress!Tyrosine: The thyroid and adrenal gland are often compromised in today’s horses. Tyrosine is anamino acid precursor to proper function of these glands and subsequent glucose metabolism.Taurine: Also an amino acid offering support of liver and glucose metabolism.

Dr. Dan’s “Critical Care”-Founder / Laminitis SupportSupport for structural and laminitic tissue . Though it ispricey, you simply won’t find better ingredients for reliefanywhere at any price. Only for horses!

Vitamins, Minerals, Microbial Cultures plus...Ingredients: (per 2.5 oz)

Lysine 3,500 mgMethionine 1,000 mg

Threonine 500 mgMSM 5,000 mg

Devils Claw Extract 1,750 mgBiotin 5 mg

Sodium Hyaluronate 25 mgPhellodendron Extract 100 mg

Yucca Extract 1,000 mgBoswellia 200 mg

L-Glutamine 1,000 mgGlucosamine HCL 1,250 mg

Vitamin E 1,075 IU

Worm CheckAll Natural herbal paste formula! Use one 40 Gram Tube per 1200 lb. Horse.

This all natural herbal paste formula is tremendous — and we will prove it! Receive a FREE parasite exam with the purchase of each six tubes. Can be used on any horse, any age.If you normally rotate, consider using Worm Check with rotation! Better yet—customize your program using Worm Check along with parasite exams. Consider using RED CAL.

Grape Balm Herbal Wound HealerYes it is is icky and ugly,but highly effective andespecially effective for any skin issuethat is already ugly and icky. You know...... those “yikes, when did thathappen” cuts, wounds etc. You can use literally anywhere on the skinexcept the eyes. It too, comes in two sizes... both a jar and a tube.

The jar is great for large surface area locations like rain rot, warts or fungalissues. The tube version, having a slightly more liquid consistency, is greatfor “flushing” those icky abscesses, especially of the hoof. I just can’t list allthe uses that people have found for Grape Balm over the more than 10years that it has been on the market. You will be amazed as well, with thisunique blend of herbs and grape seed extract.... “if you can get over thesmell”. There is nothing like it!

Grape Balm Hoof HealerAlmost every other hoof product on the market contains petroleum,

turpentine or acetone- and someeven formaldehyde. Effectively treats thrush in a

couple of treatments and remoisturizesa hoof in the same amount of treatments, then

keeps them that way by using only once ortwice a week. Great nail hole dressing.

Easy-to-use application jar.

Marigold First Aid OintmentMarigold Flower (calelendula offinanalis)in a bees wax base is an ideal alternativeto antibiotics or steroid ointments.This is our favorite for not only fresh open wounds andcuts, but also rashes, bee stings, sores, burns... even chapped, cracked hands andlips! Many even use in the eyes as as protectant and to sooth irritation.

Available in two sizes, the jar is great for the office or house. AND one should neverleave home without the “ pocket healer” size! It is great first aid support for any cut orwound. It actually protects from dirt and debris and immediately starts the healingprocess rather than damage the skin cells like water, iodine type products, antibioticsor other harsh chemicals. Literally filling the wound with Marigold ointment can “flush”out the debris and protect until sutures can be applied. Veterinarians are amazed atthe support it offers for healing. You will too!!

H2Oil- The “Hoof and Health Oil”Provides essential 3, 6 & 9 Omega Fatty AcidsOur Hoof and Health Oil supplement is especially formulated to helpavoid dry, flaky and itchy skin and to help with poor hoofconditions. EXTREMELY palatable and a tremendous addition to anyfeed! Cold-pressed processed.

Hoof Check ConditionerVeterinary Developed, Professional Strength, All-NaturalFormula- NO CHEMICALS, PERIOD. Great for daily maintenanceand for dry, flaky, cracked hooves. Economical and easy-to-use.

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S u m m e r i s h e r e !And so are those wonderful flies, mosquitoes and, formany horse owners, those awful allergy problems.Veterinarians call them dermatitis. Those that haveaffected horses call it a nightmare. Often hundreds, ifnot thousands of dollars, have been spent doing bloodtests on affected horses. These usually come back tellingyou nothing can be done. And they frequently say yourhorses are allergic to items that you couldn’t possiblykeep them away from, like flies, certain hays, and dust!

Desensitization with allergy shots is usuallyrecommended. However, allergy shots are expensive.What’s worse is they only work about 50% of the time!Other alternatives, such as steroids andantihistamines are becoming less and lesspopular too; it appears they only makematters worse. Yes, allergy problems inhorses are a nightmare! Allergies arebecoming more and more prevalent. Yethopefully, with the knowledge I am aboutto give you, you will never have toexperience them with your horse!

What are the symptoms?The obvious symptom of allergies is itching. This is oftenaccompanied by hives, which are little raised bumps,similar to what a bee sting would make. In severe cases,hives are so numerous they gather together, causing whatare called welts. In extremely severe cases, the horseitches so bad it rubs and bites its skin until it is raw and/or bleeding! Horse owners feel helpless! Fly sprays,lotions, etc. help somewhat. Yet, for the most part, thesesimply make the owner feel better - not necessarily theirhorse.

The cause is not what the horses are exposed to! Flies,mosquitoes, and bug bites in general are “trigger” thatmake things worse, but they are NOT the cause ofallergies. The cause is from “within”. Think about thatfor a moment. Why are some horses allergic to flies,hay, dust, etc. - items that are normal for them to bearound? Why do horses today have problems whenexposed to opossum manure (the source of the organism

Nutrition: CriticalBy Dan Moore, The Natural Vet®

that causes EPM)? Horses have lived with opossums formillions of years!

What has changed? Why are our horses more susceptibleto illness such as allergies from flies, and West Nile frommosquitoes? Aren’t mosquitoes and flies normal insectsfor horses to be exposed to while in the wild? Today,unlike when I graduated from Vet School in 1980, just25 years ago, things seem worse. Our horses appear tobe weaker today as opposed to yesteryears.

It is similar for humans. Can you imagine a NativeAmerican stalking upon his prey, crawling through

bushes full of pollen and all of a sudden,sneezing? In man, allergies were nevereven heard of until the industrialrevolution. In fact, the first mention ofallergies was in highly polluted industrialareas of England. At first they were calledRose Fever, later simply allergies.

Man and horse are worse today becausewe have bombarded them with so many

vaccines, chemicals, pollutants and toxins. Theconsequence for man and beast, is an immune systemthat is critically out of balance. It simply is in “hyper”mode - not really knowing anymore to what it shouldreact...so it simply starts reacting to everything - all thosethings you couldn’t possibly keep a horse away from!

Another example of an over-reactive immune system is“Heaves,” or COPD (Chronic Obstructive PulmonaryDisease). Essentially this is an allergy in the lungs.Autoimmune diseases (where the body reacts to itself)are also related. The bottom line is that the immunesystem is being overworked!

What a mess we have!We have ruined our soils with salt fertilizers, over-vaccinated, over-medicated, over or incorrectlysupplemented, and over-sugared so much that a horses’sbody does not know which way to turn. When was thelast time YOU were vaccinated? Probably not long ago! When

“Can you imaginea Native Americanstalking upon hisprey....and all of a

sudden, sneezing?”

Allergies,Itchy Skin

and Other “Icky Stuff”

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was the last time you vaccinated your horse? Probably lastweek! For instance, vaccinations are often filled withpreservatives like mercury and foreign protein. Ask yourself,“Are all of these vaccinations really needed year after year?”

Let me assure you, everything, including vaccinations, has aconsequence. If you have an allergy horse, please look at this issuecarefully. Continually “sensitizing” with foreign tissue via vaccines,is a big part of the allergy syndrome. Copious vaccinations are notnatural! The vaccines that your state requires are the only ones yourhorse should have.

By the way, most will agree that allergies start in the spring. Nearlyall horses are vaccinated every spring. Let me know if you see arelationship between allergies and vaccinations.I would appreciate the email!

Nutrition is critical!The best way to prevent or treat any disease, notjust allergies, is to look at what the horse’s bodyis getting too much or not enough of! We havediscussed vaccines and chemicals already.Vitamins, minerals and salt are equally important.Minerals are often full of heavy metals likealuminum and lead. Studies at the University ofKentucky show that Lead and Cadmium are oftencontaminants in minerals. Even salt is chemicallymade for other industries, not for horses. The horse’s body has tohandle all of this extra “junk” in one way or another.

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t try their very best to get theirhorses what they need. BUT it can be so confusing! What do youfeed? What do you supplement? The list of questions goes on. Doyou feel that you need a Ph.D. in Nutrition? Are you consideringgoing to vet school just so you will know how to take care of yourhorse’s needs properly? You don’t need either degree. Truly it is notthat difficult! Keep in mind the basics...and leave the rest to nature!

For instance, horses, in general, don’t get enough fat and get far toomuch sugar from sweet feed and corn. The essential fatty acids area must in allergy horses. In order to deliver these, along with morefat, the best source, in my opinion, is coconut oil. We add crude,unrefined soybean oil to this to keep it liquid so you can pour itbecause coconut is a solid at room temperature. Also coconut oil isstable, and much less likely to go rancid, than flax or rice bransources. Vegetable oil and corn oil are practically useless except forcalories, of which most horses get way too much of anyway.

Basic #1 More Fat, Less SugarBasic #2 With allergy horses, especially, NEVER relyon complete feeds.A “complete feed” or even oats alone simply cannot providewhat an allergy horse needs. For example, take two 1000 lb.horses - one horse that eats ten (10) pounds per day of acomplete feed or oats - the other eats only 3 pounds. The latterwill get far less vitamins and minerals than the horse that eats10 pounds per day - right? These “easy keepers” often get farless of what they need with regards to vitamins and minerals.

This perpetuates the problem even more. The horses’ wholemetabolism is adversely affected! They are stressedmetabolically and they eventually wind up as insulin resistant,

hypothyroid, laminitic, or cushinoid, and insome cases have such a messed up immunesystem, they “develop” allergies - all becausethey were not getting enough vitamins orminerals.

Personally, I don’t think there is such a thing asa complete feed! There are just too manyvariables. Each horse should be supplementedindividually - especially the allergy horse! Oursoils and the foods grown on them simply can’tprovide a balanced diet today. Rememberthough, many minerals and vitamins however,

are man made. Even worse, many of them are another industry’s“leftovers.”

Basic #3 All allergy horses must be supplemented withvitamins and minerals.Basic #4 Allergy horses need plenty of anti-oxidants.It only makes sense to help the body in every way possible toget rid of the “junk” that it is exposed to day in and day out.Anti-oxidants do just that! The best analogy I’ve heard is thatthe foreign substances to which the body is exposed day inand day out cause the body to “rust” - and anti-oxidants preventthe rusting. The beneficial effects of anti-oxidants are not oftenseen immediately in a relatively healthy horse or person butare often immediate in allergy horses, especially when reallygood anti-oxidants are used.

No doubt about it - anti-oxidants add years to ones’ life; butwhen severe allergy cases can be reversed with their use - thatimpresses me. For instance, my first experience with anti-oxidants in horses overwhelmed me. I had a patient with Heavesthat was really about ready to die, and because I had seentremendously beneficial lung changes in people from usinggrape seed in such cases, I decided to try it.

I fed this horse $300 worth of Grape Seed capsules in onemonth. I must have broken open 1000 capsules, but the horseimproved - became well enough to go home! This showed methat anti-oxidants are a lot more than just a little vitamin A, Cand E as so many products tout.

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Needless to say, we used a lot more anti-oxidants in the future- in fact, today we have a specific anti-oxidant product forallergies - much improved over our capsule experience! ALLof our horses, everyday, are supplemented with anti-oxidants.We want them around a long time.

Finally, Basic #5 Don’t short the salt. Horses are notlickers!THE major factor in allergies, or any illness of “unknown”cause, is the misuse of salt and mineral blocks. Free choice,natural sources of salt and minerals will help your horse’sallergies improve drastically. Horses are not lickers: they can’tget what they need from salt or mineral blocks quickly enoughto get what they need! Horses needs change whenever thebarometer changes because the grasses thatthey eat have changed.

The chemical composition of grass actuallychanges with the weather. Also our “salt based”fertilizers used today often confuse the horse.The potassium contained within them literallytricks the horse into thinking he has plenty ofsalt already because the potassium ion is sosimilar to sodium. When this happens, they quiteating salt or if they only have access to blocks,they can’t even get as much of what they need.This situation is a major metabolic stress onthe system. Many problems can result.

The obvious ones are “tying up” and what we generally thinkof as electrolyte problems. The least obvious, but the mostdangerous, is the massive change in gut bacteria, whichsometimes can be life threatening. Examples are laminitis,abortion, and allergies. Even free choice minerals can be aproblem! That’s because man only has a vague idea of whatour horses need. Every year new minerals and vitamins arebeing discovered - so how can we put them in a bag?

When man makes a mineral mix, he is simply guessing. Evenwith a free choice mix that just has massive amounts of thisand that, horses simply over-consume what they don’t need,while trying to get what they do need and quite honestly whatthey do need might not even be in the mix to begin with! Iassure you; man-made blocks and mixes are missing criticalelements!

Many of the tiny micronutrients, or elements, like rubidium,molybdenum, palladium, cesium, and strontium, are criticalfor problems like allergies, COPD and even cancer. When Itake away typical “man-made” salt and mineral blocks, andreplace them with natural sources, many allergies and otherproblems go away! It is amazing what nature provides! I really

hope you have stuck with me long enough toread this single point. The most importantthing you can do for your horse’s health is toprovide a natural source of salt and minerals.

Although we are still learning about allergies, afew things are very important. Certainly keepingflies and pests away is critical, but don’t overusethe chemicals or you could be adding fuel tothe fire. The cause of an allergy must beaddressed rather than just treating the symptoms.Nutrition is critical. Vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and essential fatty acids should not be

overlooked as part of the treatment.

Less sugar in the diet is always best. Feeding oats rather than“complete” feed, supplemented with NATURAL sources ofvitamins and minerals - top dressed and based on the needs ofeach individual horse is also best. And instead of salt andmineral blocks, natural “free choice” supplements are betterand may even contain beneficial ingredients we don’t evenknow about yet. Finally, in my humble opinion, you shouldonly vaccinate for what you absolutely think is necessary. Ifwe provide the body what it needs, it will heal itself!

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One of the most misunderstood yet most importantaspects of health, is fat! Quite honestly, many health

care practitioners don’t even understand just howimportant fats are.

For instance, would you agree that most people haveand ARE being told daily that fats are bad for you? Mostdoctors, the media, the advertisements and pretty muchALL, suggest a low fat diet. I am here to tell you, in mynot so humble opinion, that NOTHING COULD BEFURTHER FROM THE TRUTH! Fats are critical toyour health and your animal’s health. You need themand you need lots of them, you just need the right kinds!

Stroke, heart attack, and cardiovascularpatients are all too familiar fat relatedproblems, but as I will explain, these arejust the tip of the iceberg! For instance,anyone who is autistic, has MultipleSclerosis, Diabetes, Optic Neuritis,Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fibromialgia,Alzheimers, Parkinsens Disease, ALS,depression (manic or otherwise), ChronicFatigue Syndrome – ANYneurodegenerative disorder is most likelylacking good fats and overloaded with bad fats. Liverdisease, gallbladder, adrenal disease, heavy metals, anyinfection (chronic or otherwise), and especially Lymesare ultimately a fat problem!

As I continue my search, I am quickly coming to realizethat even “aging” itself is DIRECTLY related! In horses,my personal opinion is that EPM, Infertility, Botulism,heavy metal toxicosis, Cushing’s Disease, and certainlythe obvious - hypothyroidism, metabolic disorders andinsulin resistance are all FAT balance related (certainlythe same for pets, too).

For the most part, I believe that the equine field is slightlyahead of human medicine in getting the word out to thepublic about the need for fats. But unfortunately, I amcertain that most high fat diets in horses are only goingto contribute more to the overall problem – because asin people, we are feeding our horses the “wrong” fats.

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Neither Low Fat nor High Fat for people or animals iscorrect --- the RIGHT fat is the answer!

My mission in this article to explain why fats and howfats are so important. For the fish oil and flax eaters, Iwill offer this preliminary advice though: fish oil and/orflax are not enough! How do we know which fats touse?

For a better understanding let’s look at the body itself.The brain is 60% fat – (17-20% omega 3, and about 12%omega 6). The cell membranes that surround blood cells,liver cells are roughly half fat. (The other half is protein

by the way!) Neurons, dendrites, synapses– the nerve connections themselves, arefat! Myelin, which insulates nerve fibers,is 76% fat!

The obvious question from me is: Howcan reducing fat in the diet be good forthese? It can’t! The need for a good brainI would think is fairly obvious. Cellmembranes are vital because theyseparate the zillions of cells in the bodyfrom the outside world and allow for the

exchange of all the bad and good “stuff.” Personally, Iwant my membranes in tip top shape!

Because I know there is a lot of “bad stuff ” to keep outas well as “good stuff ” to get in! Nerve connections,that don’t work, such as the dendrites, neurons, andsynapses would pretty much be like having a dead batteryin your car…you ain’t going nowhere!

One final example: it is in the development of myelinthat surrounds the nerves. Myelin development is whatbabies need before they can start to walk. Now if myelinis 76% fat, is it not obvious that fat is critical? Only ifone wants to walk!!! Dah…Here’s your sign if you thinkotherwise!! (Sorry – couldn’t resist.) But, if such vitalstructures as these are mainly composed of fat, does itnot make sense that the fats need replenishing?

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Next, to further understand which fats we need, let’s lookat the actual membranes which surround each and everycell in the body. The principle fat in membranes is calleda phospholipid. Literally each membrane is made up ofmillions of phospholipids all lined up. Each has a headand two tails. One tail is a saturated fat (straight tail), theother is an unsaturated fat (a crooked tail). Wedged inbetween is cholesterol. Also, a part of each membrane isa glycolipid. Glycolipids are tiny sugar molecules thatprotect, insulate, and again, exchange nutrients. Let’s takea closer look at each of these components and see howeach relates.

Cholesterol varies with the type of membrane. Forinstance, plasma membranes have essentially onecholesterol per phospholipid molecule. Some membranesthat need more support may need more, BUT ALLmembranes need cholesterol. Cholesterol actually givesthe membrane structure, plus it allows certain things topass and others not to pass.

The problem SOMETIMES withcholesterol is when it “overflows” intothe blood stream...but even in the bloodstream, it is sort of like a beneficial bandaid FIXING potential leaks in the cellwalls of the vessels – putting back thestructure to a bad wall. If it breaks looseand causes a clot – yes, that is bad (strokeor heart attack)… but saying that highcholesterol is the cause of heart diseaseis like saying that a lot of police in a highcrime district is the cause of the crime… You must havecholesterol! Who said cholesterol is bad for you? WhatIS actually bad for you are the bad fats – cholesterol isnot the bad fat!

As I said, the main component of each and everymembrane in the body is phospholipids. Let’s break downthe phospholipid molecule and look at it a little closer.The phospolipid molecule looks like a fish with two tails.It acts kind of like a magnet – the head having one chargeand the tails having the opposite. This magnet-likecomponent attracts and repels, thus allowing “stuff,” bothgood and bad, in and out through the membrane. Oneside of the tail, the unsaturated one, actually vibratesmoving particles in and out! The saturated tail part isrigid and solid and hardly moves. It is the balance ofthese two tails that is the most critical to understand.

You see it takes both kinds of fats – both saturated andunsaturated to compose the properly maintain structureof the chief component of cell membranes(phospholipids). JUST NOT EATING FAT can lead toproblems. I mentioned this concept to a friend just theother day. Her comments were that in the office whereshe worked 7 of the 9 women went on a “low fat craze”several years ago - all seven now have MS! Wow!

Now let’s look at one more aspect of fats and membranes,probably the most important! RENEGADE fats, perhapsnot a good medical term, but none the less, a word I liketo use because it describes these types of fats perfectly.Why? Because they are bad news to the bone! These areman-made fats or particles of fats or mutated fats orjumbled up fats, trans fats, etc. etc.. THESE, my friends,are the killers and these are what we are eating in thetypical American diet (especially prevalent in horse andpet foods, too).

These RENEGADE FATS can displace thegood fats we just discussed. They make themembrane absolutely solid – they don’tmove, vibrate, transmit or anything – theyjust prevent the good from getting in and thebad from getting out! These essentially clogup all membranes and are a major factor incausing disease – essentially any disease! Inslight defense of the “low fat craze,” a lowfat diet would reduce these renegades,because these are typically what almost allAmericans eat – but if the right fats are not

added back, then it is certainly a Catch 22 situation - toomuch bad and not enough good.

According to my sources, which are not your typicalmedical media propaganda, almost all degenerativeneurological situations are fat related! AND, almost allof the diseases mentioned thus far can be helped byburning the bad fats and flooding the body with the goodfats – including phospholipids. This knowledge is notnew, ladies and gentlemen – I found books from back inthe 70’s discussing this very issue – not in quite so muchdepth, but the CONCEPT of good and bad fats has beenaround a long time.

The difficulty is that the American Food Industryprocesses almost all of the foods we eat. PROCESSEDFATS AND OILS ARE DEADLY. This includes most

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bread, most crackers, cookies, margarine, cooking oils, etc. –If it says hydrogenated, refined or processed on the label –don’t eat it!

My Grandmother ate bacon, eggs, real butter and whole milkevery day. Most likely so did yours, (but not processed, refinedfats and oils) and she lived well into her 80’s. I believe we can,too. Science has not really discovered yet the correct balanceof these Omega Fatty Acids (essential fatty acids or EFA’s).Most doctors so far are just suggesting fish oil and/or flax(omega 3) – which are helpful – but I believe we are forgettingthe other omegas - even omega 6 and especially omega 9. ANDI know most have totally forgotten or are not yet aware of thephospholipids – which are absolutely critical. By the way, oneof the best sources of phospholipids and Omega Fatty Acidsare CRUDE UNREFINED soybeans. Coconut is a great sourceof Omega 9 – and coconut even contains high amounts of Lauricacid – shown to be both antibacterial and antiviral!

One quick note on horse and pet feed is the difficulty inpreserving fats in the feed – which is often why so many feedscontain these renegade processed fats – they withstand heatthat feeds are exposed to better, but honestly are like feedingplastic to your horse! Typical vegetable and corn oil sourcesare refined, processed and just plain bad for you, your pet, oryour horse!

Thus far we have discussed cholesterol, phospholipids,saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and briefly discussedomega fatty acids but have yet to mention the glycolypidspresent in cell membranes. Essentially these are very simplesugars and though they are being studied extensively, little isknown about them except that they protect, insulate and helpexchange nutrients. Some studies are already showing that theymay actually help modulate or regulate the immune system.Examples of such glycolipids are mannins such as mannose,oligosaccarides, agrabinogalactan. I have no doubt that theyare extremely important because I am seeing the clinical resultsin both animals and man by using them. Some examples ofpotential benefits thus far seen are help with gut problems,such as chronic or acute diarrhea, and even allergies. Majoruniversities have even demonstrated by experimentation anincrease in Natural Killer Cells, which help fight cancer cells,and activation of what is called the compliment system, whichis what is activated when foreign substances invade the body –thus making them essentially antiviral and antibacterial. Onelab demonstrated Arabinogalactan (which comes from theWestern Larch Tree) to be even more beneficial than Echinaceaand especially better with long-term usage.

Finally it is hard to discuss fats without at least mentioninganti-oxidants. THEY are critical, too, for many reasons butespecially important regarding fats. When fats rot or go rancidthey are essentially worse than anything. The reason the foodindustry even processes fats and oils to begin with is so thatthey are more stable and less likely to go rancid – we nowknow this is not good, right? But as we use more good fats(less processed as I suggest) there is a greater chance ofrancidity – because they are less stable (perhaps I should sayLESS LIKE PLASTIC). These must be counterbalanced withantioxidants. THE PRIMARY ROLE OF ANTI-OXIDANTSIN THE BODY IS TO STABILIZE FATS! Oxidation couldbe described as rusting. Anti “Oxidation” is to help preventthe rusting within the body. Every animal, including man, needsanti-oxidants daily. Just like a piece of metal left in theenvironment will rust, so will our bodies if they are notprotected. Anti-oxidants are like “Rustoleum” for the body –critical for long term protection.

I hope it is becoming more and more clear that simply eating“low fat” and less cholesterol (much less cholesterol loweringdrugs) is just not the answer. Essential fatty acids, phospholipids,glycolipids and anti-oxidants are a critical parts of anyone’s (oranimal’s) health plan. I wish I had the TOTAL answer for youand I do certainly promise to keep searching. In the mean time,avoid processed food (renegade fats, hydrogenated, refined) asmuch as possible. Do consider an essential fatty acid supplement(but not just fish oil or flax). Always take anti-oxidants yourselfand give your pets and horses anti-oxidant supplements, too.Start each and every day with 25 grams or so of high qualityprotein (a whole other nutrition lesson!) and consider aphospholipid supplement as well.

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Has anyone ever been told to NOT feed oats? And if so,has the same person ever offered any reason other thanthat oats are carbs and may make your horse “hot”?Probably not! So let me preface this article by sayingthat, personally, I have suggested oats to thousands uponthousands of horse owners (as have many other nutritionminded educators) and not once can I remember thoseto whom I suggested such not loving the results. Oatswork - despite the rumors! But let’s look more closelyat why, and also look at why other feeds may NOT beso great. And let’s take a close look at why thesecommercial feeds may actually be directly related to,and in my opinion the very cause of many of ouroverweight, cresty necked, insulin resistant, allergic andlaminitis prone horses today. In addition, we’ll considerwhy the idea of supplementing either commercial orindividual grains, oats or otherwise, with vitamins,minerals, microbials, etc. is critical as well.

So what is bad about oats? Oats like ALL grains aremineral and vitamin deficient. Horses simply can’t getthe overall nutrition that they need from any grainUNLESS they are fortified. Oats, corn, barley, etc., etc.are all are deficient. Today, what farmers essentially useto fertilize is chemical fertilizer. The 10-10-10’s or 20-10-10’s are only nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus:10% nitrogen, 10% phosphorous, 10% potassium. Whathappened to all the other minerals on the periodic chartthat we learned about in high school? To make mattersworse, these fertilizers are salt based. Salt destroys thesoil over time and makes it very packed, claylike andsticky – AND in doing so kills the earthworms, the soil’strue method for oxygenation.

BUT fertilizer sure does make the grass and crops grow,doesn’t it? Have you ever thought about how salt attractswater? Alright, now we have nice lush grass and cropsor grain full of fertilizer and water. Doesn’t that soundnutritious? On the positive side it does weigh more,looks great and brings more dollars for the farmer despiteits lack of nutrition. I don’t mean to be critical, but Iassure you the ones who are really profiting here are thepetrochemical companies selling this junk (not tomention the pesticides and herbicides being sold,

because our ground is so sick) and the pharmaceuticalcompanies selling the drugs because we AND OURHORSES become sick ... With the cost of such expensivefarming it is truly a wonder ANY farms are still inbusiness. Since I don’t work for a major university whoteaches such farming practices (and receives lots ofmoney from such megalopolies), I guess I just spilledthe beans! Praise the Lord for the up and coming organicfarmers – they deserve your dollar!

OK, so NOW we need to address this hot horse, highcarb myth. Now don’t get me wrong, oats are carbs!BUT compared to corn which is IDENTICAL to sugar,which is worse? I know you have heard of the glycemicindex by now – Sugar has a gylcemic index of 100, andcorn has the same. That is, a cup of corn will have thesame effect on the body as a cup of sugar. Now thatsounds healthy, doesn’t it? (Oats do have a lowerglycemic index.)

VERY few, if any commercial feeds that I am aware ofare corn free, and most contain lots of corn at that. Nowgranted, corn has gone up in price lately because of thealcohol gas that is being made from it, so more than likelyyou will find corn being used less now than before. BUTwhat you are also likely to find is that more molassesand other sweetening additives will be used to cover upthe other worse tasting grains (or whatever) that will besubstituted.

Just so you also fully understand – molasses IS SUGAR.Both cause insulin spikes, subsequent insulin resistancefrom over- production by the body, hypothyroid,Cushing’s horses, etc. Sugar highs (hyperglycemia) andsugar lows (hypoglycemia) are the culprits. Feeding cornand sugar at the morning meal is like us eating donutsand candy for breakfast. These high sugar levels wearthe pancreas out. The pancreas produces insulin to handlethe sugar and then later in the day the sugar low causestremendous stress on the body because the body isstarving to death. This hypoglycemia also wears out theadrenals (glands that handle stress) and eventuallyhypothyroidism, Cushing’s (from over production ofadrenal glands), and laminitis, as well as metabolic issues

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of all types can result. Heck, the body is “just flat outworn out” from working too hard trying to handle theups and down of simply living. The body’s reserves getworn out simply from living and sometimes even theslightest stress can cause havoc.

So what is the answer to feeding today? Our choices arecountless. It is so easy to be swayed by feeds that talkabout low carbs, senior feeds and even such things asbeet pulp. But I keep going back to oats! All commercialfeeds are produced to “hit the middle of the road” whenit comes to vitamin and mineral fortification. Forinstance, a typical formulation might provide the correctnutrition for a 1,000 lb horse that, say, eats 10 lbs of thatfeed each day. That is about 1% of the body weight….So if the horse ate 10 lbs that day he would get“everything” he needed.

Does every “typical, average” 1,000 lb horse in yourbarn eat 10 lbs each day? If they all did, chances arethat you would have some horses that looked like theGoodyear Blimp and some that were as skinny as a rail!They all need different amounts of grain – they all havedifferent metabolisms…. just like us. What about thateasy keeper horse that only eats 5 lbs? Is he not gettingonly ½ of what he needs of the “extra fortification”?How about the horse that needs more? Is he not gettingtoo much?

Let’s take this just a little further about the easy keeper,cresty necked, overweight horse, since this is one of thebiggest problems I see today. If your horse fit the abovedescription, what would be the first thing you woulddo? Most likely you would give him less feed, right?But if you cut back would he not be getting less of the“added” vitamins, minerals etc? Chances are, he wasalready the easy keeper 5- pounder- horse and now youcut him back more! Definitely the right thinking butdefinitely missing the very important point that he needsthe vitamins and minerals regardless of how much grainhe eats! If you feed less of such “premixed”, he getsless of the very nutrients that he really needs to regulatehis metabolism in the first place. Such deficiencieseventually lead to hypothyroidism, laminitis prone,metabolic, Cushing’s type situations. The point is thatregardless of the amount of grain you feed – you mustsupplement the vitamins and minerals if you havean easy keeper, otherwise you will have an even sickereasy keeper! And certainly hard keepers get out ofbalance, too, from getting too much.

Once again I suggest oats to handle the problem,regardless of carbs, because oats are easiest to balance– Just add a vitamin mineral supplement to whateveramount of oats that horse needs to maintain HIS properweight. If you are already feeding commercial grain,simply gradually switch to oats over a week or so. Afterhe has been on that same volume for awhile you cangive more oats or less depending on the horse’s personalweight needs. Each day just add the vitamin, mineralsupplement as a top dressing at every feeding. Thatway you know he’s getting the correct amount of bothoats and supplement. I know this sounds elementarybut it is critical, especially for easy keepers. By theway, clean, whole oats are fine. Crimped are only about6% more efficient and once the hull is cracked they startgoing rancid. Flax seed is also very likely to go rancidby the way, one of the reasons I generally don’t suggestflax – it goes rancid much faster, a problem especiallygiven the way we have to buy in bulk for our horses.

I had a person tell me the other day that horses were notlikely to get oats in the wild? I wanted to say “Lady,here is your sign” but I didn’t! I reminded her that horsessure were not going to get corn, sugar, or cooked pelletsin the wild and that seed heads such as oats were aboutas close to whatever they could get in the wild. Oats arethe seed off of about the closest thing to grass I know!Horses were made to eat grass- right? I am amazed atall the info out there on grass and easy keepers. Onlylet them eat 1 hour here and one hour there, and only atnight and not day, and soak your hay to get the sugarsout and on and on and on and on. Can you imagineabiding by such recommendations? It is just not feasible– especially with the 30 or so horses we have – and oursare all easy keeper mountain horses. Oats, addedsupplements (vitamins, minerals and GOOD FAT),decent hay (or the grass in summer) and FREE CHOICENATURAL SALT AND MINERALS – (see the articleon laminitis) will answer your problems and preventproblems. I am telling you that thousands uponthousands of horses can’t be wrong!

Now before I close I want to discuss one more veryimportant supplement that is needed – GOOD FAT!Now I know I am picking on commercial feeds here butin my humble opinion they need it - pretty much allcommercial feeds contain JUNK FAT! AND this isprobably the biggest reason we have so manyoverweight, insulin resistant horses today. Junk fat is inour horse feed just like it is in our food! JUNK FAT IS

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KILLING US AND OUR HORSES! Processed,hydrogenated vegetable oils (flax, corn, etc.) aredestroying our cells internally and even messing with ournervous systems – nerves and cells are all surrounded byfat membranes. It has the effect of making all suchmembranes impermeable, like plastic balls.

Today, diets are higher in fat than they were in years past,especially senior feeds and “low carbs” type diets, BUTTHE PROBLEM is the type of fat they are using is awful.If your feed says only vegetable oil or doesn’t say that itis NOT HYROGENATED, chances are it is – and, again,awful for our horse.

The same goes for your food, especially snacks - read thelabels and avoid these fats. BUT remember - horses doneed fat. It should be a great source of omega fatty acids(they need omega 3, 6 and 9, by the way, not just 3). Thesefats “slow” the absorption of grain, oats or otherwise -making the digestion process slower, and obviously willhelp lubricate the gut as well (great for sandyconditions,too).

In addition, these good fats are great because they nourishthe cells. I prefer to use crude, cold pressed, NONhydrogenated, NON refined soybean oil.like our GMO-free Weight Check Oil. Have you ever heard the expressionthat “the only way to burn fat is with fat” – well I dobelieve it is true, because these fat horses (and people) doget better when the good fat is used to displace the bad. Ihave no doubt that cells, overall, just start to functionbetter n conjunction with these fats because themembrane’s major function is to allow the good stuff toget in and the junk to get out.

I suggest good fats for all horses as both a preventive anda treatment. Yes, too much can make a fat horse but acouple ounces per day of good crude, unrefined, non-

hydrogenated soybean oil can make all the difference inthe health of a horse. You can actually see the differencein just a few weeks. I also think that any metabolic, evenEPM, neurodegenerative horses require lots of good oil.I have a sneaky suspicion that many “super bugs’ suchas those that cause EPM get trapped in fats cells andgood fats can flush them out, so to speak. Regardless,they are healthy – commercially used fats are generallynot!

By the way, I have had many people ask about beet pulpover the last few years. Beets have essentially nonutritional value except fiber. Why pay for “extra fiber”when hay and or grass would do the same? Also, beetpulp is a by product of the beet industry and a lot ofpesticides are used on beets - roots do tend to accumulatemore pesticides than plants. Just food for thought!

Ok So I think by now you can see I like oats and notcommercial feeds. BUT do remember that oats aloneare not balanced anymore than commercial feeds are –it is just that they are easier to balance, more nutritiousand as close to the “wild” as I have been able to find.They must be supplemented with fat (unprocessed oil)and vitamins and minerals, and free choice natural saltand minerals should be available at all times. If youdon’t add the supplements they won’t provide all of whatis needed, either ( this is especially so in young horsesbecause they can really get out of balance quickly!)

I suggest this approach for essentially all horses insteadof commercial feeds. Such customization is reallyrather easy - give the horse whatever amount of oats heneeds, add the supplement, add the oil and check thefree choice salt and mineral bucket to make sure it isavailable, and you have a healthy horse ( I do suggestyou check out our website on the types of salt andminerals that are best).

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Grass Muzzles for pasture horses - that’s crazy!

Or is it? Grass muzzles are a hot item these days. I see them atalmost every equine event I attend. Truthfully, I almost laughedthe first time I saw one. Then I thought to myself “that is agreat idea,” many horse owners today really need them. Butwhy?

For thousands of years wild horses have lived on grass aloneand typically they ate all they wanted. There was no one tostop them, turn them out for only a few hours at a time orworse yet MUZZLE them. Today, colic, allergies, metabolicissues, laminitis, hoof and other health issues are oftenassociated with eating too much grass.

What is different about today’s grass or perhaps what is differentabout the horse? Obviously a lot has changed! If we truly lookat the way it was and “mimic” what’s natural,perhaps we can have healthier horses and avoida lot of problems.

Today’s species of grasses are totally differentfrom the past. Most horses today on pastureonly have one or two varieties of grass - usuallytimothy, orchard grass with some degree ofclover and fescue. In the wild, they had accessto vast areas of grass and abundant species.Equally important was access to other plants and herbs. Todaythey eat what they have access to in the spaces we confinethem to. Most species of grass (and even grain) today aregenetically modified - a controversy and discussion all in itself.By being able to “pick and choose” what they needed, horsesreceived a balance of nutrients.

For instance, as I am sure you know, most horses will chew ontree bark. Of course it is bad for the trees - totallyinconsequential in the wilderness, but in the back yard pasture,chewed dead trees look awful! Simple sugars calledpolysaccharides and amino acids like methionine and perhapstannins are probably what they are after by eating the trees.Regardless, if methionine is supplemented most horses havebetter hooves. Supplementing simple poly saccharide sugars(not refined complex table sugar or syrup) will often help thegut (sometimes stop cribbing and help ulcers, too) - the gutbeing the source of almost all problems in a horse.

One such simple sugar in particular is Arabinogalactan,obtained from the Western Larch tree. Another is Mannose -from the Aloe plant. The Native American Indians and“grandmas” everywhere have used these substances forcenturies. In other parts of the world they may have used Nonifruit or Pomegranate or whatever was native to the area - and

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if the horses that were there had access to them, be assuredthey ate the bark, fruit (or whatever) too!

This is one of the reasons supplements are so important today- horses just can’t get all they need from the typical diets wegive them, and the one or two species of grass they graze justdoesn’t provide all they may need. There are most likely manyingredients or micronutrients that we have not yet discovered.I believe we will someday classify polysaccharides as“ESSENTIAL” polysaccharides, just like there are essentialamino acids, and essential fatty acids now.

The need for the essential fatty acids like Omega 3, 6 and 9 arebeginning to be more recognized by horse owners today. INthe wild, horses can pick and choose seeds and grass headsfrom various grasses and plants to get the fatty acids they need- in our care they take what we give them - unfortunately, until

recently they have received very little. Forthe most part, they just receive sugars (likefrom corn and molasses), which, as we know,turns to fat but are not essential fatty acids.

Today high fat is “in” but again we must becareful. The easy thing to do is buy cheap fatlike REFINED or partially hydrogenated oils(corn oil for instance). The problem with anyrefined oil is that all the “goody” is filtered

out and sold for other purposes. Hydrogenated oils are morestable and less likely to spoils or go rancid, which is why theyare used in almost every snack food, but they actually hardenand damage cells within the body ad make tissue less pliable.This can actually make a situation like insulin resistance ormetabolic disease (which are often the clinical problems thattrigger the need for fats to be supplemented in the first place)to be even more of a problem. “Hardened” cells don’t respondto insulin and other “metabolic reactions” like more pliablecells would. Over time “hydrogenation” causes premature agingbecause more and more insulin must be produced and thebody’s cells become more and more damaged.

One of the main purposes of insulin is to regulate sugar. Thegrain we feed our horses (corn, especially, and molasses) andthe “richer,” single variety grasses in our pastures (and snackfoods for us) also cause more and more insulin to be secreted.With time, this causes “insulin resistance” - requiring moreand more insulin to get the job done. The higher the restinginsulin overall, the quicker all species age and subsequentlydie - period! High resting insulin is rarely detected becauseusually just blood glucose is checked. Simply relying on bloodglucose (sugar) levels alone is not enough - sugar or bloodglucose can be normal but resting insulin levels can beextremely elevated - even high enough to kill you or your horse.

“By being able topick and choose

what they needed,horses received a

balance of nutrients.”

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Many horses (and people) are insulin resistant with high restinglevels of insulin, but because the body is such a miraculousmachine it is still keeping the sugar normal. Most fat andoverweight “easy keepers” are insulin resistant. Certainlyhypothyroid, Cushings, and chronic recurring laminitis orfoundered horses fit this category as well. Lush green grass orstress (as in people) is often associated with, and generallywhat gets blamed for acute occurrences - but the underlyingmetabolic situation is usually at cause. Horses need good fats,not sugars!

By now it should be clear that except in a free wild rangesituation with thousands of acres, it is impossible to have aperfect pasture today - but there is a “next to perfect” answerto the perfect pasture question! A perfect pasture is one thathas a bucket (free choice access) of natural salt and naturallysourced minerals hanging in it - AT ALL TIMES. And I stressNATURAL source here and at ALL times. Even white salt andmost minerals are chemical, often other industry’s leftovers,full of heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum,mercury). And salt blocks are just simplyuseless because horses are not lickers - theycan not get all of what they need from blocks -period! They just can’t lick fast enough.

Once again - in the wild, horses have access toall types of salt and minerals where they canpick and choose and balance themselves asneeded. Today we fortify the feeds with variousminerals and fortify our pastures with fertilizer.The problem here is that we may actually becausing an imbalance of nutrition. Mineralsupplements, though well intentioned, may givethem too much of what they don’t need. Hoof supplements areespecially bad for this - massive amounts often, chosen by manand based on an RDA (recommended daily allowance standard)that is 15 years old or more. Natural minerals and salt likecolloidal minerals and sea salt (often from desert sources thatused to be the ocean millions of years ago) contain othermicronutrients as well, and are balanced by mother nature, notby man.

The confusing issue here is that if you compare mineral amountsto man-made products, natural sources often look like theycontain very low levels. But what they do contain is so muchmore usable or bio-available that it packs a much greater, yetbalanced punch! They literally contain every nutrient andmineral that was once in the “living oceans.” Often with man-made our horses over-consume what they don’t need whiletrying to get what they do need. AND, what they really needmay not even be in the mix because man is not aware of it -natural is better!

Pasture horses must have access to loose salt and minerals atall times. If they don’t, they can colic, founder, abort and die

almost without warning. It all comes back to the health of thehorses’s gut. Any sudden change, as we well know, can bedisastrous. Obvious concerns are getting too much grain orsudden exposure to lush green grass - but a weather changewithout free access to loose salt and minerals can be just asdeadly to a pasture horse.

Grass is a living, breathing organism (it just breathes carbondioxide rather than oxygen) and it changes hour to hour. If thegrass “thinks” it is going to die or has less chance of survival,it conserves and prepares - just like we would. Conservationof water would be a likely action. Grass does this by actuallydrawing potassium up from the ground, and if the soil is heavilyfertilized, it can draw a lot, because a major part of fertilizer ispotassium. Potassium allows the plant to attract more water.This is good for farmers who sell hay and crops by the poundbut bad for the actual nutritional value because the grass, cropor whatever, is mostly just water. Devastation can occur ifhorses, cattle or other creatures are exposed to too muchpotassium at one time.

If you are a cattleman, I am sure your arefamiliar with Grass Tetany and Milk Fever, andthe sudden death associated with itsoccurrence. These were once thought to bemagnesium and calcium deficiencies. We nowknow it is from high potassium forages andgrasses. Similar situations causing abortionsand gut problems often occur in horses. Whathappens is that the potassium spikes duringcool, wet conditions and especially after longdroughts followed by rainfall and rapid growth.Situations like frost and freezing are especially

bad - have you ever had horse colic after a frost? Probably so---the reason is a sudden mineral change in the grass, not justfrozen grass! During these times sodium, calcium andmagnesium decrease, while potassium increases. This spike inpotassium is often deadly. A major problem like this occurredin 2001 in the Midwest where reproductive losses occurred inthousands of horses, cattle, sheep and goats. This was severein Kentucky as well. Often cattle were found dead just a fewhours after frost and freezes. Mineral blocks just cannot providethe minerals fast enough for such rapid changes in weather.Free choice, loose salt and minerals must be available topasture horses at all times if such problems are to beprevented!

It is also important to consider that since sodium (the Na partof NaCl, or salt) is so similar to potassium, horses often thinkthey have enough sodium (but really have too much potassium)so they stop eating salt. This is especially so in the winter whenthey need it most. Force-feeding salt is a viable solutionparticularly in pregnant mares. This should be in addition tomaking it readily available free choice. (Always be sure to putany salt product near readily available water).

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One further point is that fescue alone is usually blamed forabortions in mares when it is actually the fungus like organismson the fescue that cause the problems. BUT again it is elevatedpotassium that generally makes these organisms more deadly! Thebottom line here is that less fertilizer is better and fescue shouldbe avoided for pregnant mares. It would also seem obvious to meto avoid hay that has been grown on heavily fertilized fields -especially for pregnant mares.

Now the big question is how can I make myfield better if I can’t fertilize? The answer isto avoid the typical types of fertilizers - thosethat are salt based. Salt ferti l izers aredestroying our environment as well as oursoils. Year after year of fertilizer use killsbeneficial earthworms that oxygenate the soilwith their tunnels. Lack of oxygen kills thesoil just like it would us.

Fortunately, there are “time tested” ways to fertilize that are ofteneven more economical and certainly more beneficial.Unfortunately because of all the “politics” involved, majoruniversities seldom teach their use. One of the healthiest ways tomake good pastures and again, often the most economical is toheavily lime your fields twice per year. Lime is Calcium Carbonate.Calcium keeps the soil basic rather than acid. Basic soil is healthyjust as a more basic pH is healthier for people. Calcium in theform of lime is cheap and I promise if you have many weeds at allgrowing in your pasture, you need lime. Don’t expect immediateresults however, because it takes time for the lime to be absorbedand utilized. But it will help tremendously over time.

While your pastures are improving, it is important to supplementthe diet. Most horses I have found, at least in the eastern US, arecalcium deficient. Typically, soils in the western United Statescontain more calcium - which is why the buffalo once flourishedthere and not in the east. Tremendous calcium is needed for thebuffalo’s huge bones.

For many years now, ring neck pheasant have notgrown in the southeastern United States either,simply because there is not enough calcium in thesoil to support their egg shells. Most horses haveplenty of phosphorus in their diets, so I don’t worrytoo much about balancing the calcium tophosphorous ratio. An exception would be olderhorses, which occasionally can use morephosphorus.

The answer to perfect pastures is simple - do notuse fertilizer and if you do, use liquid, non-salt types, plenty oflime for the pasture and keep a bucket full of NATURAL salt andminerals readily available to your horses at all times! Considerthe use of crude, unrefined, essential fatty acids because horsestoday just can’t get them naturally, and because they are soimportant to overall health.

One final suggestion: If your horse does not have access to grass,such as in the winter, or if the grass is poor, always supplementwith Beta Carotene. Green grass generally provides plenty of BetaCarotene (vitamin A, by the way, is not enough) but hay provideshardly any. Beta Carotene is crucial for reproductive health,lactation, immune function and hundreds of other benefits. Ibelieve it, too, will be considered “essential” in the future.

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Of course it is. The quality of forage and grains, or any food for thatmatter is dependent on the soil quality and soil health. Poor soilswith fewer nutrients or poor soils with nutrients that out of balancewill produce less nutritious food or food with nutrients that is out ofbalance as well. You may say that this is unimportant; we can just addnutrients and supplements to our diet as human beings. But as theanimals that we care for that are herbivores and they get 100 percentof their diet directly from forages and grains that are grown on soils,it is important that we grow these forages and grains on healthy wellbalanced soil.

Soils are made up of three basic parts:The physical part the clay, sand, and silt that make up the majority ofwhat you pick up and hold in your hand when your are walking throughyour field or pasture. It also includes the water in the soil as well.

This chemical constituent of the soil; the nitrogen,phosphorus, potassium, (the first three numberson the fertilizer bag), calcium, magnesium (fromlime), and trace nutrients that are held on the clay.

The biological constituent of the soil whichincludes the organic matter, the bacteria, fungi,protists, nematodes, worms etc. This is the mostvibrant and changing portion of the soil. It is alsothe part of the soil that is most forgotten andabused.

All of these basic parts have an effect on one another in positive andnegative ways. However the living part of soil is most easily affectednegatively. For example in many agricultural systems have fungicidesapplied every week, insecticides once a month, herbicides a coupleof times a year and high salt fertilizers a couple of times of year.

Pesticides by definition are designed to kill biological organisms andwill also limit the growth of beneficial organisms in the soils. Thepesticides work on enzyme systems to kill organisms and they do notcare if they are in enzyme systems in the pathogens they are designedto kill or the same systems in beneficial microorganisms. High saltfertilizers are painful to beneficial microbes. The best example of thisis the next time you get a good cut on your finger take a salt shakerand shake some salt on the cut. Makes you cringe a little doesn't it.This is exactly what happens when we put high salt fertilizers on oursoils. It burns the microbial cells. High salt concentration decreasesthe growth and expansion of beneficial organisms in the soil. Thismeans that organic matter is not getting broken down, leaving nutrientsthose plants, fungi nematodes, earthworms all need to survive andgrow to make healthy soils. This done for a long enough period oftime results in high level of undigested organic matter that will not letwater percolate to the roots when it rains or it takes up and holdswater away from the plant roots during times of little water. Both ofthese situations results in plants that show stress of drought and nutrientdeficiencies.

With less available soil water it means only the most soluble nutrientsare available. Having this skewed solubility results in unbalanceddelivery of nutrients from the soil. For example potassium and sodium

are more soluble than calcium and magnesium. However we need tohave a good balance in the soil to grow healthy plants. If we haveunbalanced soils that are high in one nutrient we will make plantsthat are unbalanced and high in one nutrient.

Any dairy farmer that spreads manure and tests his soil can tell youthis. The fields next to barn that gets the most amount of manure(fresh dairy manure is naturally higher in potassium) have significantlyhigher potassium levels. High enough to effect crop yield and quality.

Balance and buffer is important in soil health by improving thebiological environment of the soil.

The biological part of the soil is the most vibrant and easy to change.Most of the organisms in the soil grow and divide in a matter ofhours vs. the solubility of some of the nutrients we apply which go

into soil solution in days, weeks, and months.Given the fact that the biological portion of thesoil is one of the more resilient and importantparts of the soil it is important to provide thispart of the soil with what it needs to be efficient.We suggest to do this with the addition ofimportant organic and biologically importantingredients.

Humates (humic acid) and fulvates (fulvic acids)are mined from prehistoric deposits of organicmatter. These are what are left over from the time

of the dinosaurs and jungles of the past. Humates do several thingsin the soil; Humates feed the soil by providing organic matter, foodfor the microorganisms, water holding capacity and holding nutrientsin the soil.

Fulvic acid (fulvates) feed the plants and plant roots. Fulvates act asa chelator that delivers nutrients to the plants at a higher level thanthose nutrients would be delivered without fulvic acid. This allowsplants to take up and maintain higher level of nutrients than wouldbe available to them in biologically unhealthy soils.

Beneficial microbes are added that produce plant growth hormonesand plant growth hormone precursors. These organisms allow for theplants produce higher root masses and more lateral growth. We alsouse microbes that degrade organism matter into more useful solubleforms. Not all organic matter is helpful for plant growth. Your woodendesk thrown on to your garden does not do your sweet corn any goodbut digested compost can really improve your summer corn boil.

There are many things that affect your soil quality and soil performancebut one of the easiest and fastest ways to improve soil quality is tosupplement and support the biological portion of your soil. It hasbeen our experience that there are huge variety of nutrient deficienciesand soil issues across the country but the one common thread is thatall soils are deficient in biological quality. This is one of the thingswe can improve easily.

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Short of water and air, there is NOTHING moreimportant than minerals and salt for the health of your horse.Salt is a mineral too, but because it is so important and becausemost horses are so deficient in it, we will discuss it by itself.Even if your horse gets a “complete” feed and even if youhave salt or mineral blocks in the fields - THAT IS NOTENOUGH! Literally, every function in the body requiresminerals. Even the slightest imbalance can cause severeconsequences and in my opinion, humble yet outspoken as itis(!), literally every disease is either directly or indirectly causedby an imbalance thereof!

So what is the “Big Deal”? “My horses have a salt block already,I have a mineral block in the pasture and, besides, I feed a‘complete’ feed anyway. My horses should befine, right?” Quite honestly - almost certainlyNOT! Conditions like founder, laminitis,abortion, allergies, botulism, Cushing’s,hypothyroidism, lameness, joint problems aretruly the result of imbalances...Even a simple“easy keeper” in almost all cases is out ofbalance on the minerals and salt. “EasyKeepers” just don’t get enough - period,because they consume such little feed. Whenthey don’t get enough minerals (which is also true for vitamins,enzymes, probiotics, etc.) their metabolism is even morenegatively affected and they become even more “easy keepers”,eventually leading to such conditions as hypothyroidism,insulin resistance, etc.. These are those “night mare” colicprone, laminitic prone, “just waiting to happen” horror stories!

Almost every horse in the world has a salt block. As I said, Isay what I think and personally I think salt and mineral blocksshould be outlawed. They are NOT your horses’ friends! Ahorse just can’t lick fast enough to get what he needs. If youhave ever seen a horse chew at his block, chances are he is notgetting what he needs. Cribbing, chewing on wood and otherbehavioral problems are also likely signs. To make it worse,our horses’ mineral and salt needs changed with the weather -just like the mineral content within grass changes with theweather. I once thought grass was just grass and that there wasgood grass and not-so-good grass. I never really thought aboutthe chemical composition of grass changing as the weatherchanged. But that is exactly what happens and this change canbe deadly!

If you are a cattleman, I am sure you are familiar with GrassTetany and Milk Fever, and the sudden death associated withits occurrence. These were once thought to be magnesium and

Mineral Wise, Salt PoorThe Need For Minerals AND SaltBy Dan Moore, The Natural Vet®

calcium deficiencies. We now know it is from high potassiumforages and grasses. Similar situations causing abortions andgut problems often occur in horses. What happens is that thepotassium spikes during cool, wet conditions and especiallyafter long droughts followed by rainfall and rapid growth.Situations like frost and freezing are especially bad. Have youever had horse colic after a frost? Probably so...the reason is asudden mineral change in the grass, not just frozen grass!During these times, sodium, calcium and magnesium decrease,while potassium increases. This spike in potassium is oftendeadly. A major problem like this occurred in 2001 in theMidwest where reproductive losses occurred in thousands ofhorses, cattle, sheep and goats. This was severe in Kentucky.Often, cattle were just found dead a few hours after frost and

freezes. Mineral blocks just cannot providethe minerals fast enough for such rapidchanges in weather. Free choice, looseminerals are a must if such problems areto be prevented!

Excessive potassium and subsequent calciumand sodium deficiencies almost always leadto other opportunistic and even infectiousdiseases. Potassium promotes the overgrowth

of saprotrophic (microorganisms that normally grow on deadmatter), commensal (organisms that live together but don’tharm each other) and pathogenic (microbes that cause disease)microorganisms in the plant itself. These diseased plants thenoften produce and become the source of pathogenic bacteria(such as that which causes botulism) and also fungi - which aswe all know, our horses are extremely sensitive to - especiallyin fescue grasses. After eating them, horses and other livestockface an overgrowth of these microorganisms, which rapidlygrow and produce toxic by-products like ammonia. Excessammonia is deadly - especially to fetuses and the immunesystem. Early and mid-term fetuses may abort, while those nearterm may suffer premature birth and/or septic weak births. Bythe way, this problem is not limited to grass. Hay can also bethe source - especially from fields that are heavily fertilized.

An extremely beneficial solution to high potassium forage andgrasses is having readily available free choice minerals AT ALLTIMES! High calcium limes will help, but it often takes yearsto correct severely imbalanced soils. It is also important toconsider that since sodium (the Na part of NaCl or salt) is sosimilar to potassium, horses often think they have enoughsodium (but really have too much potassium) so they stop eatingsalt. This is especially so in the winter when they need it most.Force-feeding salt is a viable solution particularly in pregnant

“Excessive potassiumand subsequent calciumand sodium deficiencies

almost always lead toother opportunistic and

even infectious diseases.”

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mares, which apparently never seem to get enough. This shouldbe in addition to making it readily available free choice (alwaysbe sure to put any salt product near readily available water).

Naturally balanced sea salts are the best source of sodium saltsand are excellent sources of many other essential macro andmicro minerals. Man does have somewhat of an idea of whatanimals needs are, but truthfully there are minerals today thatwe did not know of 5 years ago, and there will be mineralsyears from now that we don’t know of today. If we don’t knowthey exist, how can we put them in a mix?

Personally, I prefer Mother Natures’ sources. These are alsoless likely to contain undesirable ingredients such as lead,aluminum, cadmium and even mercury. According to one studyat a major university even dicalphosphate, which is almostalways a major part of mineral mixes is often contaminatedwith lead and cadmium. Typical white salt used in blocks andmost mixes is really made for industrial use anyway and since

our horses and live stock consume such a little amount bycomparison, this industrial grade is usually what is used. Anywhite salt is also bleached and kiln dried - this is not a very“natural” process. Salt and mineral blocks are not enoughand should be outlawed in my humble opinion.

Probably the worst problem is the excessive other mineralsthat are added to free choice mixes and even trace mineralblocks. This is especially a problem with many “hoofsupplements.” These are usually full of minerals and will oftenhelp and they “look good” on the analysis BUT, again, in myhumble opinion, they often tip the scales of balance the otherway leading to excessive amounts of other problems in thefuture. A slower, more naturally balanced approach leads tomore stable health. According to my sources and with personalexperience in thousands of animals, if sodium and calcium arealways readily available free choice, macro and micronutrientswill more likely remain and deficiencies are less likely to occur.

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Organic Selenium (Se) is a necessity for horses andhumans. We must be careful to utilize Organic Seleniumand not Inorganic Selenium. It is impossible to get anadequate amount of Selenium (Se) from the food that weconsume; therefore we must supplement our diets. OrganicSe is very helpful to athletes, both horse and human.

Organic Selenium is vital to the body of both humans andhorses. Selenium is a key element in antioxidant defense.Therefore, it is important to every cell in the body. It boostsimmunity. Growth, disease, and reproduction are basicsystems that need Selenium to function properly. Seactivates the thyroid hormone; this is proved by thehealthiness of foals that have been supplemented with Se,and the lack of health in the Se deficient foals.

It is very important to take Organic Selenium instead ofInorganic Selenium. Organic Selenium is from yeast. Yeastforms the same kind of Selenium that plants produce. Thatmeans that humans and horses are able to ingest thishealthily, since we have lived on this type of Se for aslong as we have been on the earth. Inorganic Selenium isa by-product of copper mining; that is definitely not thething that should be put into our bodies. Birth, growth,immunity, and performance are all negatively affectedwhen selenium is not in the natural organic form.

The Benefits of Organic SeleniumIn Horses and HumansBy Stephanie Moore

In actuality, Selenium content in grains varies amongregions of our country. There are only a few areas in theGreat Plains that still have enough Se in their crops. Cropsin the Eastern (that’s us) and Northwest United States havevery low levels of natural Se. So, it is impossible in ourarea of the country to get enough Se in our diets withoutsupplementation.

Athletes, whether horse or human, need Se in their diets.Exercise increases the metabolism via oxygen, which inturn means that more Se (stored in the tissue) is moved tomeet the greater antioxidant demand. There was anexperiment done with racing Thoroughbreds. They weregiven Organic Selenium or Inorganic Selenium. Those whowere given Organic Se were better able to cope with thelevels of training, and recover better from stressful eventswith less damage from the stress of performance. There isalso less chance of disease from all of the stress. Therefore,humans and horses that engage in aerobic activity wouldbenefit themselves greatly if they took Organic Se.

In summary, Selenium is a vital part of nutrition in humansand horses. It benefits all body functions. One must becertain to ingest the Organic form of Selenium, and not inInorganic form. Organic Se should be supplemented intothe horse and human diet, since the soil of most of the USis Selenium depleted. Athletes, especially, would benefit.

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All too often our equine companions develop the dreadedproblem called Laminitis. Laminitis means inflammation(re. itis) of the lamina. Lamina are the major structuralcomponents of the hoof wall. When these becomeinflamed a structural breakdown of the hoof can occur.This may even result in that really dreaded consequenceof laminitis called rotation. Rotation is a shifting of theactual bone in the foot called a phalanx, which incommon terms, is the toe. In the horse it is referred to asP3 or phalanx 3 (also known as the coffin bone in boththe front and hind legs, and sometimes as the pedal inthe hind leg).

When P3 does not have the support of the lamina orhoof wall then P3 can actually protrude through thebottom or sole of the hoof, resulting in abscesses of thehoof. This can happen so fast that very little can be doneonce it begins. Heroic attempts are often made withspecial shoes, drugs, etc. but obviously it is alwaysserious — very serious.

Unfortunately drugs, especially steroids or antibioticscan cause laminitis. With the over zealous use of such intoday’s medicine, such use can be even worse than theconsequences from what they are trying to fix in thefirst place. Personally, I avoid the use of steroids in myhorses for fear of this possibility of laminitis (and otherthings) and offer antibiotics only when a LIFETHREATENING situation warrants such. I don’t knowfor sure, but I suspect that even Barbaro’s laminitis, thatultimately caused his demise, was a result of steroidsand such – and I know he received the best of care! It issort of “damned if you do or damned if you don’t” thing.BUT quite frankly, all the more reason to have anunderstanding of alternative or more natural treatments.

All this being said, I am sure you will agree that the keyto laminitis is to prevent it from ever occurring in thefirst place. When it happens .. it hurts! It is painful to thehorse and to your pocket book. Can I help you ALWAYSprevent it? NO! But honestly, I think I have a pretty goodhandle on it. I have shared it with many of you in thepast in a general sort of way, but here I am going to cut

right to the chase and tell it like it is! Of course, “tellingit like it is” is my “modus operendi” anyway. Honestlythough, prevention is more simple than you might think.

In my opinion man causes most laminitis! Now I knowwe don’t mean too, but we do. Have you ever left a feeddoor open and somehow that very day… that one veryday out of every other day of the year… the horse getsout of the stall or breaks through the fence and eats morefeed than he should? If you answer no…. you are a luckyman… or woman! I hope you have never experiencedthis but if you have, you probably remember the feelingwell. Your heart suddenly falls into your stomach — areal pain in the gut not only for you but also the horses!I hope I haven’t brought back home some bad memoriesbut…. Since we have the pain in the gut let’s just goahead and talk about the gut.

Almost every major health problem in the horses startsin the gut. Horses have huge intestines and along withthe skin (even larger surface area) and the liver, theintestines are the bodies first line of defense. Just imaginewhat a job the intestines have. The very lining of theintestines themselves are constantly deciding what isgood for the body and what is bad….. Decisions,decisions, decisions, don’t you hate them? The “Good”is absorbed and utilized as fuel for the body. The “Bad”is immediately discharged through the feces or dealt withsome other way. It is the “in-between” that the bodymust actually deal with. Sort of like life in general—the“indecision” ..that “trying to decide” part that drives uscrazy. Any change to this incredibly balanced systemcould be life threatening.

But how can a change in gut cause a problem in thefeet? A very good question indeed… and honestly mandoesn’t know all the answers. One thing for sure thatwe do know is that when you suddenly change thebacteria in the gut all He…double hockey sticks, (LL),breaks out! We know that too much food within to shortof time can cause such a change and we know thatmedications (the antibiotics, the steroids) can as well.(continued next page..)

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What if I told you that a salt block or a mineral blockcould cause it? I told you I was going to tell you like it is– I know that some won’t agree, but I am telling you thatin my humble opinion (or not so humble maybe) that thebiggest cause of laminitis is salt and mineral blocks! AmI saying that horses do not need salt and mineral blocks?No, just the opposite. I am saying that a horse can notget what he needs from ANY block. Let alone get it fastenough for when he needs it. When he needs salt andminerals, he needs them then and he just can’t lick fastenough to get it from it a block of any kind. They are notlickers…. They are grazers!

Salt and minerals must be feed free choice to be effectivebut why are salt and minerals so critical anyway youmight ask? Most folks just sort of take blocks for granted.They throw them in the field and they watch the rainwash them away. After about a week or month or twoafter they are gone they go buy another one. Right? Behonest now. Every now and then a horse will eat a wholeblock in a week or heaven forbid a single day.

Ah, but even then it seldom provokes a “wonder why hedid that”? It is just salt! But I promise you, this laterobservation should have you jumping up and down –because that horse is looking for something! The worsepart about it is that the horse keeps trying to get it andthe block just doesn’t have it! BUT WHY DO THEYNEED IT and how does it relate to laminitis?

To answer such a question we need to look at grass, hayand even grain and see what role they play with alaminitis prone horse. By the way, all of the factorsinvolved in both the prevention and treatment of laminitisare generally involved in insulin resistance, hypothyroid,“metabolic” and even Cushing’s horse as well. They allseem to be very closely related and one problem oftenleads to another if not checked.

Now let me ask you a question. Would you agree thatgrass, hay and grain grown by today’s agriculturalpractices are likely to contain fertilizer? Fertilizers suchas 10-10-10 are almost always used in commercialproduction situations because it increases crop yield. Thereason for this is that the farmer makes more moneybecause more poundage is produced. These fertilizersdefinitely bring more water into the plant and generallymake them nice and green but honestly may not actuallymake the plants more nutritious. In fact, such heavilyfertilized crops could be more full of water than nutrition.

Also they can be full of highly dangerous potassium – afterall one of the 10’s in the 10-10-10 is potassium. Here is thepart that is really frightening – if a horse gets to muchpotassium in a short period of time it could be deadly tothat horse. The reason is that the potassium overload couldmake the gut acidity change. If the gut pH or acidity changes,the bacteria changes. What generally are healthy bacteriabecome harmful or even harmful bacteria that have beenlying dormant can explode in growth (fertilized so to speak)and wreak havoc. If the horse does not have access to areadily available source of salt and mineral then the excesspotassium can be deadly. A block of any kind just can’tprovide the balance fast enough because horse honestlyjust can’t lick fast enough to get what he needs.

Timing is everything in these over load cases. Also MAN-MADE free choice products of salt and mineral may givethe horse too much of what he DOESN”T need while tryingto get what he DOES need and what he does need may noteven be in the mix because man has not even discovered ityet! An example might be the horse eating a whole salt ormineral block or a whole bucket of loose man-mademinerals.

Surely you would agree that man perhaps hasn’t discoveredall the minerals that exist yet? If he hasn’t yet discoveredthem then how can he even put them in man made mixes.This is precisely why we keep turning to Mother Naturefor our products. Even a tiny mineral not present can makea huge difference health wise. (Check out our RED CAL..it is a natural source of salt and minerals not a man madesource)

Even the RDA’s (recommended daily allowances) that manuses to formulate mixes today have not been updated since1987 – that is formulations tend to be based on info that isover 20 years old! I also hear a lot about sugar overloadfrom grass etc. causing laminitis and I am sure it plays afactor BUT the excess potassium and missing minerals, Iam certain, plays an even bigger role. Grass is a factor butfertilizer loaded hay, especially after a long winter of hay,can be just as much of an issue.

Anything that affects the pH, the bacteria within the gut orproduces excess gas in the gut essentially can causelaminitis. The ultimate cause is an endotoxic shock typesituation. Simply put, the body releases toxins through outthe body. These toxins effect the circulation in the hoovescausing the lamina to become inflamed resulting in laminitis.Many other organs can be involved as well. Since it all

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starts in the gut, it is imperative that we take care of thegut. Even something as simple as deworming can triggera problem. A simple change can make a difference—abig difference—enough to cause a life and deathsituation. So what is a horse care-taker to do? Notdeworm, not use steroids, not use antibiotics—my, my!What else is left to use?

Well there are options and I urge you to explore themfurther. Doing so myself has changed my closed mindedveterinarian school thought? This approach may notplease the drug reps or even your veterinarian, but itmay save your horses life—maybe even yours.Personally it took the loss of my father to open my eyesto “other options.”

I have gone from all drugs to all natural. Homeopathyfor instance is something I urge you to explore. Theresults are phenominal and actually homeopathy is quitesimple to use in acute situations such as over eating. Nohorse owner should be without at least one remedy. It iscalled Nux Vomica. The key note for use is over-indulgence, and it is especially great for the gut or anystress. Even if you suspect a problem of over eating oror overgrazing the horse should be given Nux Vomica(30c potency) and repeated as needed until a response isnoted. Another remedy we should never be without isArnica Montana. This one is great for any trauma –emotional or physical. By the way, concussion, ie.trauma, from riding on pavement or even hard dirt trackscan cause laminitis too. Arnica would be great for suchsituations if the horse seems tender footed.

Belladonna is another, especially if there is sweating,apparent pain or sun sensitivity (or dilated pupils). Ifyou are older than me you may remember an old productcalled Bell Drops — it was a mix of both Nux Vomicaand Belladona.

These remedies are basically just tiny pellets – almostpower like in size. It is quite impressive to see a tinyamount of powder make such a dramatic difference. Thedifference in using homeopathy versus drugs is thathomeopathy triggers the body to heal itself, drugsinterfere. Drugs generally may help short term but inmy opinion over the long term generally result in evenmore issues.

Other modalities such as Chiropractic, Acupuncture,VOM (Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation), lasertherapy, red light therapy, can also be beneficial to triggerthe body own defense mechanisms. Of course, somereading this may well disagree, and believe me, Iunderstand how you feel because I once didn’tunderstand either. But seeing was believing for me!Almost any situation can benefit from the above. Andone thing for sure is that you can never hurt by tryinghomeopathic remedies. They can only help and neverhurt!

I promised a bottom line answer: the answer is… don’tshort the salt (natural salt and minerals of course)and don’t over use the drugs regardless of thesituation. It is simply amazing what the body can dowhen allowed to respond on its own, especially if it hasthe nutrients to do it with.

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Good Morning Dr. Dan, I called you last Nov. about a Belgian that had low ringbone.

One area Ferrier said, if it was his horse he would shot it, another suggested a correctivehorse shoeing. She also always wanted to lay down & was limping severely. So we decidedto call you & you suggested a couple of products that you thought could help us.

We used your Critical Care, H2Oil, Just Add Oats & Joint Check to treat her. After just 2 wks.of using your products we saw a differance in her behavior, more animated & alert. After 3wks. we could see a brighter look in her eyes and she was spending longer periods of timestanding up & was walking with about half the limp that she had been. It has been about5 months and we continue to use your joint check & other products for her.

This horse is now spending about 80% of her day standing, she still has a slight limp, butshe is much more active & walks around our pasture.

My wife Sue & I truly believe that your advice and products have helped return a quality oflife to this horse. If things did not improve, we thought we would have to put her down. Werealize we have a long way to go yet, but without your help, this horse would not be on herpath back to a near normal life style to where she can walk in the pastures eating grasspain free. We will be happy tell your audience about our results with your products andadvice.

Sincerely, Wes K.

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I’ve been told, you have been told, and we have allbeen told that “all horses have worms.” Likewise, wehave been told that if you don’t deworm your horse(s)EVERY 2-3 months you are a “bad” horse owner, right?Well perhaps no one actually called you bad – but youWERE shown all those horrible pictures of all thosehorrible worms and informed of all thosehorrendous consequences. Eventually youbelieved, I believed, we all believed! Fearand guilt are incredible tactics BUT noticeI used the past tense believED!

Why the change? For me it was merely amatter of just remembering the truth. Iwoke up from my guilt-like trance andremembered that way back when I firstgraduated from vet school all horses didn’thave worms. I remembered that way back before easy touse, convenient paste wormers were available, at themost, we dewormed twice a year.

I also remembered that most veterinarians did a fecalcheck exam on horses each time before we treated them.If they didn’t have a positive test, we simply did notdeworm! Exceptions were only the obvious need, like a“wormy” looking horse.

Bottom line is many horses didn’t haveworms then and many horses don’tnow, either! So what changed alongthe way? Why is their so muchindiscriminate deworming today? Hasthe change been good or bad for ourequine friends? How about those daily“preventatives,” are they really theanswer?

Dewormers – The disease or the cure?Horses that tend to have worms simply do – horses thatdon’t tend to have worms, simply don’t. Just like people– some people get sick all the time, some hardly ever,regardless of the exposure.

If horses do have parasites, studies have shown thatactually about two out of three horses will become

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reinfected in eight to ten weeks after deworming. Whenreinfected, those that initially had high numbers of eggswill continue to have high numbers. Those that had lownumbers to begin with had low numbers later, too!So the parasites can be reduced with chemicals BUTthey obviously just come back in “parasite prone” horses

anyway. Could this be more of a genetictyperesistance in the horse rather thaneffectiveness of dewormers?

In my opinion, the more you give chemicalsthe weaker the horse becomes, with aconsequent tendency for many moreproblems. Have you noticed all the horseswith allergies today? How about all thehorses with chronic lung problems? Why allof a sudden do horses have a problem from

being exposed to the opossum (EPM) when the two,horses and the opossum, have co-mingled for millionsof years. Could our horses be weaker today? Noticedmore laminitis lately? How about colic? There arecertainly other contributing factors such as over-vaccination, improper nutrition, etc., but no doubt ourhorses are weaker today than they used to be.

Many holistic oriented veterinarians, like myself, trulybelieve we are damaging our horses. As much as this

absolutely makes sense to me it may stilljust be my opinion. But facts are factsand it is a fact that parasites are becomingresistant to dewormers. The literatureactually is reporting considerableresistance to wormers. There is especiallyresistance to daily wormers. Notice aprice drop lately in these products? Thisbrings to my mind the question, How

effective are these “daily” products if resistance is alreadypresent? The only product that doesn’t seem to haveresistance problems YET in equine parasites is the“mectin” compounds.

For goats however, it is a different situation – there is alot of resistance to such. Deworming goats these days isquite difficult. There is nothing left to use! UK calledme a few months ago because they had heard our product

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our horses, too! A recent article in a major Equinehealth magazine stated “custom deworming programsbased on consultation of a veterinarian and fecalexams of individual horses will help postpone drugabuse, and thus drug resistance by commonparasites.” They went on to state a “looming disaster”if we continue deworming the way we do today. Myfeelings, exactly – we have a serious situation!

“As needed” deworming, the answer!Hopefully you are getting the sense that “as needed”deworming may really be the answer. The key is todetermine WHEN deworming is needed! The firststep is to understand that each horse is an individual– each with an individual need and circumstance.Rather than just deworming by thecalendar, it is our responsibility tolook at each situation. This maynot be as difficult as it sounds andI assure you i t wi l l even becheaper!

Now, I imagine I have yourattention – less money! Let’s face it, saving moneyis important — especially when you have 30 or sohorses like I do and especially when it is not muchmore difficult. The answer is simply to check a fecalsample first before you deworm. All it takes is athimble full of manure. Your veterinarian can do itfor you. Most usually charge $10 -$15.

Do expect a little resistance because they, too, havebeen exposed to the same myth that “all horses haveworms” for quite some time. Most have said it somuch and haven’t checked in so long they too believeit as fact. Most likely they will try to just sell you apaste wormer. Yes, it may be cheaper at the moment– but what if you did have a naturally resistant horsethat simply didn’t need deworming anyway? What ifyou had 10 of your 30 that didn’t have worms? Howabout if they NEVER had eggs in the fecal material?I think you could not only save money, but also havehealthier horses and definitely have fewer resistantparasites in the future.

I once stated in an article that resistant parasiteswould soon be wearing a coat of armor oblivious toeverything! I can’t imagine trying to handle a realparasite problem under those circumstances. It is sortof like the antibiotic situation we will soon be facing

if the “modern world” doesn’t wake up. The most“modern dewormer” today, Quest, will even kill yourdog if he happens to get a hold of a little. How muchstronger will they become?

I want to offer another solution – if your veterinarianwill not do fecals for you our lab will. It only costs$10 each. Another option is to collect “proof ofpurchase” stickers from our natural herbal paste,Worm Check™, and with each six, you will get oneFREE fecal exam. That is putting our money whereour mouth is! All it takes is a small quantity of fecalmaterial mailed directly to our lab. You can use thisfree parasite exam to check either before you usethe Worm Check™ paste, or any other dewormer for

that matter, or to test for effectivenessafterwards. Worm Check™ is an all-natural combination of several herbsthat is proving effective on all speciesof parasites.

Technically, however, Worm Check ™ isnot a dewormer but an herbal

supplement in paste form. We have not proven iteffective against bots because we have to kill thehorse(s) to determine this – I just can’t do that! Thebest time to check for effectiveness after dewormingwith any product is 2-3 weeks.

If you have a horse with a large number of eggs it shouldbe checked and dewormed regularly, as needed. These“shedders” are the real problem on most farms. Newhorses entering your farm should ideally be isolated forseveral days and checked prior to putting them into thegroup. Any horse showing clinical signs of parasiteproblems, i.e. that “wormy looking” horse, should alwaysbe examined by your veterinarian. There are some stagesof parasites that just don’t show up in a fecal exam,regardless.

Which horses generally need deworming and whichdon’t? As we have stated, those that have worms need itand those that don’t, do not, but there are a few generalguidelines to follow. Young horses are more prone toproblems associated with parasites, particularlyroundworm impactions, whereas older horses are usuallyimmune to round worms and other species, too, for thatmatter. It is extremely important to check fecals on anyhorse under 3 years of age often, especially yearlings –these I suggest monthly or at least every other month.

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A few horses on a large pasture would seldomhave a problem because horses seldom pickwhere they have gone to the bathroom if theyhave enough room. This selective grazing is whywi ld horses se ldom have a p rob lem w i thparasites. Even horses in 12 X 12 stalls wouldseldom have a problem if the stalls were pickeddaily. Get the picture? Crowding is usually theculprit, and the obvious stress associated with it.

Other important factors are time of year andwhere you live. The climate is a major factor inwhether or not parasite eggs even develop into atransmissible state. Worms would not likely be aproblem in a dry, hot area whereas if the seasonis warm and moist you might be more concerned.A really cold winter would put a damper on theproblem, too.

Another potential problem situation might be ahorse that has been on a daily wormer most ofhis life. This horse would never have had theopportunity to develop any natural resistance.Also, i t is easy to develop a false sense ofsecurity with these products and just never checkthem.

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Don’t make that mistake – remember these classesof dewormers are the type that most parasites dodevelop resistance to. That is why so many of thenewer “generic” ones are 2X, or twice the strength.One more note about such daily products: if you buya new horse always ask the “daily wormer” history.Sudden exposure to a wormy environment with noresistance could be disastrous.

Our horses’ future is in our hands.I don’t expect a lot of change – old habits and oldmyths are hard to put to rest. I also know I am notmaking many friends in the “drug” world – but thenagain my interest is our equine friend, not to “winand influence friends.” It is up to us – you and me.

If I knew something was wrong and didn’t doanything about it, well….. that would even be agreater problem. Most people just don’t know. So….Will you help me tell them? I do ask you to considerchecking fecal exams first before you deworm.Consider too, the consequences if you dewormindiscriminately! Most importantly, start askingquestions. A good question to begin with would be“is that drug or chemical really necessary?”

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Gain A Competitive Edge and Prevent Illness Naturally with...

Grape PowerBy Dan Moore, The Natural Vet®

Prescription Drugs?

Until recently most doctors and even today manyveterinarians simply don’t believe that the medi-cines used by native American medicine men, our great

grandmothers, or even our grandmothers were of any value. De-signer prescription drugs in some minds are the only cure for allthe ills of animal or man. Times are changing and every day itbecomes more evident that most drugs only relieve symptomsand often bring terrible side effects. Today I find myself diggingthrough ancient medical books seeking remedies that don’t haveside effects and looking for answers that were long forgotten. It isamazing what I have continued to find. Some truly long forgottenothers even covered up!

Pro-anthy-cya-what?One exceptional discovery was made by a French doctor, Profes-sor Jacques Masquelier, dean of the medical school at the Univer-sity of Bordeaux in France. He had read of a story written by afamous French explorer, Jacques Cartier and his crewwho had been saved from scurvy with a tea brewedby an Canadian-Indian medicine man over 450 yearsago. The tea was made from the needles and barkfrom a special pine tree. What professor Masquelierfound when he studied this tree was that it containeda very potent bioflavanoid that he calledproanthocyanidin. This was the most incredibleantioxidant known to date. It was fifty time morepowerful than Vitamin E and twenty times strongerthat Vitamin C. Today these same proanthocyanidins have alsobeen found in grapes - a readily available, everyday food. All thecomponents of grapes, including the skin, the seeds or extractsthereof, are potent antioxidants. Also found in grapes are polyphe-nols and catechins and even gallic acids, all with powerful bio-logical benefits, easily absorbed and free of any side effects.

How can your horse benefit?It is almost common knowledge now that free radicals are thecause of most of the ailments associated with age. Antioxidantsdestroy free radicals. When a horse is young, or when you areyoung for that matter, its body produces an enzyme called superoxide dismutase (SOD) which destroys most of the free radicals.As a horse gets older, the production of SOD slows. The olderthey get, the less SOD they have, the more vulnerable to damagethey are.

Our horses are bombarded daily with free radicals from pollutedair, fat and preservatives in feed, pesticides, herbicides, antibiot-ics, hormones - you name it. Even water has chlorine,trihalomethanes, alum, lime, and potassium permanganate, to namea few.

Free radicals destroy cells. A war is constantly raging insideyour horse’s body. Free radicals - unstable molecules - are roam-ing inside with one mission: to invade and attack, destroying healthycells, making the body vulnerable to disease.

The best analogy I have heard is like bouncing a super ball in achina shop. Something, in this case a lot of cells, is bound tobreak. Without an antioxidant, cells oxidize - a process very simi-lar to metal rusting. This oxidation, or rust if you prefer, blocksarteries, scars joints, and even alters DNA, making your horsemore vulnerable to such maladies as cancer, fatigue, and arthritis.The malfunctions are limitless. Not good if you are planning towin a race or have your horse around for awhile.

The SolutionThe solution, without a doubt, is supplementation of your horse’sdiet with antioxidants. Left unchecked, free radicals will damage

the basic structure of cells just like a sliced applebrowns in the air - a chemical change showing de-composition - cells are oxidizing at a rapid pace in thepresence of free radicals. Antioxidants slow the pacegiving your horse a competitive edge and longevityneeded to perfect performance.

Many herbs contain antioxidants. Our product, HealthCheck daily antioxidant, is a unique blend of manyherbs. You may be familiar with many of them like

garlic, Siberian ginseng, and yucca. Perhaps you take them your-self. I do and so do most of my friends. We have been using acomparable human product for over 6 years now and I can’t tellyou the miracles we’ve seen. I was spending over 300 dollars permonth using this human product on our own horse. Very fewclients were willing to spend that so I had to find a way to get thesame results for less expense. The answer I found was grapes. AsI already explained, grapes contain the most powerful antioxidantknown. It’s economical, readily accessible, and horses love it.We balance the grape with other beneficial herbs and have beenoverwhelmed with the results.

Grape Seed ExtractGrape seed extract has been proven to benefit many parts of thebody. J.E. Grogain, B. Ed. Certified Nutritionist in an article titledGrape Seed Extract, Its Properties and Benefits, states that GSEmaintains and strengthens the integrity of tendons, ligaments,muscles, as well as bones. It does this by strengthening collagenfibers, the cement that holds all tissue together even blood vesselwalls, skin and lungs. He states that by preventing collagenbreakdown and increasing production, GSE protects, especially

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during periods of inflammation and infection. By acting as apowerful anti - inflammatory, even swelling of injured tissue canbe minimized reducing pain and speeding up the healing process.Do you know any horses that could benefit? He also states thatGSE can prevent and relieve excessive fluid buildup (edema)especially in the lymph glands. This aids in clearing waste materialfrom the site injury or infection. As a big benefit, he states thatGSE can benefit the synovial fluid in joints as well.

In our Joint Check we added glucosamine products (6,000 mgsper ounce) to help the joints and connective tissue even more.Although a topic for another article, these glucosamine productsundisputedly help rebuild, restore and lubricate joints. Any agedarthritic or performance horse needs Joint Check. All othersneed Health Check.

On our farm we have about thirty Rocky Mountain horses. Wehave outside mares coming and going for breeding, we are eithershowing or trail riding every weekend. The point is, we have alot of potential exposure for disease. We feed every horse HealthCheck or Joint Check every day. We don’t even vaccinate andwe don’t have sick horses.

Dr. Richard Cutlar, former director of the government’s anti-ag-ing research department at the National Institute of Health said,“The amount of antioxidants that you maintain in your body isdirectly proportional to how long you live!” Health Check re-tails for .66 a day. That expense is less than what a soda popcosts. I know my horse is worth it. How about yours?

A recent article in USA Today describes a revolu-tion in the pharmaceutical industry. More spe-cifically, that the focus now shifts from merely treat-

ing symptoms to actually stopping disease entirely or pre-venting it in the first place. Perhaps this is revolutionary tothe drug industry but the complementary/alternativemovement has spoken prevention and even “cure” for de-cades. In fact it has always been their goal.

In people the pharmaceutical method of treating only thesymptoms with prescription drugs has failed against bigkillers such as cancer, alzheimers and heart disease. Theymay help alleviate the pain or relieve symptoms somewhatbut they don’t fix the root of the problem. Sometimes, eventoxic side effects from drugs can force a patient to discon-tinue medication and cause symptoms to return. Somedrugs may also produce their own set of symptoms re-quiring more medication and higher and higher doses.Anti-inflammatories and steroids in horses are notoriousfor this.

In alternative medicine, addressing the cause of the prob-lem has always been the focus. Illness suggests that thebody is “out of balance”. Alternative medicine uses naturalnutrients and methods and assists in healing with the ideathat the body has a tendency to heal itself or self-correct.With the imbalance corrected, the symtoms will disappearon their own or give us new symptoms to gradually guideus further towards the desired state of health.

Dr. Robert Atkins points out in his book, Vita Nutrients(Simon and Schuster, 1998) drugs are “blockers” but nutri-ents like vitamins and herbs are “enablers”. They allow thebody to funtion smoothly by easing the natural process.They work best gradually over the long-term. Knowing this,who wouldn’t choose an “enabler” (i.e. a nutrient or herb)over a “blocker” also known as a drug?

Nutrients and herbs keep us and our animal friends healthy.It goes without saying that healthy is a win-win situation.As we all know an ounce of prevention is worth a pound ofcure.

A r e Y o u R e a d y ?

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See page 44.

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Grape Seed Extract (GSE) is a rich source ofbiologically active compounds. Complexes ofbioflavinoids including polyphenols, catechins,proanthocyanidins, gallic acid and others occur inlarge quantities in GSE and exert powerful biologicalbenefits. GSE is water soluble, extremely wellabsorbed, well tolerated, and is free of toxicity.

GSE has potent antioxidant properties. It is about20 times stronger than vitamin C and 50 timesstronger than vitamin E in its antioxidant effect. GSEhas the ability to increase vitamin C absorption andimproves transport into the body’stissues. It prevents vitamin C frombeing used too rapidly, thus prolongingvitamin C’s benefits.

GSE is an excellent detoxifier of highlydamaging toxic free radicals. GSE canprotect the cells including the all-important genetic material from freeradical induced oxidative damage. Radiation toxicityand the skin damaging effects of ultraviolet-Bradiation from the sun can also be minimized byGSE. The overall antioxidant potential in the bloodand tissues are improved with GSE as are theadvantages of having an increased antioxidant status.GSE, because of its unique ability to improveantioxidant defenses, shows a broad range ofbiological benefits to a variety of cells, tissues, andorgans.

1.) Connective TissueThe most abundant protein in the body is collagen,which maintains the strength and integrity oftendons, ligaments, and cartilage. Collagen alsosupports the structure of the skin, blood vessel walls,and is the “cement” that holds tissues together. GSEhas the unique ability to bind to and support collagen

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structures; directly preventing collagen breakdownand destruction. Strengthening the collagen fibersimproves the integrity of all connective tissue. GSEalso protects these tissues during periods ofinflammation and infection. It prevents the releaseof pro-inflammatory substances that can increase orpromote inflammation of the body’s tissues.

By acting as a powerful anti-inflammatory, swellingof injured tissue can be minimized reducing painand speeding up the healing process. GSE canprevent and relieve excessive fluid build up (edema)

especially in the lymph glands. Thisaids in clearing waste material fromthe site of injury or infection. GSEmay also have benefit for the synovialfluid in the joints.

2.) Cardiovascular SystemGSE has multiple cardiovascularprotective properties. GSE prevents

the oxidation of LDL cholesterol – a key risk factorin the development of cardiovascular disease. GSEcan inhibit the enzyme xanthine oxidase, which candamage blood vessel walls. GSE prevents thebreakdown of the elastic fibers in the blood vesselwalls. It also strengthens the capillaries.

Platelet stickiness is reduced with GSE. It has abeneficial effect similar to aspirin, which reducesthe possibility of platelet “clumping” and plateletadhesion to blood vessel walls. This preventsinappropriate clot formation – another risk factorfor heart disease and stroke.

GSE can increase microcirculation in the brain andheart and increases both arterial and venous bloodflow in the arms and legs. By strengthening the bloodvessel walls an especially positive effect on varicose

“Grape Seed Extractcan protect the cells

including the all-important geneticmaterial from free

radical inducedoxidative damage.”

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veins can be seen. GSE can lower high blood pressureby inhibiting an enzyme that can cause blood pressureelevations and by reducing adrenaline stress reactionsthat can trigger high blood pressure.

3.) EyesGSE can reduce glare, night blindness andimprove the function and sensitivity of theretina in nearsighted people. GSE may alsoreduce cataract formation, the risk of maculardegeneration and glaucoma. GSE can stabilizethe blood vessels in the eye, prevent microbleeding and reduce retinopathy-especially indiabetics.

4.) Anti-AllergicGSE has strong anti-histamine properties and as such candiminish allergic reactions. GSE can reduce the overreactionor hypersensitivity response in those who are allergic. Thisis done by GSE’s ability to stop or reduce the release ofcellular pro-allergic and pro-inflammatory substances.

5.) OtherGSE has a strong anti-ulcer action in part by reducing

excessive histamine release in the stomach lining. GSEprotects the connective tissue of the mucous membranes.By binding to those connective tissue sites, it can increasehealing in both gastric and duodenal ulcers. GSE exertsanti-mutagenic and anti-carcinogenic effects and offers

protection from cancer causing chemicals. GSEcan also bind to cell membranes and preventthe attachment of cancer causing hormones tothe cell. GSE stabilizes the blood brain barrierprotecting the brain from toxins.

Because of its anti-inflammatory effect, GSEcan reduce the pain and swelling of arthritictissue. GSE demonstrates a large number of

beneficial properties to many of the body’s tissue. The mostimportant aspect of GSE benefits may well lie in diseaseprevention. The risks of degenerative disease developmentcan drop considerably by maintaining an optimum levelof antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cell protectingpotential. GSE can contribute significantly to maximizeand maintain this health building status.

NOTE: The Natural HorseVet was the first to introduceGrape Seed to the horse supplement industry. The yearwas 1999.

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I have been using Grape Balm Hoof Healer on aThoroughbred that had a very poor, very dry hoof. It wasalways cracked. Until then, the owner was ready to giveup. She is now the perfect horse when it comes to herhoof wall and sole. Thanks Grape Balm!- B. Taylor

My father’s dog was itching and losing her hair. I used Grape Wound Healer for three days; her hair was growing back andthe itching stopped. - M. Ikermean

Get past Grape Balm’s smell!! It is worth its weight in gold!I have two injury-prone horses that always have scrapesand cuts. Grape Balm handles them all. It heals wonderfully,whilst it repels flies and gnats. I even use it on myself withgreat results. I highly recommend Grape Balm for everyhorse owner. It handles all of my wound care.- J. Palmer

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For horses, pets, and people, nutrition and preventativehealth has never been more important than today. Imagine100 horses in a herd exposed to influenza, some will getsick and some won’t. Why? Imagine 100 people exposedto anthrax, some will get sick, some won’t. Why?

I know it is scary to think about either situation, butsimilar scenarios are actually occurring right now in eachof our bodies. The battle is health versus sickness. Thisbattle never stops. It is constantly raging and we are theeffect of it. Or could we really be the cause of it? Ifeverything were well and wonderfuleveryday, then I imagine we would bewell and wonderful, but, I think that itgoes without saying that that isimpossible! Stress is a major cause ofillness, but how does this relate to ourhorses?

First, let’s define a working definition of stress. My wayto describe stress, right or wrong, is “the effect ofsomething or someone you feel you have no controlover.” Anybody stressed lately? Unfortunately for ourequine friends stress is a part of life. Showing, trailering,training, breeding, it seems there is always stress inhorses’ lives. But, since they ARE affected by us it isour responsibility to keep them “less stressed” or theywill get sick.

Let’s face it, though, we can’t quit showing, performing,trailing and breeding, etc. I guess some of us could justbe professional petters, myself included, but these guysreally prefer to work right? Probably just keeping themin a stall and not letting them to perform or work is themost major stress of all. So, with reason, let’s assumewe keep going about our normal business. But are thereother ways we stress our horses without knowing it? Iabsolutely think that we inadvertently stress our animalseveryday, and the bad thing is we do so with the best ofintentions.

Take vaccinations for instance, are they really thatimportant? Most folks in the “real world” would argueYES, but I have to ask myself, could the cure be worse

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than the disease, especially if the disease is very, veryrare? And what if the disease were treatable anyway andwhat if I could prevent it with good nutrition includingantioxidants? What longterm effects could thesevaccinations have? I ask these seemingly ridiculousquestions because I think our horses have changed forthe worse since my 21 years in practice. I believe theyare weaker today, less resistant than in the early 80’sand just seem to have much more cancer, colic, founder,pulmonary disease, allergies etc.

So I question: WHAT HAS CHANGED?A good example of this change is EPM.Why after million of years does the horsesuddenly have a problem with possummanure? I don’t claim to have the answersto this but I have some theories. Certainlywe do vaccinate much more than when I

first started practice. We didn’t even vaccinate for rabiesthen, but then one or two horses came down with it andwhammo … millions vaccinated. The same was true forEncephalitis and Strangles and now West Nile and evenEPM, with provisional vaccines, no less, that may ormay not even work when all the facts are gathered.

Have you ever vaccinated a horse for influenza and itlater came down with it? How about vaccinated forStrangles and in a few short weeks it was leaking pus allover the barn? How about, heaven forbid, Rhino and themares later aborted. I have – plenty of times. In fact, somuch so that now I don’t vaccinate at all. We have about30 Rocky Mountain Horses and we are vaccine free foralmost generations now – and we very seldom get sickhorses. No more abortions after horse show exposure.No more strangles, knock on wood! Our horses are justhealthier!

Another thing I don’t do is deworm every 2-3 months..Foreign substances like deworming chemicals andvaccinations just confuse the bodies’ healing mechanismsto where it has no clue what is supposed to be part of thebody and what is not. It seems to just start reacting toeverything. Take for instance the allergy tests on thosehorses with hives. Every one of them I have seen the a

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results on seem to come back allergic to everything. Likehay, grass, dust etc. – you know, those things you can’tkeep horses away from anyway. The best you can do inmost of these cases is wet the hay right? Anyone have ahorse sensitive to flies? Come on, horses are supposedto live with flies, not break out in sores and hives. Whathas changed?

The answer to deworming, by the way, is to simply checkto see if they even have worms before deworming. Allhorse don’t have worms – we check hundreds of samplesin our office. TRUE, all horses are exposed to worms,but, guess what? SOME ARE RESISTANT, or so itseems! In my early years of practice we used to alwayscheck first with a fecal sample because we had to passthat nose tube and that was potentially risky business.That was a “known” risk, I believe an unknown risk iseven worse. Could it be that overzealous use of pastescould be just as risky? Worse yet are daily dewormers! Ihave no doubt that some day we will have super wormsthat are resistant to everything! Daily dewormers are nothelping. Paying for a colic surgery is a great marketingstategy, especially if it keeps you using drugs andchemicals, isn’t it?

I know I am stepping on toes here but it may be time toreevaluate. This is tough when one has blinders on andjust follows the norm without question. I understand andI could be completely wrong, BUT….Understand too,that I used to make my living as a “conventional”veterinarian using vaccinations, steroids, antibiotics andother such routine stuff. How could I have made such adrastic change? Thank goodness mainstream is nowchanging too!

For example, small animal practitioners are being advisedto no longer vaccinate just by the “calendar,” i.e., yearly,but to consider the individual needs and actual likelihoodof exposure. True, this is very controversial, but a realstep in the right direction. Such recommendations willbe forthcoming for equines as well, but my concern isthat all the fear about the “new diseases” will greatlyhinder this coming. A major equine publication just lastyear quoted “Looming Disaster with Our CurrentDeworming Practices” citing such concerns as chemicaltoxicity and the resistance factor I already mentioned.But then another major equine magazine said garlic waspotentially toxic because they didn’t know the differencebetween an onion and garlic! So, go figure!

Bottom line is, it is our responsibility, not the industry’sin general, to do what is right for our horse. Everybodyhas their own agenda. In the later Garlic article, by theway, if you questioned it, you were referred to a majoruniversity toxicology hotline. It cost $45 for aconsultation. While you waited for the veterinarian, therecording attempted to sell you a book on Natural Toxinsin horses. I paid the $45 for a search on garlic toxicity –never had they had a reported case, plus, with ALL theirresearch material at hand, they could not find onesubstantiated reference to garlic toxicity –Onions, yes(5 pounds), Garlic, NO!

For your listening pleasure, you can hear myrecorded conversation on our website atwww.thenaturalhorsevet.net. The $45 was worth it andit did go to a good cause I am sure, but I didn’t buy thebook. I apologize for being so sarcastic here but Horseand Rider just blew that one in my opinion. Such a shamefor such a good magazine!

So we have talked about vaccinations and deworming –what about these “non toxic” chemicals? You know thekind for flies and such, that you, too, breathe each timeyou spray them or spot them on. Sure these substancesare “nontoxic” but what about subtoxic? After all, “toxic”is the amount of the chemical or substance that is neededto kill an animal or person. What about the subtoxiceffects that might increase viral and bacterial infectionsby weakening the immune system “function,” i.e.lowering the white blood cell count, slowing white bloodcell movement, destroying the mechanisms the whiteblood cells use to locate and destroy virus and bacterialcells, etc.? What about lowering production of theessential immune system regulator interferon orweakening or damaging antibody production?

One such chemical on the market today is 65%permethrin. You can’t use any amount on you and yousure can’t use malathion, lindane or even furacin – thatyellow stuff for wounds - but it is OK for equines! Bythe way, PLEASE read the label on furacin – it hascarcinogenic warnings all over it. Again, I used to use itby the gallons. So please understand I am not beingcritical, I guess I am just trying desperately to spread themessage that “if there is an alternative, find it and useit.” And if you can’t find it...Keep looking! Please...weas practitioners don’t heal anything, none of us do, thebest we can do is trigger the body to heal itself. It is assimple as that!

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The problem with so many drugs and chemicals is thatthey so badly confuse the body’s healing by takingover, leaving only another problem to deal with fromthe compounding effect of NEVER having been healedin the first place. I hope this makes sense and I hopeyou will help me keep looking.

Diets that we feed our horses are another major factorin preventative health. Our horses did not eat grain inthe wild, especially so much corn. Why do we have toadd so much molasses to their feeds? Perhaps becausethey don’t like the feed? Or is it because it is reallynot good for them? Corn, for instance,has the same glycemic index as sugar.In other words, a tablespoon of corn hasthe same effect as a tablespoon of sugar.Molasses essentially is a sugar. Justimagine the blood glucose rising afterthe first meal of the day. Now imaginethe blood sugar crashing to a low level.

Herein lies the problem- a sugar lowequals “starving” to the horses’metabolism. The metabolic system doesall it can to get the blood glucose backup. The pancreas, adrenals, thyroid, allkick in. These glands literally are wornout by the vicious cycle, day after day,of high and low sugar levels.

Imagine asking your horse to act whileon a sugar low. This is probably thenumber one cause of moody and hyperhorses. I also believe this daily metabolic stress is thereason we have so much founder and colic today. Evenwhen a minor stress comes along they have no reservesleft because of the weekened adrenals and thyroid.

The weak links are the gut and the feet, hence colic orfounder. This same scenario even happens to dogs andcats. Have you seen the amount of corn in pet foodslately? Based on the number of doughnut shops, bagelshops, and high fructose soda pop machines around,alot of people are destroying their “stress resistance”with carbohydrates and sugar, too.

The answer for people is 25 grams of protein first thingin the morning with fresh flax oil or virgin olive oil(two tablespoons). The answer for horses is a goodoil top dressed on the grain which slows the absorptionon the grain and prevents the high spiking sugar levels

in the first place. I don’t use flax oil in horses onlybecause I find it difficult to maintain the freshness.Rancid or spoiled oil is worse. And heaven forbid ifyou know anyone using corn oil, alias syrup, pleasesuggest they stop! For horses I prefer a mixture ofsoybean and coconut oil. Our brand is called H2Oil,Hoof and Health Oil. Despite what you read in thepress, coconut is both good for both man and beast.My favorite grain to top dress it on is oats.

What else can we do to tip the scale to the side ofwellness? Use antioxidants! They are the scavengers

of sickness, the buzzards that cleanup all the messes in our bodies; therustoleum that prevents the rust in thefirst place, or better yet, that whichstops the rust dead in its tracks! Therust, or oxidation, is what turns theapple brown when you cut it in half.It is oxygen gone bad, free radicalsbombarding everything it finds.

Bottom line, if you want your animalfriends to live longer and healthierlives, give antioxidants daily and takethem yourself. It’s already beenproven that antioxidants arebeneficial. It has been since the 60’s.Every day our animal friends, as wellas ourselves, are bombarded withpollutants. We eat them. We drinkthem. We breathe them.

Even horse feed (not to mention our food) haspesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, hormones, etc. init! Water has chlorine, trihalomethanes, alum, lime,and potassium permanganates just to name a few! Mygoodness, just smell the air as you travel down thepolluted highway. I believe you get my “drift”!

If I only had one thing that I could do to help tip thescale to wellness it would have to be to use theantioxidant and natural “antibiotic” garlic. It is anawesome antioxidant, a tremendous source of sulfurfor the body and a tremendous bug powder whenmixed with the a few other ingredients. Sulfur is oneof the most basic substances needed to rejuvenatetissue.

Do you know that at one time garlic was usedsuccessfully to prevent polio? It was also found to be

Keeping the bugs offas much as possible

is critical. See BugCheck on page 42.

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more potent antibiotic than penicillin, ampicillin,doxycyline, streptomycin, and cephalexin- some of thevery same drugs used to treat Anthrax. It was eveneffective against some strains of E. coli, staph and othermicro organisms [Fitoterapia Vol 5, 1984].

Other sulfur-bearing antioxidants, Alpha lipoic acid, N-acetyl Cysteine, Taurine, and Vitamin C have beenshown to elevate levels of Glutathione. This, too, is apotent antioxidant and also has been shown to counterthe toxicity produced by anthrax [Molecular Medicine,November 1994; Immunopharmacology, January2000;Applied Environmental Microbiology, August 1979; BillSardi, Knowledge of Health].

And don’t forget Grapeseed Extract, one of the most potentantioxidants known to man.. Well, I guess if you are stillreading this you are either ready to shoot me, you are saying,“yea,” or maybe “boy, that guy is nuts!” Regardless, I ask

you one more thing… if you are not familiar withhomeopathy, I suggest you please check it out. It, in it’struest form, is the answer to our situation today.And yes, there are even remedies for symptoms ofanthrax, smallpox, radiation exposure, plague, etc.Though there are new strains now the symptoms thesediseases produce are nothing new. They were here lastcentury and often treated successful ly withhomeopathic remedies, even then. I for one won’t belining up for vaccination - but I will be doing everythingI can to help my body help itself.

The correctly chosen homeopathic remedy simplytriggers the body to do just that - heal itself. But it goeswithout saying that all healing depends upon goodnutrition. If the body doesn’t have the nutrition it needs,it is like a car without the gas, it simply won’t run.What do you say… let’s keep running! See you at theraces! Hope this helps!

Health Check reduces oxidativestress and supports the liver

through detoxificationSee page 44.

Joint Check naturallysupports healthy joint

function, bone andconnective tissue.

See page 45.

Aller Check helps itchy skin,bacterial or fungal skin

conditions, and respiratoryand lung conditions.

See page 49.

Gut Check supports ahealthy stomach and

intestinal system.See page 50.

Hoof CheckSupports and strengthens

hooves while assuringoptimum growth. See page 52.

Preg CheckPromotes and creates follicular

development, ovulation and subsequentmaintenance of pregnancy. See page 50.

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Our horse has had antibiotics and steroids for years, due to aswollen sheath. We started Bug Check for flies; the sheathproblem went away. The problem came back when we stoppedBug Check. Needless to say, we started back on Bug Check.Our vet was amazed; he started referring people, too.O. Odel

I was boarding a friend’s horse last year. She was not convincedof Bug Check’s value. She changed her mind when she sawher horse covered with flies, standing next to my horse ( it wason Bug Check) that did not have a fly on it. Bug Check isgreat! -L. Sinclaire

Thanks to Worm-Check, I have not de-wormed my horses sinceMarch; they never have worms. I use Bug Check year-round,so I never have to use fly masks. I am your biggest fan!S. Adams

Dr. Dan, he’s our man. His Bug Check is killing flies likenothing can! -S. Golus

My horse had Hematoma surgery, allergies, and mucousproblems. He was on Tri Hist. At your suggestion, we triedVim and Vigor Plus Joint. He is now better. -M. Nathaniel

I have been using Grape Balm Hoof Healer on aThoroughbred that had a very poor, very dry hoof. It was alwayscracked. Until then, the owner was ready to give up. She isnow the perfect horse when it comes to her hoof wall and sole.Thanks Grape Balm! -B. Taylor

I have been using Bug Check for two years and will continueto use it in the future. It has kept the fly population down aroundthe barn; flies do not reproduce in the manure. Also, when Itrail ride my horse occasionally gets a few ticks. Even if I missremoving one, it will be dead when I find it. -B. Ramkin

I eat all organic foods and use all-natural products. You helpedme realize I was exposing my horse to many chemicals thatcould be compromising to his health. Thanks for educatinghorse owners that there is a better way! -E. Marks

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Get past Grape Balm’s smell! It is worth its weight in gold! Ihave two injury-prone horses that always have scrapes andcuts. Grape Balm handles them all. It heals wonderfully, whilstit repels flies and gnats. I even use it on myself with greatresults. I highly recommend Grape Balm for every horse owner.It handles all of my wound care. -J. Palmer

My horses are Field care, which means lots of biting. I alwaysuse Marigold Pocket Healer on them. Within two to threedays they usually have a good bit of hair starting to return.Also, it’s a great product for my dry lips; don’t tell my horses!J. Smith

My horse is a twenty-two year old COPD case. The vet said hehad only four more months to live. He has been around for twomore years, even with a high pollen count! Thank you!T. Niston

We have five horses. We love Bug Check for insect controland as a beneficial food additive. -M. Hedges

I always feed my older gelding Joint Check. He’s droppedweight on-and-off for years; we could never keep him at ahealthy, consistent weight. Then we started him on this product.He has maintained a healthy weight for three months now. Also,his joints would crack when I picked up his feet. What’s more,he’d shift his weight from leg to leg in the pasture; he doesn’tdo that anymore. My gelding doesn’t cough and heave fromhis hay anymore. Once we would soak it; now we throw it intohis stall as-is. We’ll never go without this product again!!! -J.and “Gideon” Walker

My father’s dog was itching and losing her hair. I used GrapeWound Healer for three days; her hair was growing back andthe itching stopped. -M. Ikermean

I had my horse on Red Cal with Bug Check; for the first timein his life he had no rain-rot. I sent him to another farm, andthey stopped giving him the Red Cal. The rain-rot was backwithin the first month! -K. Davidson

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Pasture Check Replenish is for the establishment and rejuvenation of healthy pastures. Pasture Check Replenishis optimal for pastures in need of active organic matter and diverse population of microbe species to allowproduction of healthy nutrient rich nourishing food for your animals.

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS:Humic and Fulvic Acid 98.8% Pasture Initiation: 1 pound per 5 acresMicrobial Fermentation Product 1.2% Pasture Maintenance: 1 pound per 10 acres

Recommended dosage: 3 times per year

STORE IN A COOL DRY AREA.

Pasture Check Replenish is a foliar or soil applied biological plant and soil amendment and isnonphytotoxic when used as directed. Pasture Check Replenish is completely available and absorbed bythe leaf surface or the root system because of the natural complex properties. Organic production thematerials as described meet the standards as stated in Section 205.601 (j) (3 & 6) and 205.601 (i) (2) of theUSDA National Organic Program Final Rule 7 CFR Part 205.Any use restrictions imposed by local regulators of use ingredients are the responsibility of the grower andthose regulators.

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Bug CheckNon-Toxic, Chemical Free and Healthy! Horses Love It!

Bug Check works from the inside out. Just a smallamount each day on the feed will significantlyreduce the fly population and help repel otherbiting insects.

No more sprays, no more chemicals! Just a smallamount each day on the feed will significantlyreduce the fly population and help repel otherbiting insects.

With mosquitoes being involved in the spread ofWest Nile this product is greatly needed by everyhorse.

Thiamine (B1), a major component of Bug Check,has been clinically proven to repel mosquitoes evenin people.

Better than sprays or chemicals and lessexpensive! Works around the clock, evenat night - when mosquitos are at theirworst.

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Bug Check“Voted Most Innovative NewHealth Care product in 2001at Equitana USA!”

Also contains a small amount of garlic, whichrepels bugs, as well as diatomaceous earth, bothof which deter internal parasites.

Grape Seed meal, one of the most superantioxidants known to man, fortifies the skin andgut, making your horse more resistant overall.

Bug Check is great for boarding horses becauseunlike chemical “feed throughs” it will workregardless of whether or not all horses are on it.

This product won most innovative health careproduct for Equitana 2001!

Satisfaction guaranteed!

One pound lasts each horse 1 month at the maintenanceamount. That is, a 10 pound pail will last

1 horse for 10 months or 2 horses for 5 months.

Don't be fooled by the"Copy Cats"!

Original concept and product formulatedin 2000 by Dr. Dan Moore, The Natural Vet.

Still the Most Effective and Economical.

Over 20,000 horses can't be wrong!

Over 12 milliondoses sold!

ALSO SEE BUG CHECKFOR PETS - PAGE 54.

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NEW! Dan Moore DVM introduces: Finally Something that works™ Nature For Life™ Spray Nature For Life™ Wipes

If you need a product to repel flyinginsects, we have the products that flat-out work and they do it naturally!Fights flies, mosquitoes, gnats, ticks,black flies, other biting insects.

These products have been personallyformulated by Dan Moore, The NaturalHorse Vet®, after years of experienceand research. Each are unique, all naturalformulas that combine the very bestessential oils into a water/oil basedmulti-leveled formula. Not only do theycondition the skin itself but they form ashield-like layer of protection that lastsfor hours.

PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR HORSE

Bug Check® - For Horses and for PetsNo more chemical feed-throughs! Works naturally from theinside out. Just a small amount each day on the feed willsignificantly reduce the fly population and help repel otherbiting insects. With mosquitoes being involved in the spreadof West Nile this product is greatly needed by every horse.

Thiamine, a major component of Bug Check, has beenclinically proven to repel mosquitoes even in people. Also

contains a small amount of garlic, which repels bugs, as wellas diatomaceous earth, both of which deterinternal parasites. Grape Seed meal, one of themost super antioxidants known to man, fortifiesthe skin and gut, making your horse moreresistant overall.

Also great for boarding horses because unlikechemical “feed throughs” it will work regardlessof whether or not all horses are on it. Worksaround the clock, even at night— whenmosquitos are at their worst. SMART PAKSmost popular product!

Also check out our comparable pet product onpage 54!

Stable Check™

Flying Insect Repellant Granules - keeps the bugs out of the air. Great for stalls and around the barn. Non Toxic, NonChemical - Contains only natural oils - no poisons! Non-toxic and biodegradable. Great for mosquitoes and flies!

Granular Formula, "Just Shake It on the Ground". Effective against mosquitoes, gnats, no-see-ums and black flies,and creepy crawlies too! Lasts up to 3 weeks, even outside. Pleasant odor, no mixing or water needed. This dry,granular product is easily and effectively used around homes, barns, lawns, pool and patio areas, paddocks, watergardens, tennis courts, picnics and campsites. When applied as directed it is safe to humans, horses, pets and plants.An excellent soil enhancer and turf builder as well. Covers 4000 square feet. Great for the barn and even aroundthe house and garden!

Ask about our other brand new “for people, too” product - “Life Defense” tablets!

FOR PEOPLEAll Naturally On The Outside

FOR HORSESWorks From The Inside Out

For Horses:Finally Something that works™ product comes in a 32 oz spraybottle and is more suited for use on horses and pets. The NatureFor Life™ Spray and Nature For Life™ Wipes are from thesame formulation and come in convenient packaging forpersonal use during any outdoor activity. There is absolutelynothing like it!

You will never need to purchase a harsh chemical, or insecticidalproduct again! Although no product will ever be 100% effective,we guarantee your satisfaction 100%, or your money back!INGREDIENTS: Water, GMO FREE Soy Bean Oil, ProprietaryBlend of Essential Oils. Does not contain: Pyrethrums orCitronella. No Chemicals. No Insecticides. 100% Natural.

Health Department Recommendation!USE MOSQUITO REPELLENT WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE!

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Health Check enhances your horse’s immune system against bacteria, viruses, pollutants, andfree radicals with super potent antioxidants. Just one scoop packs as many antioxidants as 11feed buckets of apples and carrots. Guaranteed. Many anti-oxidant products for horses are simplyVitamin C and Vitamin E. Compare the ingredients below. These ingredients are also available inJOINT CHECK as well (see page 30 and 39 for our comparable pet product).21 Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals & Probiotics for your horse.Dried Kelp - great source of micro nutrients.Siberian Ginseng - helps maintain energy and stamina.Chromium Yeast Culture - helps build muscle.Garlic Powder - a natural antibiotic & insect repellent.Grape Seed Extract - the most potent antioxidant discovered.Pine Bark Extract - synergistice super antioxidant.Citrus Bioflavanoids - protects and enhances Vitamin C.Vitamin E Supplement - maintains immune, cardiovascular, muscular and nervous systems.Beta Carotene - promotes shiny coat and good vision.Copper, Zinc & Manganese Proteinate - balanced to optimize tissue elasticity and hoof integrity.Yucca Schidigera Extract - provides sulfer to promote healthy feet, ligaments & tendons.Vitamin C - Helpful for arthritis, stress, and reproduction.Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder - helps heal digestive and urinary tracts.Selenium Yeast Culture - supports heart and muscles, important for performance horses.N-Acetylcystine - good for allergies and respiratory illnesses.Ginkgo Biloba - an antioxidant bioflavanoid.DL-Methionine - supplies sulfur needed for essentially every body function

Source:Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry

The ORAC analysis provides ameasure of the scavenging capacityof antioxidants against the peroxylradical, which is one of the mostcommon reactive oxygen species(ROS) found in the body

Just one scoop of Health Check(or Joint Check) provides as

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JOINT CHECK

(Formerly called Vim & Vigor Plus Joint). Not just another jointproduct. Contains over 6000 mg. per oz. of Glucosamine Complex,(HCL, sulfate and chondroitin sulfate), PLUS all the ingredients inHealth Check!

(See page 44 for a list of HealthCheck’s ingredients.) Contains thesame ingredients as Health Checkplus 6000 mg per ounce of Glucos-amine/Chondroitin formula; andAstragalus and Boswellia for jointcare.

SUPPORTS HEALTHY JOINTFUNCTION, BONE ANDCONNECTIVE TISSUE

REDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESSCAUSED BY FREE RADICALS:Anti-oxidant ORAC total Fl 219 pergram*

DIRECTIONS FOR USEGive at the rate of 1 scoop daily for the first 14 days, then give at the rate of 1/2 to 2 scoops daily, dependingupon condition of horse. Typical maintenance is a 1/2 scoop daily for a 1000 lb. horse.One scoop (provided) equals 1 oz.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTSPER 1 OZ. SCOOP (PROVIDED):Glucosamine HCL 3,750 mgGlucosamine Sulfate 1,250 mgChondroitin Sulfate 1,000 mg 6000 MG PER OZ

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Ascorbic Acid, Astragalus Herb Powder, Beta Carotene, Boswellia Extract, CitrusBioflavinoids, Copper Proteinate, Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder, DL-Methionine, Garlic Powder, GinkoBiloba, Ground Dried Grape and Seed Pomace, Grape Seed Extract, L-Lysine, Maltodextrin, ManganeseProteinate, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Pine Bark Extract, Selenium Yeast Culture, Siberian Ginseng, Vitamin ESupplement, Zinc Proteinate.*Independent laboratory results available upon request.

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for 3 horses5 month supply

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Joint Check is like TWO PRODUCTS IN ONE.It has all the joint support ingredientscontained in most products PLUS all the 21vitamins, minerals and herbs from HEALTHCHECK and astragalus and boswellia...there is just nothing like it!!!

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“When breeding & training, nutrition is critical. Withover 200 horses, economics are important too. All of

our horses are on RED-CAL. We just had the best foalcrop ever, and our yearlings look like two year olds.”

-H.T. DericksonVan Bert Farms, Mountain Horse

RED CALReplacement for salt blocks, trace mineral blocks, andother electrolytes.Natural sea salt, colloidal trace minerals, calcium, and

herbs. Truly the healthiest product yet! Feed "Free Choice" or top dress! BALANCEDBY NATURE, NOT BY MAN.

RED CAL is a free-choice calcium, micronutrient, herbal supplement to help keep yourhorse healthy and parasite free. It is FREE CHOICE so it’s easy. Although you let them eatall they want, it’s economical too. Typically a 25 lb bag will last from 100 – 200 days forone horse but will vary depending upon the individual needs.

Did you know that salt & mineral quality varies greatly? Unlike most, RED-CAL™ is notbleached, kiln dried, heated, or altered with chemicals or pollutants, it’s balanced bynature, not by man.The minerals utilized are the finest available with detail especially topurity and absorption. You can expect stronger bones, muscles, ligaments and betterperformance regardless of discipline.

Throw away those salt and mineral blocks! In my opinion, they cause way moreharm than good! Use RED CAL instead.

We believe this our finest product yet developed and your horse will prove it. It is OK touse along with any of our other products and for any horse, any age. Use year round forbest results.

Just hang a bucket on a fence post and make sure some RED CAL is always in it. If itrains on it, the rain doesn't diminish its effectiveness. In fact, the rain makes it stickto the bottom of the bucket so they can't tip it out... yet it is still soft enough to getall they need as quick as they need it!

In my opinion RED CAL is the single most healthy product you can provide for anyanimal! Even hundreds of horses with HYPP Syndrome have greatly benefited.-Dan Moore, DVM

FEEDING DIRECTIONSHorses & Cattle: Feed free choice continuously in buckets or mineral feeders. Consumptionrate will be determined by individual needs based on stage of growth, activity andperformance. Typical consumption should be approximately 2 to 4 ounces per head perday. Alternatively, top-dress 2–4 oz per head per day per 1000 lbs. A bag generally lasts 100- 200 days for each horse.

Great for Sheep & Goats too! - Feed Free Choice (typical consumption should beapproximately 1/2 to 2 ounces per head per day). Alternatively, top-dress 1/2 to 2 ounces

per head per day.

Additional Info: When first introduced, it is not unusual for animals to consume higher amounts. Always provide a good source of water. Rain andweather does not diminish effectiveness. Pour excess water off and continue feeding. For best results remove other forms of salt and salt/mineralblocks. One heaping tablespoon equals approximately 1 ounce. One scoop equals 2 oz. (scoop not provided in 25 lb size).

INGREDIENTS: Organic Natural Sea Salt, Ground Dried Grape & Seed Pomace, Calcium Carbonate, Yeast Culture, Diatomaceous Earth, Garlic,Montmorillonite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Selenium Yeast Culture, Distillers Grain, Mineral Oil.

CONTAINS NO ADDED POTASSIUM OR COPPER.If your Horse is Hypp positive, especially

consider making RED CAL availableto your horse! -Dan Moore, DVM

Just hang a bucket on a fence post and make surethere is always some in it. It is the easiest, singlemost healthy thing you can do for your horse.

NEW ADDITIONAL FORMULA ALSO AVAILABLE! -Same RED CAL formula but with extra magnesium.This High Mag formula is especially great for fat,overweight, "cresty neck" easy keepers but alsowonderful for any horse.

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WEIGHT CHECKAll Natural and GMO Free (Certified free from genetically modifiedorganisms). TREMENDOUS SOURCE OF GMO FREE OMEGAFATTY ACIDS.

Research shows 'good fats' are needed to both lose and gainweight. For a typical horse two ounces will help them lose weight,more will help them gain. Unlike similar products which userenegade and processed fats, Weight Check contains NOHYDROGENATED OR PROCESSED FATS.

Weight Check contains only natural fats that provide a healthybalance of essential total fatty acids (good fats). Serves the samepurpose as H2OIl only Weight Check is GMO certified free.

BUY BY THE CASE and SAVE MONEY! Each case contains 4 gallons.

INGREDIENTSMono-calcium Posphate, Calcium Carbonate, Organic Salt, Magnesium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Cobalt Polysaccharide Complex, Zinc Sulfate,Iron Polysaccharide Complex, Copper Sulfate, Copper Polysaccharide Complex, Ethyenediamine Dihydroiodide, Iron Sulfate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, VitaminA Acetate, D-activated Animal Sterol, Menadione Sodium Bisultate Complex (Source Vit. K), Vitamin E Supplement, Active Dry Yeast, Niacin Supplement, PyridoxineHydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin (Vitamin B-12 Supplement), Thiamine Mononitrate, Zinc Polysaccharide Complex, Choline Chloride, Folic Acid,Yeast Culture, Hydrogenated Expellar Pressed Soy Bean Oil, Dried Grain by-products, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried AspergillusOryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Aspergillus-Niger Fermentaion Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Kelp, Magnesium Sulfate, ManganesePolysaccharide Complex, Manganese Sulfate, Organic Selenium.

JUST ADD OATS® 2XIf you are looking for a vitamin, mineral, probiotic typemulti-purpose product, look no further than Just Add Oats.

Especially formulated to balance mixed grass, legume and grass hay.This is an extremely palatable micro-coated formula which makes any grainmix complete, and it is especially formulated for oats! It contains biotin, calcium,choline, zinc, iron, folic acid, manganese, magnesium just to name a few, PLUSkelp, lactobacillus acidophilus and even enzymes. It is truly the best formulathat could be developed for your horse.

CONTAINS: DIRECT FED MICROBIALS, VITAMINS, TIME-RELEASEDPOLYSACCHARIDE MINERALS.

FEEDING DIRECTIONS:Top-dress on grain ration at the rate of ½ (maintenance rate) to 1scoop per head per day. Divide amounts if fed more than once daily.Alternatively, mix UP TO 50 lbs. per ton of feed. Scoop (provided)equals 5 oz.

WARNING: DO NOT USE IN GOATS OR SHEEP OR IN OTHER COPPER-SENSITIVE SPECIES.

5 LB.2 month Maintenance Supply

25 LB.10 month supplyJust ADD Oats even made the already healthy horses look and feel healthier!

Jann O’LearyJC Cutting Horses

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Critical CareFounder and Laminitis Formula (FAL)Two of the most common problems I see in mypractice are Laminitis and Grass Founder. Manytimes there is no notable reason for itoccurring in the first place—the owner justfinds a seriously lame horse. Almost always,treatment is costly and recovery is slow.Conventional therapy often just consists ofpain medication with the nutritional aspectsfreqently being overlooked. In my humble

opinion, this nutritional aspect ofthe problem is the most importantand can be a significant factor, bothin prevention and treatment—hence the reason for Founder andLaminitis Formula. Preventionconsists of limiting grain andsugars (molasses and cornespecially) and making absolutelycertain that a natural source of saltand minerals is available at ALLtimes in a readily available form.Please don’t think that blocks are a

readily available source. A horse simply can notlick fast enough to make a difference whenchemical changes are occurring! Grasses

change in chemical composition almosthourly—weather is a big factor, as are chemicalfertilizers and lack of adequate liming to the soil.But, The bottom line, ultimate reason for thisfounder, laminitis and even colic for that matteris a rapid change in gut flora—where normallyhealthy bacteria becomes deadly. The weak linksin a horse are the gut or the feet—so obviouslythey suffer first with often deadly consequences.You will see results or we will refund yourmoney, and if you truly compare ingredients youwill find that Critical Care is actually cheap. Forinstance, it has a 50 mg daily dose of HyaluronicAcid (the latest and greatest jointsupplement)—total up the days you get in acontainer and compare price on just thisingredient alone and you will find our formulaless expensive. Plus you get 2,500 mg ofglucosamine, 10,000 mg of MSM, 2,500 mg ofDevils Claw Extract (for potent yet still herbal,pain relief ), 2,000 mg of Yucca (often sold justby itself ), 400 mg of Boswellia, a tremendousanti-inflammatory herb all by itself. Also, L-Glutamine, Arginine, Methionine, Lysine andThreonine—hardly ever available in nutritionalproducts but so important for healing.

“I am astounded by the progress of myfoundered gelding...my horse went frombeing down 90% of the time to walkinglike a normal horsein 2 1/2 weeks withCritical Care Laminitis Formula—and itwas actually cheaper and certainly a lothealthier than all the drugs that weresuggested instead” –L.D.

My horse went from not even being ableto walk to running through the woods intwo days. These remarkable results hadme in tears. And yes they were expensivebut they worked and priceless comparedto losing my horse! –K. O’Brian

Aller CheckAn allergy is basically a hyperactive immunesystem—the body is uncontrollably overreacting.Even Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) or Heeves could be considered an allergy.The opposite is a suppressed or under activeimmune system which allows viruses, bacteria,fungi and other illnesses to develop because theimmune system can’t fight them off. Thosepathogens that usually don’t cause problemssuddenly cause huge problems. A few goodexamples are Whiteline Disease, and Thrush andeven Rain Rot. Have you ever noticed how thesediseases tend to keep coming back in the samehorses over and over while other horses eatingthe same food, in the same environment are notaffected? There immune system is simply wornout! The ideal immune system is in between notoveractive or under active—respondingadequately to those challenges faced moment tomoment. Keeping it this way is the challenge!!! OurAller Check is the best formula for keeping abalanced immune system that money can buy.

The benefits of this Multi-Herbformula have been proven overand over. Besides herbs, it hasenzymes and probiotics, seakelp, plus essential minerals andvitamins for the purposeintended. Our Aller Check is thevery best that can be bought tocorrect the immune system,once imbalanced. Aller Checkhas all of the same ingredientsas Health Check, PLUS so muchmore! There is nothing like itavailable anywhere! Oneexample of additionalingredients is Larch Arabinogalactan, a naturalsoluble dietary fiber. Clinical studies at theUniversity of Kentucky have shown remarkableimprovement with gastrointestinal and immunesystem function: a major benefit is that it increasesK cell (killercell) activation—extremely importantin immune functions. It’s even anti-carcinogenic!Quercitin, another ingredient of Aller Check is a

potent antioxidant. It too, is anti-carcinogenic, helps protect fromdiabetes and heart disease, excels inallergy control, and even strengthenscapillaries. This last function aloneshould be pretty important in aidingin the prevention of West Nile andother mosquito borne diseases.Bromelain is great for post operativeand posttraumatic swellings, sinusitis,and nasal and pulmonary problems(like bleeders), plus tremendous as ananti-inflammatory agent and evencancer prevention (could cancer bean overactive immune function—

personally I think, yes!) Tumeric is used forinflammatory skin conditions, allergies, ringworm, infections & swellings. N-Acetylcysteineis helps produce one of the most powerfulantioxidants of all—Glutathione—soimportant for allergies and respiratoryconditions. See next page for more info.

Critical CareOverweight, Hypothyroid, InsulinResistance Formula (OHI)The more insulin produced daily, the shorterthe life span! Even in “lesser” species like flies,ants and other bugs, resting insulin level isused as a guage for life span. Guess whatcauses insul in to go up—sugar andcarbohydrates. What do we feed our horses?Sugar and carbohydrates—like grain andsweet feed. Here is an example of the crisisour horses are facing today: Rocky MountainHorses were initially bred in the mountainsof eastern Kentucky, they essentially wereraised in strip mine conditions—that is—justfed grass , and barely that—all f ivefoundation sires to the breed were sti l lbreeding in there 30’s!! Still kicking in their30’s and going strong! Most horses today are

considered ancient at 20 years of age.Certainly many factors are involved like overvaccination, and over deworming, etc., but Ibel ieve our horses today are quick lybecoming insul in resistant and agingprematurely because of the insulin levels.The insulin/age correlation within otherspecies is my basis of the theory. Just lookaround at your neighbor or perhaps yourown bel ly—any ex tra fat around?Overweight, outright fat , cresty neckedhorses is almost the norm today. So muchinsulin is being produced to handle thesugar that the body’s insulin receptors stopworking. A comparison would be walkinginto Grandma’s kitchen on Thanksgiving day.That turkey smells sooo.. good when you firstwalk in, but after an hour or so you hardlysmell it—your smell sensors have become

resistant. Anything we can do to keep theinsulin levels low or lessen the resistanceto insulin will be much healthier—not justfor horses but people and pets, too. Theprevention is a high fat diet (log on ourwebsite for the scientific truth about howgood saturated fats, like coconut oils aregood for us and unsaturated, high trans-diets are k i l l ing us) . The treatment isCritical Care Overweight, Hypothyroid,Insulin Resistant Formula. The basis of theformulation has been gathered from someof the leading physicians in diabetic andcardiac care. The literature supporting theingredient funtion is overwhelming, andclinically it just is amazing. Ingredientsinclude Carnit ine, L ipoic Acid, B iotin,Copper, Zinc, Magnesium, Selenium,Chromium, L-Tyrosine, Cinnamon, Niacin,Ginger, Ginseng etc.

“Better

products

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It is expensive but awesome.. I reallywish it could be cheaper butunfortunately I can't compromise thequality by doing so!-Dan Moore DVM

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This Product Will Make Your Horse Drink. Guaranteed!GIVE YOUR HORSE THE EGDE for endurance and shows.

If he ain't drinking he ain't winning!-Dr. Dan

DIRECTIONS: Feed alone or top dress onto feed 1 tablespoon. Use before,during and after events. Always have available plenty of fresh clean water.Just put a tablespoon or so of Hydraid in an feed bucket. Your horse willeat it and then he will drink - guaranteed! -Dr Dan

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:Calcium, Min. 11% Calcium, Max. 13% Phosphorus, Min. 3.7%Salt, Min. 23.5% Salt, Max. 27.5% Zinc, Min. 150 ppmSelenium, Min. 3 ppm Methionine 1%Lysine 0.5% Vitamin A 100,000 IU per lb.Vitamin D3 40,000 IU per lb. Vitamin E 80 IU per lb.Thiamine, B1 1,600 mg per lb. Choline 435 mg per lb.Biotin 140 mg per lb Niacin 140 mg per lb.Riboflavin 20 mg per lb. Pantothenic Acid 80 mg per lb.Vitamin K 10 mg per lb. Vitamin B12 125 mcg per lb.

INGREDIENTS: Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Crushed Mineral Rock Salt, Sodium-calcium Aluminosilicate, Kelp Meal, SeleniumYeast, Zinc Protienate, Dl-methionine,Llysine,Ground Dried Grape and Seed Pumace, Distillers Grains, Diatomaceous Earth, GarlicPowder, Brewers Yeast, Mechanically Extracted Soybean Oil, Thiamine Monohydrate, Vitamin ASupplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Mineral Oil, Bentonite, Niacin,Riboflavin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12, Menadione (Vitamin K), Choline Chloride, YeastCultures, Saccharomyces Cerevissiae, Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation, Dried LactobacillusAcidophilus, Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract and Natural

ALLER CHECK(Formerly called “Critical Care A/I”)May help maintain normal, healthy skin, lungs and immunesystem.

Potential uses: * Itchy Skin * Bacterial or Fungal Skin Conditions * Respiratory and Lung Conditions

DIRECTIONS FOR USEGive at the rate of 1 scoop daily for the first 14 days, then giveat the rate of 1/2 to 2 scoops daily, depending upon conditionof horse. Typical maintenance is a 1/2 scoop daily for a 1000 lb.horse. One scoop (provided) equals 1 oz.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS PER 1 OZ. SCOOP (PROVIDED):Turmeric Root Powder 475 mgLarch Arabinogalactan 943.75 mg

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS:Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene, Citrus Bioflavinoids, Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder, Diatomaceous Earth, DL-Methionine, GarlicPowder, Ginko Biloba, Dried Ground Grape & Seed Pomace, L-Lysine, Maltodextrin, MSM, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Pine Bark Extract,Quercitin, Selenium Yeast Culture, Siberian Ginseng, Vitamin E Supplement, Yeast Culture.

2 lbs 10 lbs2 month supply

for 1 horse (maintenance)5 month supply

for 2 horses (maintenance)

This is the most awesome product I have ever seen! My horsewas just too tired for the championship class. I ask Dr. Dan ifhe could help. He put a tablespoon of Hydraid in the bucket.My horse ate it immediately and shortly thereafter starteddrinking. I just could not believe the results. He was absolutelya new horse and won the class just 30 minutes later. Thanks.. I am telling everyone! -Jim M.

HYDRAID

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INGREDIENTS:Dried Distillers Grain with Solubles, Corn Gluten Feed, Linseed Meal, Dried Whey, Active Live Yeast, Yeast Culture, Rice Bran, Vegetable Oil, Flax Seed Meal,Roughage Products, Brewers Dried Yeast, Brewers Dried Grains, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Meal, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentationextract, Dried Bacillus Subtillis Fermentation extract, Pancrelipase (Porcine Source–providing Amylase, Protease, and Lipase), Pepsin (Porcine Source),Magnesium Oxide, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus Lactis Fermentation product, Dried Enterococcus Faeciumfermentation product, Dried Bifidobacterum Longum Fermentation product, Lactase, Propionibacterium Fermentation Product.

GUT CHECKESPECIALLY HELPFUL FOR HORSES PRONE TO COLIC AND ULCER SITUATIONSENZYME & DIRECT-FED MICROBIAL FORMULASUPPORTS HEALTHY STOMACH AND INTESTINAL SYSTEMPROFESSIONAL VETERINARY DEVELOPEDCompare to other MUCH more expensive products on the market. You will lovethe difference AND the savings!

DIRECTIONS FOR USEHorses, Cattle: Top-dress at the rate of 1 scoopdaily per 1000 lb body weight for the first 2-3weeks, then top dress at a rate of 1/2 (typicalmaintenance) to 2 scoops daily or as needed.

Sheep, Goats: Top-dress at the rate of 1/2 scoopper head per day (average adult size animal)for the first 2-3 weeks, then top dress at a rateof 1/4 scoop per head per day (typicalmaintenance) to 1 scoop per head per day oras needed. Each scoop provided equals 1 oz.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:Amyolytic Activity 58,300 BAU Units per lb.Betaglucanase Activity 37,400 Units per lb.Hemicellulase Activity 4,100 Units per lb.Cellulase Activity 98,500 Units per lb.Amylase Activity 3,900 SKB Units per lb.L. Acidophilus 55 Billion CFU per lb.L. Lactis 75 Billion CFU per lb.E. Faecium 45 Billion CFU per lb.B. Longum 1.5 Billion CFU per lb.

2 lbs 10 lbs 30 lbs2 month supply

for 1 horse10 month supply

for 3 horses5 month supply

for 2 horses

Available in: 2 lbs 10 lbs 30 lbs

PREG CHECKConditioning Mare and Stallion Formula For Horses and CattleLost breeding seasons and early embryonic loss can become a thing of the past!Vitamin, Chelated Mineral, Direct Fed Microbial Supplement for Stallions, Mares,Bulls and Cows. A must for any breeding operation!

*Not for use in goats, sheep or other copper sensitive species

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:Cobalt 38.21 ppm (min.)Copper 1,328 ppm (min.)Iodine 200 ppm (min.)Magnesium 1,316 ppm (min.)Selenium 44 ppm (min.)Zinc 220 ppm (min.)Vitamin E 10,880 IU added per lb. (min.)Beta-Carotene 2,014 mg added per lb. (min.)PropionibacteriumFreudenreichiiFermentation Product 18 billion CFU addedper lb. (min.)

2 month supplyfor 1 horse

10 month supplyfor 3 horses

5 month supplyfor 2 horses

*FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $150!

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COLOR CHECKHelps restore vibrant true coat colors. Keeps the blacks, black, thebays, bay and palominos, palamino! A must for all show horses!PROMOTES AND HELPS MAINTAIN HEALTHY SKIN AND COAT!

HELPS KEEP:BLACKS - BLACK, BAYS - BAY, SORRELS - SORREL, AND PALOMINOS - PALOMINO.

FEEDING DIRECTIONSHorses and Cattle: As a loading amount, top dressone to three scoops daily per 1000 lbs ofbody weight for the first two to threeweeks. Typical maintenance dose is 1/2scoop daily. Divide amounts if fed morethan once daily. Each scoop (provided)equals 1 oz.

Sheep and Goats: As a loading dose, top dress1/4 to 1 scoop per head per day (averageweight animal). Typical maintenance dose is1/4 scoop per head per day. Divide amountsif fed more than once daily. Each scoop(provided) equals 1 oz.

3 lbs 12 lbs 36 lbsOne pound lasts each horse 1 month at the maintenance amount.

PARASITE EXAMDon’t overworm with expensive dewormers if your horse doesn’t need it!Collect about a thimble full of horse's manure, place in a plastic baggy, if more than one horse be sure tolabel each baggy with horse's name, place in envelope along with name, address and phone number, mailto The Natural Horse Vet, P. O. Box 429, Unicoi, Tn. 37692. (Enclose $10 for each exam).

Once received they are processed within 72 hours and the results are mailed back to you.

WORM CHECKAll Natural herbal paste formula! Use one40 Gram Tube per 1200 lb. Horse.

This all natural herbal paste formula istremendous — and we will prove it!Receive a FREE parasite exam with thepurchase of each six tubes. Can beused on any horse, any age. If younormally rotate, consider using Worm Check with rotation!Better yet—customize your program using Worm Check along with parasite exams.Consider using RED CAL too!

Guaranteed Analysis Per 40 Grams: Clove 500 MGIngredients: Diatomaceous Earth, Garlic, Artemisia, Clove, Psyllium, Glycerin, Apple Flavor.

FREEParasite ExamWith EachPurchase of6 Tubes

“I have tried all similar products. Color Checkworks twice as good and twice as fast!All show horses need this product andespecially H2Oil (Hoof and Health OIL).”-Chris Tipton, Mountain Horse trainer

INGREDIENTS: Ground Dried Grape and Seed Pomace, Mechanically Extracted Soybean Oil,Roughage Products, Mechanically Extracted Coconut Oil, Mixed Tocopherol (Vitamin E as apreservative).

Visit WormCheck.com for even more info!

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HOOF CHECK CONDITIONERVeterinary Developed, Professional Strength, All Natural Formula:NO PetroleumNO FormaldehydeNO AcetoneNO TurpentineNO Chemicals period!

ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS:GMO Free Soy Bean Oil, Grape Seed Extract,Clove Oil, Garlic, Glycerin, Artemisia, Pau D’ Arco, Psyllium

Consider Hoof Check Conditioner as:- A replacement for potentially harmful shoe polish- A replacement for other conditioners that contain harmful chemicals

- Great for daily maintenance- Great for dry, flaky, cracked hooves- Easy brush application- Economical to use

Guaranteed to be the best you have ever used or your money back!1 QUART

HOOF CHECKSuperior Hooves begin with superior nutrition. Colloidal and chelated minerals (nature’snot man’s minerals), along with micro-nutrients support and strengthen hoofs whileassuring optimum growth. Contains 40mg per scoop of Biotin, 10% methinine, 5% lysine,

direct-fed microbials, plus organic sources of zinc, selenium!PROFESSIONAL CONCENTRATED FORMULA CONTAINS:

* Biotin * Silicon * Amino Acids Methionine and Lysine * Chelated, Proteinated, Naturally Sourced Minerals * Direct Fed Microbials * Vitamins

FEEDING DIRECTIONSHorses, Cattle: Top-dress 1/2 scoop daily per 1000lbs of body weight (typicalmaintenance amount). As a loading dose, for the first month or anytime when specialattention is needed, up to 3 scoops daily per 1000 lbs may be given. Each scoop providedequals 1.6 oz.

Sheep, Goats: Top-dress 1/4 scoop daily per head per day (typical maintenance amountfor average adult weight). As a loading dose, for the first month or anytime when specialattention is needed, up to 1 scoop daily per head per day may be given.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:Biotin (min.) 400 mg per lb.Silicon (min) 150,000 ppmViamin E 788 IU per lb.Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Culture 36 Billion CFU per lb.D-L Methionine 10%L-Lysine 5%

INGREDIENTS: Montmorillonite, Yeast Culture, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Culture, Microencapsulated Lactobacillis Acidophilus, Bacillus Subtilus Extract,Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Biotin, D-l Methionine, L-Lysine, Zinc Proteinate,Selenium Yeast Culture, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Ground Dried Grape and Seed Pomace, Vitamin B6Supplement (as Pyrodoxine), Dried Seaweed Meal Fucaceae, Roughage Products, Mineral Oil, Fenugreek Seed.

DOES NOT CONTAIN ANYADDED COPPER OR POTASSIUM

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MARIGOLD POCKET HEALERAn ideal alternative to antibiotic or steriodointments. The 12 gram tube is great for your saddlebag or even yoru purse. Great for chapped lips and hands too!

Marigold Flower (Calendula officinalis) in a bees waxbase is an ideal alternative to antibiotic or steroid ointments.Unlike most other topical products Marigold contains no turpentineor worse yet Sulphuric Acids.

It does, however, locally relieve pain and aid in the healing of open wounds, rashes, cuts,sores, even sweat cracks NATURALLY! Because it is prepared in accordance with theHomeopathic Pharmacopedia of the United States (HPUS), this product will not interferewith other homeopathic remedies and is generally considered safe for people and pets, too.

Once you try it you will never use any thing else!

Comes in 12 gram tube or 4 oz. jar.

12 gram tube

4 oz. jar.

GRAPE BALM HERBAL WOUND HEALERIcky and ugly – but highly effective!

Truly a multi-purpose herbalhealer, that seems to beworking for everything.

Wounds and raw itchy skinlike rain rot or scratches healquickly with daily use. Helpsprevents scarring in deepwounds too!

Contains Grape Seed Extract,Clove Oil, Walnut, Pau D’ Arco,Garlic and Artemisia and NOchemicals!

If your horse has an external skin problem this is a MUST TRYproduct! Comes in 8 Oz. jar or 12 gram multi-dose tube.

GRAPE BALM HOOF HEALERAlmost every other hoof product onthe market contains petroleum,turpentine or acetone and some evenformaldehyde. Wouldn’t an all-naturalalternative make more sense –especially if it really works?

How about if it effectively treats thrushin one or two treatments? What aboutif it remoisturizes a hoof in one or twotreatments and keeps them that way byusing only once or twice a week? Wellhere it is – even packaged in an easy touse brush jar. Because this product is more like a gel inconsistency it doesn’t leave tracks in the barn either.

Also it won’t freeze and it doesn’t get thin in the summer. It doessmell a little, but this is better than smelling acetone orformaldehyde and it is sure much better for your lungs! It is alsogreat for nail hole dressing.

Have been using many of your products for about 8 years. Love them. Was treating my young horses' cuts and scraps with another product because I was too lazy to walk to thebarn to get grape wound healer. he kept moving away. I told him to quit being baby and stand still (in a nice way) and this stuff (another natural product) did not sting. I said"see, I will put it on my cut". The darn thing stung like crazy. I got the grape wound healer and put it on me and it did not sting whatsoever. Once i got the wound healer and lethim sniff it. he stood perfectly, without a halter . There will be nothing else on any cut from here on out. Ordering several right now. Thank you for NOT compromising on thequality of your products. If we would only listen better to our horses. They know.

“We were especially impressed...theMarigold Healer is perfect for your saddle

bag and first aid kit! Low potential forirritation, in fact, had some obvious pain-

relieving benefits!” John Lyons’ PerfectHorse

A big question we often get is - ”When do I use the Grape Balm and when do I use the Marigold?”My suggestion is that if a wound is fresh and clean (or an insect bite), use Marigold Pocket Healer. It’s great tocarry in your saddle bag or purse (ladies only of course!)

If the wound is UGLY and nasty, use the Grape Balm. If you ever seen or smelled Grape Balm, you know it sure isugly and sure does stink too, but it is awesome! -Dan Moore, DVM

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NATURAL PET PRODUCTS

BUG CHECKPromotes and maintains healthy skin and coat...fromthe Inside...OUT!

FEEDING DIRECTIONS:Give approximately 2 teaspoons per 25 lbs. of body weightfor the first 2 to 3 weeks. Then give approximately 1teaspoon per 25 lbs. as a maintenance amount (for toybreeds and cats give 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons for maintenance).For difficult situations adjust the amount as needed, up to2 tablespoons per 50 lbs. of body weight (divide amountsif fed more than once daily).

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS :Crude Protein 4 % Min.Crude Fat 3.5 % Min.Crude Fiber 20 % Max.Thiamine 9600 mg per lb.

CONTAINS ADDED THIAMINE AND BREWERS YEAST.BREWERS YEAST IS A GREAT SOURCE OF B VITAMIN &NATURAL FLAVORS

INGREDIENTS: Ground Dried Grape & Seed Pomace, Brewer’s Yeast,Dried Liver Extract, Diatomaceous Earth, Garlic, MechanicallyExtracted Soybean Oil (Source of Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids),Thiamine Monohydrate.

HEALTH CHECKSuper anti-oxidant herbal formula

REDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESS CAUSED BY FREE RADICALS:Anti-oxidant ORAC total Fl 219 per gram*

DIRECTIONS FOR USE (10 level tsp. equals 1 oz.)1 teaspoon per 25 lbs. daily (divided amounts if given more thanonce daily). When starting this product or when needed, amountmay be doubled to 2 teaspoons per 25 lbs.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS PER OZ:N-Acetyl L Cysteine 8 mgCitrus Bioflavinoids 62 mgSiberian Ginseng 18 mg

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS:Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene, Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder, DL-Methionine, Dried Liver Extract (Porcine Source), Garlic Powder,Ginko Biloba, Dried Ground Grape & Seed Pomace, Grape SeedExtract, L-Lysine, Maltodextrin, Montmorillonite, Pine Bark Extract,Vitamin E Supplement, Whey, Yeast Culture

NATURAL PET VET ®

12 oz size will last a 25 lb pet 3 months.24 oz will last a 50 lb pet for 3 months.

12 oz size will last a 25 lb pet 3 months.24 oz will last a 50 lb pet for 3 months.

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Weagle (short for "wareagle") and Honey.

Two of the many Dr.Moore family pets.

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JOINT CHECKSupports healthy joint function, bone and connective tissue.

REDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESS CAUSED BY FREE RADICALS:Anti-oxidant ORAC total Fl 219 per gram*

DIRECTIONS FOR USE (10 level tsp. equals 1 oz.)1 teaspoon per 25 lbs daily (divided amounts if given morethan once daily). When starting this product or when needed,amount may be doubled to 2 teaspoons per 25 lbs.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS PER OZ:Glucosamine HCL 2275 mgGlucosamine Sulfate 750 mgChrondroitin Sulfate 600 mg

*Independent laboratory results available upon request.

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS:Ascorbic Acid, Astragalus Herb Powder, Beta Carotene, Boswellia Extract, Citrus Bioflavinoids, CopperProteinate, Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder, DL-Methionine, Dried Liver Extract (Porcine Source),Garlic Powder, Ginko Biloba, Ground Dried Grape & Seed Pomace, Grape Seed Extract, L-Lysine,Maltodextrin, Manganese Proteinate, Montmorillonite, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Pine Bark Extract,Siberian Ginseng, Vitamin E Supplement, Whey, Yeast Culture, Zinc Proteinate.

ALLER CHECKMay help maintain normal, healthy skin, gut, andimmune system.

Potential uses:• Itchy Skin• Bacterial or Fungal Skin Conditions• Gut Health

DIRECTIONS FOR USE (10 level tsp. equals 1 oz.)1 teaspoon per 25 lbs. body weight daily (dividedamounts if given more than once daily). When starting,amount may also be doubled for the first 2-3 weeks. Itmay be increased at periods of expected peak activity!

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS PER OZ:Larch Arabinogalactan 425 mgQuercitin 212 mgTurmeric Root Powder 469 mgINACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene, CitrusBioflavinoids, Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder, DL-Methionine,Diatomaceous Earth, Garlic Powder, Ginko Biloba, Dried GroundGrape & Seed Pomace, Liver, L-Lysine, Maltodextrin, MSM, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Pine Bark Extract, Siberian Ginseng, Vitamin E Supplement,

Yeast Culture.

12 oz size will last a 25 lb pet 3 months.24 oz will last a 50 lb pet for 3 months.

12 oz size will last a 25 lb pet 3 months.24 oz will last a 50 lb pet for 3 months.

My 15 yr old cat, Muffin, had a wet-sounding cough that worried me. Shehad begun to stiffen as she struggled to cough. I gave her Aller Check.Within two days she relaxed and has stopped coughing and I'm amazed! Ihave two other rescued kitties that have "compromised immune systems"being from a feral colony; one with sneezing mucous, the other makingwhistling sounds as she purred. The vet told me she would be like this forlife. SO, after two days on Aller Check, neither one has sneezing or whistlinggoing on. They're happy and so am I! -Sandra Lamb, Virginia

COX-1IC50

COX-2IC50=1.46*

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SHOO FLEA - Naturally since 1985!New patent pending Power Pouch™ delivery process fights fleas and ticks likenothing else!

POWER PACK CAPSULE™ INGREDIENTS:Caprilic Acid, Oregano Oil, Uva Ursi extract, Garlic, Grapefruit Seed Extract,Undecenoic Acid, Olive Leaf Extract, Neem, Inert Powder (Diatomaceous Earth).

SUGGESTED USE FOR:Puppies, Kittens, Dogs, Cats and Horses

DIRECTIONS:Rub onto skin once per week or as needed. For carpets and floors, lightly sprinkle“POWER POWDER” onto surface. Gently broom into cracks, crevices, and carpetmatting. Vacuum up after 6-24 hours.

HOW IT WORKS:Each jar contains The Patent Pending Power Pouch Capsule. The odor insideeach capsule is offensive to fleas and ticks and other pests. The odor from thecapsule is absorbed by the inert powder (Diatomaceous Earth). This odor isabsorbed by the inert powder (Diatomaceous Earth) and thus effective whenapplied to the pet or premises.

PET OMEGA CHECKPromotes and maintains healthy skin and coat - Great source of Omega 3,6 and 9 fatty acids!

Formulated to help avoid DRY, Flaky and itchy skin. Extremely palatable.

FEEDING DIRECTIONS: Mix or spray onto feed at the rate of one teaspoon (3 squirts) per 20 lbsof body weight twice daily. For toy breeds or cats, give 1/3 teaspoon (1 squirt) twice daily.Alternatively, consult your veterinarian for recommended dosage for your pet. Three squirtsequals 1 teaspoon.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:Total Fatty Acids/Crude Fat 98% min.Unsaponifiable matter (natural gums) 1% max.Insoluble Impurities 1% max.Moisture 0.5 % max.Linoleic Acid (Omega 6) 51 % min.Linolenic Acid (Omega 3) 8 % min.Oleic Acid (Omega 9) 24 % min.Lauric Acid 1 % min.

INGREDIENTSMechanically Extracted Soybean, Mechanically Extracted Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Supplement(Dl-alpha-tocopherol) as a preservative, Citric Acid as a preservative.

Contains valuable natural-gum solids that may settle to the bottom. Mix and agitate regularlyso that these components remain a part of the daily feed ration.

How We Help Rescues:DrDanRescue.com

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Just as with our products for your horse and pet, you have the benefit of knowing that our products for you were formulatedby Dr. Dan Moore and based upon his many years of experience. You can be confident not only in their content but also knowthat they are being manufactured in facilities that meet all guidelines as set forth by the governing bodies overseeing theirproduction.

Remove, Reduce, Rebuild, Replenish, Rejuvenate, and Recharge...It’s a simple philospophy. The Nature For Life products are designed so that you can easily create a daily personal regimenthat will help to give the extra support needed for battling the poor conditions present in our environments and the poorconditions that result from today’s busy lifestyles.

The Nature For Life lineup of products features unique formulations that you can’t find anywhere else. Dr. Dan’s REDOXX isthe flagship product that no one person shoud be without and is your foundation to a proactive stance on your everydaywellness concerns.

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REDOXX is Dr. Dan's revolutionary formula for humans,featuring the prized ingredient- MONTMORILLONITECLAY- a rich source of minerals, including calcium and manyother trace elements. Add to this, beneficial vitamins, minerals,herbs, and super antioxidants and you have a product that hasthe potential for amazing results.

Contains:

Montmorillonite ClayAn ingredient used for centuries by native cultures for internaland external benefits. In modern times this ingredient hasrecently been featured on the Discovery Channel as a possible“secret to life” as well as being part of a NASA study in whichit was found to be beneficial to astronauts returning to earthafter space missions. Our source of this volcanic clay containsa supply of no less than 49 trace minerals that can help tooffset the marked deficiency of calcium, magnesium and otherminerals in today’s diet.

Thiamin (Vitamin B1)Enhances circulation and assists in blood formation,carbohydrate metabolism, and the regulation of hydrocloricacid – necessary for proper digestion. Thiamine optimizes brainfunction as well as learning capacity and as a potentantioxidant, it helps protect the body from the degenerativeeffects of aging. The high carbohydrate American diet increasesthe need for B1.

MethionineIt is an essential amino acid that assists in the breakdown offats - especially that in the liver and arteries. Also reported todetoxify the liver and detoxify the body of lead and other heavymetals. As a building block of all protein, it is especiallyessential for proper growth and bone development in children.It likewise, helps diminish muscle weakness, prevents brittlehair and nails and protects against radiation, osteoporosis andchemical allergies. It is not synthesized by the body and istherefore essential that it be provided in the diet.

Vitamin B6Involved in more bodily functions than almost any other singlenutrient. B6 especially plays a role in cancer immunity andaides in the prevention of arteriosclerosis and heart disease byinhibiting the production of homocysteine. It may be helpfulin the treatment of allergies, arthritis, and asthma as well ascarpal tunnel syndrome.

SilymarinExtracted from the seeds of milk thistle, it has been used forcenturies to treat liver disease. It guards the liver from toxins,drugs, and the effects of alcohol, and helps promote the growthof the liver cells. It also has been shown to increase levels ofglutathione.Continued on next page...

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Siberian GinsengUsed throughout the world as a general tonic to combatweakness and give extra energy. It has been shown in researchto decrease cortisol levels and also that it may be helpful ininflammatory diseases. Other potential benefits are toonumerous to mention.

Deglycyrrhized LicoriceShown clinically to fight inflammation including viral, bacterialand parasitic infections. Also stimulates production ofinterferon and may help with ulcers by increasing the mucussecreting cells in the digestive track. Reported to be beneficialfor allergies, asthma, chronic fatigue, depression, PMS,menopausal symptoms and upper respiratory problems as well.

Grape Seed/Pine Bark ExtractSome of the most powerful antioxidants ever discovered. Visitwww.redoxxusa.net to view over 50 scientific articles on thepotential benefits of Grape Seed & Pine Bark.

LysineLysine is also an essential amino acid and a necessary buildingblock of all protein. It likewise aids in the production ofantibodies, hormones, and enzymes and helps in collagenformation and tissue repair. It is great for building muscleprotein and often suggested for use in recovery from surgeryand injuries. It has been shown to lower serum triglyceridelevels.

BioflavonoidsOften called Vitamin P and not produced by the body,bioflavinoids are essential in the diet. It’s reported to promotecirculation, lower cholesterol, and treat and prevent cataracts.Quercetin is a bioflavonoid, and like other bioflavonoids, ithas been shown helpful in the treatment of injuries and allergies.

Ginkgo BilobaGinko is an herb with powerful antioxidant effects on the brain,retina and cardiovascular system. A study in the Journal ofThe American Medical Association shows a measurable effecton Dementia and both long and short term memory. Ginko hasalso been shown to be helpful in macular degeneration.

Beta CaroteneA class of phytochemicals, that quench the highly reactivesingle oxygen molecule. It is especially known for decreasingthe risk of cataracts and macular degeneration. Also, shown tobe very synergistic with Lipoic acid, Vitamin C & Vitamin E

SelenomethionineThis organic form of selenium, unlike most seleniumsupplements is not a waste product of copper mining. Researchin recent years has discovered selenium is critical in preventingcancer, especially prostate. It is known to be a powerful anti-oxidant by itself.

Other Ingredients: Calcium Montmorillonite, Pine Bark Extract(Pinus Maritima), N-acetyl-L-cystein, Capsanthin, Quercetin,Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder, Silymarin (Silybum MarinumExtract Seed), DL Methionine, L-Lysine, Malic Acid.

N-acetyl-L-cystein(NAC) is used by the liver and blood cells to detoxify chemicals andpoisons. It is a powerful detoxifier of alcohol, tobacco smoke, andenvironmental pollutants, all of which suppress the immune system.Supplementation with NAC may also decrease both the frequencyand duration of infections and has been used to treat AIDS and chronicbronchitis.

Malic AcidAs a substance naturally found in apples, Malic acid is a powerfuldetoxifier of Heavy Metals and other contamination.

Lipoic AcidLipoic Acid is a powerful antioxidant that aids in both detoxifyingand protecting organs, but specifically the liver and pancreas. Becauseit is water and fat soluble, it will reach many cells that other ingredientswon’t. It is essential in cellular energy production and is usedextensively in Germany to enhance liver function and treat diabetes.

REDOXX Hi-MAG Our great original REDOXX formula is now

available with an added 100 mgs of Magnesium in eachcapsule!

Many Americans are deficient in magnesium andmagnesium plays an important role in the proper functionof nearly all the body's systems including cardiovascular,digestive and brain.

It also has a significant effect on enhanced muscle, kidneyand liver functions while supporting bone strength.

Magnesium can an have a relaxing effect on the body'snerves and muscles including the heart muscles andproper intake has been found to increase memory, lessenmuscle tension, soreness and cramps, improvedmetabolism of proteins, carbs and fats, improved sleep anda better overall relaxed feeling.

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Fatty Acids… What Do they Do?• Energy Production• Diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream• Hemoglobin production• Vital for the transportation and metabolism of triglycerides and cholesterol• Brain and nerve tissue development• Control cell membrane fluids• Lower high blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels• Stabilize insulin and blood sugar levels• Treat arthritis• Anti-inflammatory effect• Helpful in inflammatory conditions• Relieve asthma.• Ease PMS symptoms• Decrease allergy response• Strengthen immune system• Reduce water retention, by assisting in sodium and wa-ter removal.• Aids in skin texture• Alleviate psoriasis• Calming effect and regulates mood

Lecithin: A fatty acid that promotes mental function and nervecell health. Lecithin is an important natural source of nutrientsincluding choline and inositol - vital components of cellmembranes that play important roles in cell growth andfunction. The cellular membrane is what allows the nutritional“fuel” to enter each cell and the “waste” to exit. The healthierthe membrane…. the healthier the cell and the healthier theoverall body!

Phytosterol Blend: Phytosterols are natural components ofedible vegetable oils. Without sterols most living things couldnot survive. They form the foundation for steroids that includeour sex hormones and produce the “fight or flight” responseassociated with adrenaline. Though structurally similar tocholesterol, phytosterols work to reduce the serum level oflow-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which is associatedwith atherosclerosis. The effects of phytosterols on cholesterolreduction have been documented for nearly 50 years, but onlynow have they found application in supplements such as ourEnhance Factor™.

Borage Seed powder: Borage seed has been used for treatingthe joint pain and swelling (inflammation) of arthritis, certainskin conditions (e.g., atopic dermatitis), and inflammation ofthe lungs/ breathing passages. It has been used for symptomsof menopausal disorders. Borage seed also naturally suppliesthe nutritionally important fatty Gamma-Linoleic acid (GLA),which is rarely found in foods.

Avocado Powder: Avocado is a fruit very low in Cholesteroland Sodium. It also is a good source of dietary fiber, VitaminC, Vitamin-K and Folate. The avocado has other importantadvantages such as usefulness in human weight control, highnutritional density, source of major antioxidants, strokeprevention, fruit protein source, and fiber source.Continued on next page...

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Pea Protein Powder: Derived from peas, it is essentially 90% protein and isrich in essential amino acids, especially branch chain amino acids. Theseamino acids compensate for the common deficiencies in a vegetarian dietand are known for reducing body fat and increasing lean muscle mass.Likewise, pea protein isolate may improve nitrogen retention for musclegrowth and repair. Pea protein isolate is a Non-GMO product.

Lipase: Lipase is a water-soluble enzyme and is the main enzyme responsiblefor breaking down fats in the human digestive system. Lipase acts to converttriglyceride substrates found in oils from food to monoglycerides and freefatty acids. Lipase enzymes have roles in the metabolism, absorption andtransport of lipids (fats) throughout the body while also being important incellular membrane function and health. Furthermore, lipases are involved inreduction of inflammation.

Vegetable Enzyme Blend: Vegetable Blend: The ingredients in this blendprovide a rich source of carotenoids, vitamin C and folate. These vegetablescontain lycopenes, sulforaphane, isothiocyanates and indole-3-carbinol whichare known to strongly stimulate the body’s natural detoxifying enzymes.

Inositol Hexanicotinate (iHN): Also known as inositol niacinate, IHN is aflush-free form of niacin. Studies have reported it to be more effective thanniacin in its hypocholesterolemic, antihypertensive and lipotropic effects. Ithas been clinically tested as an effective cholesterol-lowering agent and isfound to be slightly more effective than niacin to lower blood cholesterollevels.

Serrapeptase: Serrapeptase, technically called Serrato Peptidase, is aproteolytic enzyme, which means that it chops up or digests protein. It isproduced by bacteria in the gut of silkworms and is used to digest theircocoons. This enzyme has been shown to act as an anti-inflammatory and apain-blocker, much like aspirin, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflamitory drugs (NSAIDs). What’s more, preliminary research indicatesthat Serrapeptase may even help inhibit plaque build-up in arteries, therebypreventing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and a resulting heartattack or stroke. Unlike aspirin and other over-the-counter (OTC) NSAIDs,it has not been shown to cause ulcers and stomach bleeding.

Nattokinase: Nattokinase is a potent fibrinolytic enzyme extracted and highlypurified from a traditional Japanese food called Natto. Natto is a fermentedcheese-like food that has been used in Japan for over 1000 years for its populartaste and as a folk remedy for heart and vascular diseases including thelowering of blood pressure.

Sesame Seed Powder: Sesame ingestion has been shown to improve bloodlipids and antioxidative ability. Results from ingesting sesame also suggestthat it can benefit postmenopausal women. Antioxidants are intimatelyinvolved in the prevention of cellular damage — the common pathway for avariety of diseases.

Co Q 10: CoQ-10 plays a crucial role in producing energy in cells. It acts asa powerful antioxidant, meaning that it helps neutralize cell-damagingmolecules called free radicals. CoQ-10 is one of many substances in thebody that tend to decline as people age or develop certain diseases (such assome cardiac conditions, Parkinson’s disease, and asthma). Some drugs,including certain cholesterol-lowering statins, betablockers, andantidepressants, can reduce CoQ-10 levels in the body. While not approvedfor any therapeutic use in the U.S., CoQ-10 is an accepted treatment forcardiovascular disease in Japan.

Grape Seed Extract: A natural plant substance that has a concentrated sourceof oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC). These anti-oxidants help protectcells from free radical damage and also promotes healthy circulation. GrapeSeed Extract is rich in polyphenols, a compound that’s high in antioxidants.Studies have shown OPC to be more powerful antioxidants than vitamin C,E, and beta-carotene.

Pine Bark Extract: Pine bark extract helps to protect cells from free radicaldamage and may have enhanced immune function and may help with otherchronic conditions.

Cranberry Extract Powder: Cranberies contain flavonoids, polyphenolsand organic acids that provide high-ORAC antioxidant capacity. Aside fromtraditional or folk-medicine applications such as the prevention and treatmentof urinary tract infections, or the prevention of kidney stones, recent studieshave suggested that the phytonutrients present in cranberries could also beuseful in prevention of gastric ulcers, oral infection, and the formation ofdental plaques.

Citrus bioflavonoids: Flavonoids support health by strengthening capillariesand other connective tissue, and some function as antiinflammatory,antihistaminic, and antiviral agents.

Astaxanthin: Research shows that due to astaxanthin’s potent antioxidantactivity, it may be beneficial in cardiovascular, immune, anti-inflammatory,and neurodegenerative diseases. Astaxanthin has 100-500 times theantioxidant capacity of Vitamin E and 10 times the antioxidant capacity ofbeta-carotene. Many laboratory studies also indicate astaxanthin is a strongerantioxidant than lutein, lycopene and tocotrienols.

Olive Fruit Extract: In his latest book, The Perricone Prescription, Dr.Nicholas Perricone dedicates a section to olive oil and refers specifically tohydroxytyrosol as its rare and most potent protective antioxidant. Dr. Perriconestates that hydroxytyrosol slows the aging process in the skin by stabilizingthe cell plasma membrane. He recommends daily olive oil ingestion for soft,shiny hair and strong nails.

Pomegranate Extract: In ancient times, the Greeks and Egyptians usedpomegranate to heal many ailments. Writings about the pomegranate dateback as far as 1550 BC in the Papyrus Ebers of Egypt. It was considered thefruit of the gods and regarded as a symbol of fertility due to its round shapeand abundant seeds. Recently, scientific discoveries indicate thatpomegranates have benefits transcending symbolism including antioxidantand antiviral activity. In 1996, a University of Nottingham research team inPennsylvania learned that pomegranate extract could destroy several virusesnearly on contact. After years of independent studies, it finally was also proventhat pomegranate extract boosts sun protection topically and internally.

Why do we need Digestive Enzymes? No matter what we eat, all our foodsare made from proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and a few other complexmolecules. They each require different enzymes to break them down intoamino acids, fatty acids, glucose, and other basic building blocks.

Antioxidants Antioxidants Antioxidants Antioxidants Antioxidants are intimately involved in the prevention of cellulardamage — the common pathway for a variety of diseases.

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This is a proven advanced formulation that features 13 whole herbs and ChromiumPicolinate synergistically blended and delivered in a capsule form with other beneficialingredients.And now with a more potent amount of Chromium with added Fennel, Dandelion andVanadium for even greater benefits while delivered in capsule form!

Originally formulated as just a weight control product, this formula has been known toenergize, reduce fat, build muscle mass, help with blood sugar, help with bad cholesteroland help with variety of other ailments.

Chromium helps maintain normal metabolism and is an essential part of the GTF (glucose tolerance factor) molecule. GTFis an important cofactor for insulin in the regulation of blood, necessary for proper metabolism.

Vanadium is necessary for cellular metabolism and for the formation of bones and teeth. Also inhibits cholesterolsynthesis and plays a vital role in growth and reproduction of the body.

American Ginseng helps enable the body to cope with hunger, mental and emotional stress.

American Desert Herb provides energy and is a source of Vitamin B-12.

Guarana helps to maintain stamina and physical endurance.

White Willow is an excellent anti-inflammatory.

Bladderwrack reduces water retention and aids in digestive functions of the body.

Gotu Kola is an excellent mental stimulant.

Licorice has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and immune-activating properties.

Astragalus increases the body’s resistance to disease, strengthens thedigestion system and improves the vitality of the immune system.

Ginger aids digestion and stimulates circulation.

Bee Pollen helps to improve overall vitality and endurance, bothmentally and physically.

Reishi Mushroom helps increase energy, improve digestion and lowerHDL (the ‘bad’ cholesterol).

Rehmannia is used to replenish vitality, strengthen the liver, kidney andheart.

Fennel has been used to treat cough, bronchitis, stomach discomfort,flatulence, and sinus congestion.

Dandelion is believed to stimulate digestive functions. Also consideredas an excellent cleansing tonic for the liver.

Gum Karaya is a great source of fiber.

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TRIMFLEX™Addresses no less than two of today’s more common health concernswhen added toyour daily regimen.

The combination of ingredients in TRIMFLEX™ have the potential to help shedunwanted pounds and inches while helping to ease the achy joints thatunfortunately often accompany the extra weight we carry. TRIMFLEX™ may alsoprovide a multitude of other benefits when taken as directed.*

Use along with any reasonable diet or exercise program for maximum weightmanagement potential.*

ENERGY/WEIGHT MANAGEMENT BLEND:Chromium (picolinate) - can enable insulin to function normally and helps the bodyprocess (metabolize) carbohydrates and fats. Used to promote weight loss, buildmuscle, reduce body fat, and enhance the function of insulin.

Guarana - shown to facilitate fat loss and reduce fatigue.

Green Tea- the polyphenols in Green Tea help the defense system, which fightsnumerous enemies, including free radicals and other toxins. It also helps maintainlevels of energy and wellness.

Panax Ginseng Root- stimulates energy and helps fight stress.

Bee Pollen- builds the immune system and provides energy for the entire body

White Willow- is an excellent anti-inflammatory.

Gotu Kola- commonly used to rebuild energy reserves improve memory and treat fatigue, both mental and physical.

Licorice- seems to have soothing, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. It is used for digestive weakness, especiallywhen accompanied by fatigue and shortness of breath.

Manganese- a necessary element in the production of energy, and the blood breakdown of amino acids. Activates variousenzymes which are important for proper digestion & utilization of foods. It is a mechanism in the breakdown of fats andcholesterol, while nourishing the nerves and brain.

Astragalus Membranaceus Root- builds stamina and vitality.

Ginger- because of its warming and blood-moving effects, ginger is helpful for poor circulation.

Rehmannia Glutinosa Root- can relieves fatigue and helps with anemia. Can reduce blood pressure and lower glucoselevels and cholesterol. Also known to increase circulation to the bran.

Gum Karaya- a soluble fiber which aids in the intestinal processes of thedigestive system.

L Carnitine- supports fatty acid oxidation - helps burn unwanted body fat.

Bladderwrack- shown to be good for hypothyroidism, obesity, adrenalinsufficiencies, energy, endocrine gland disorders, and also helps relieverheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis.

JOINT/CONNECTIVE TISSUE SUPPORT BLENDGlucosamine HCL 99% -appears to stimulate cartilage cells in the joints tomake proteoglycans and collagen, two proteins essential for the properfunction of joints. Glucosamine may also help prevent collagen frombreaking down.

Chondroitin Sulfate- support for strong, healthy cartilage and joints.Bromelain- useful for reducing muscle and tissue inflammation and as adigestive aid.

Reishi Mushroom-found to have anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral,anti-bacterial, and antioxidant properties.

Vitamin C- besides its basic well-known benefits, it acts as a catalyst inthis formula helping the synergistic effect of all ingredients.

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Potent amounts of essentialvitamins including the B-vitaminsand Vitamin C & D, Vegetable andGreen Food Concentrates, DigestiveEnzymes, Super Fruit Antioxidantsand much much more...

Chlorophyll inhibits the growth of bacteria, stimulates repair of damagedtissue and protects us from carcinogens. It helps digestion and is goodfor the skin. E. Bircher, a research scientist, called Chlorophyll "concentratedsun power." He says in part, "Chlorophyll increases the function of theheart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus and the lungs.It raises the basic nitrogen exchange and is therefore a tonic whichconsidering its stimulating properties cannot be compared with anyother."

Choline assists in controlling your weight as well as cholesterol levels,keeping cell membranes healthy and in preventing gallstones. It is alsomost useful in the maintenance of the nervous system, assisting memoryand learning, and may help to fight infections, including hepatitis andAIDS. Choline is critical for normal membrane structure and function.Choline is the major precursor of betaine, and it is used by the kidneys tomaintain water balance and by the liver as a source of methyl-groups formethionine formation. It is also used to produce the importantneurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Lysozyme is an enzyme that plays an important role in the prevention ofbacterial infections.

Hesperidin is found in citrus fruits. It is a dietary supplement used toimprove blood flow in the body.

PABA is used to improve the protein used in the body, it relates to redblood cell formation as well as assisting the manufacture of folic acid inthe intestines.

Inositol plays an important part in the health of cell membranes especiallythe specialized cells in the brain, bone marrow, eyes and intestines. Thefunction of the cell membranes is to regulate the contents of the cells,which makes effective functioning possible. Inositol is said to promotehealthy hair and hair growth. It may also be of benefit in reducing bloodcholesterol levels.

And the highlights can go on and on...

vita-veg essentialsJust check out the label, with over 50 synergistically blended ingredients, this formula isdesigned to help fill the void left in today's diets and busy lifestyle by providing essentialvitamins and minerals along with a combination of green vegetables (includingchlorophyll) , enzymes & antioxidants.

It's easy to agree on the fact that even if we did eat as we should, today's food simplylack the nutrients needed to help our bodies thrive in day-to-day living.

In fact, as reported in the Senate in 1936, our soils have become depleted and are deficientof nutrients.

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Caution: Do not use when abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting are present.Rectal bleeding or failure to move bowels after use may indicate a seriouscondition - discontinue use and consult a physician. Do not use if pregnant.Keep out of reach of children.

CLEANSE factorThe CLEANSE Factor is Dr. Dan Moore’s safe and potent formulation that helps topromote colon cleansing and regularity while assisting the body’s internalcleansing process and helping to nourish the body.

It features both Aloe and Oat Fiber along with magnesium and other beneficialingredients that work together synergistically to help rid the bowel system of thebuildup of impurities that can contribute to creating an imbalance in the body’sharmony. One capsule a day should be sufficient in meeting your daily needs. Often,one capsule a day will help to produce gentle, yet needed results within 24 hours.

If weight management support is needed, be sure to add the CLEANSE Factor witha program of exercise and products like our Cafe’ Caps and delicious Great ShakesUSA meal replacement shake mixes.

Aloe Resin Freox- Indigenous to the Cape in South Africa, Aloe Ferox containsover 130 biological active compounds. The Aloe Ferox whole leaf contains keynutrients such as amino acids, minerals, vitamins, polysaccharides, glycoproteins,anthraquinones, enzymes, lignins, chlorophyll, saponins, sterols and other plantchemicals that strengthen and support all body systems.

Oat Fiber- An excellent source of the soluble fiber that may be missing from many diets.

Cascara Sagrada- an herbal supplement long used by NativeAmericans for its laxative properties. The supplement is takenfrom the bark of a species of buckthorn plant.

Magnesium Gluconate- absorbed more quickly than otherforms of Magnesium with more gentle properties.

Psyllium Seed Husks- a natural fiber with anti-inflamatoryproperties that aids in preventing constipation whilepromoting colon health.

Fennel- often used to treat flatulence, the formation of gas inthe gastrointestinal tract.

Dandelion Root- believed to stimulate digestive functions.Also considered as an excellent cleansing tonic for the liver.

Butternut Root- primary used as a laxative with a reputationfor being gentle, safe and effective.

Ginger- aids digestion and stimulates circulation.

Cayenne- soothes the digestive tract and stimulates the flow of stomach secretions.

Rhubarb Root- used in medicines and folk healing for centuries to combat constipation and digestive disorders.

Licorice- anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and immune-activating properties.

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Ephedra is out, Cha' de Bugre is in! Direct from brazil, Cha’ de Bugre is commonly called café domato (coffee of the woods) because it produces a red fruit resembling a coffee bean. It is a naturalherb which historically has been used as a heart tonic, energizer and appetite suppressant as wellas for reducing fat deposits & cellulite.

Cha' de Bugre, along with another herb also from Brazil, Yerba Mate are stimulating and healthfulalternatives to a cup of “joe” and is often found being served along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro.

Plus 15 beneficial minerals and herbs:Chromium helps maintain normal metabolism and is an essential part of the GTF (glucose tolerance factor)molecule. GTF is an important cofactor for insulin in the regulation of blood, necessary for propermetabolism.Vanadium is necessary for cellular metabolism and for the formation of bones and teeth. Alsoinhibits cholesterol synthesis and plays a vital role in growth and reproduction of the body.American Ginseng helps enable the body to cope with hunger, mental and emotional stress.American Desert Herb provides energy and is a source of Vitamin B-12.Guarana helps to maintain stamina and physical endurance.White Willow is an excellent anti-inflammatory.Bladderwrack reduces water retention and aids in digestive functions of the body.Gotu Kola is an excellent mental stimulant.Licorice has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and immune-activating properties.Astragalus increases the body’s resistance to disease, strengthens the digestion system andimproves the vitality of the immune system.Ginger aids digestion and stimulates circulation.Bee Pollen helps to improve overall vitality and endurance, both mentally and physically.Reishi Mushroom helps increase energy, improve digestion and lower HDL (the ‘bad’cholesterol).Rehmannia is used to replenish vitality, strengthen the liver, kidney and heart.Gum Karaya is a source of fiber.

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“comfort Caps”with Frankincense Plus

(30 day supply)During the most ancient of times, Frankincense was considered more valuablethan gold and now it comes to you in a capsule combined with ingredientssuch as Acai, Dark Cherries, Cocoa and Cinnamon to create an advancedformulation unlike anything else for overall comfort and wellness.

Frankincense has anti-inflammatory properties and more!

Acai has been featured in several major media outlets and has been referredto as the world’s #1 super-food! Acai is full of vitamins and minerals and rich inessential fatty acids. Powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-agingproperties are just a few more of the benefits that has made this Brazilian fruita media darling.

Anthocyanins from Dark Cherries, are potent antioxidants with studies showingpositive influences on a variety of health conditions. One reason is their anti-

inflammatory properties which affect collagen and the nervous system.

Cocoa Flavanols may help to promote cardiovascular health.

Cinnamon contains several beneficial essential oils and may help normalize blood sugar levels.

Rutin is an antioxidant that may also strengthen capillaries.

Curcumin is a polyphenol known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

One of the reasons we're so excited about our new "comfort CAPS" formula is the powerful all-natural anti-inflammatory properties that the ingredients contain. In major magazines like TIME and Newsweek, it has

been reported that “Researchers are linking inflammation to an ever-wider arrayof chronic illnesses”

One of the reasonswe're so excited about our "comfortCAPS" formula is the powerful all-natural anti-inflammatory propertiesthat the ingredients contain.

In major magazines like TIME andNewsweek, it has been reportedthat “Researchers are linkinginflammation to an ever-widerarray of chronic illnesses” andthey also suggest that wesupplement our diets withnatural anti-inflammatoryand antioxidants!

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When was the last time you actually atesomething healthy for you that tasted great?Most likely a long time ago - if ever! Well nowyou can! And yes - it is a shake that tastes asgreat as any ice cream shake you have ever had.BUT these GREAT SHAKES™ are rich in protein,not sugar - full of antioxidants, notpreservatives - full of essential amino acids, notcarbohydrates - full of healthy nutrients, notharmful by-products! Just mix the GREATSHAKES™ with milk, juice or water (hot or cold)and DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH!

AMERICANS ARE DYING FROM SUGAR!Most Americans start their day with junk foodlike cereal, toast, or donuts. As a result, the bloodsugar goes straight up. Then around 10 AM the“sugar low” sets in. To satisfy the “crave” mostAmericans again load their bodies with sugarlike high fructose corn syrup soft drinks. Evenmost flavored milk is full of fructose, andfructose is even WORSE than sugar. As a result,our bodies are becoming more and moreresistant to the insulin that our bodies arehaving to produce to handle all this sugar. It isno wonder most Americans are overweight!Understand that research has shown that themore insulin is produced by the body - theshorter the life span*. Great Shakes USA™ canhelp!

GREAT SHAKES SATISFY THE “CRAVE”!The low carbohydrates, high proteins in GreatShakes™ help prevent the high and low sugarlevels. The trend today is high protein, low carbs- and for good reason - it works! Great Shakes™take it to the extreme by providing the very bestprotein that money can buy, PLUS HealthyFactors™ to keep your family in tip top shape.You will love the difference with the first jar!

MORE ANTIOXIDANTS THAN BLUEBERRIES,BLACKBERRIES OR BEETS!Free radicals lead to cell damage (aging &disease) and destruction. The more stress andinjury, the more free radicals are produced.Exposure also comes from the environment,such as air pollution, toxic metals, herbicides &pesticides but most importantly excessivelevels come from the typical American diet.Polyunsaturated fats, hydrogenated oils, transfats, etc. are the major culprits

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Beets

Blackberries

Blueberries

Great Shakes™ Very Berry

Antioxidant Scavenging Analysis (ORAC)

856

685

581

240

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Based on a 30 Gram Serving

Protein Carbs Calories Sodium PreservativesGreat Shakes™ 24g (Dependent on flavor) 1.5 - 5g 112 - 125 43mg No

(one full scoop) < 1% Fat 0% Sugar

ATKINS® 20g 4g 170 170mg YESSlim Fast® 10g 40g 220 220mg YES

Ensure® 9g 40g 250 200mg YES

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Amino Acid ProfileAlanine 1,088 mgArginine 555 mgAspartic Acid 2,260 mgCystine 544 mgGlutamic Acid 3,307 mgGlycine 397 mgHistadine 418 mgIsoleucine 1,109 mgLeucine 2,470 mgLysine 1,946 mgMethionine 502 mgPhenylalanine 711 mgProline 1,078 mgSerine 1,109 mgThreonine 1,318 mgTryptophan 397 mgTyrosine 670 mgValine 1,046 mg

Supplement FactsServing Size: 15 g (1/2 scoop)Servings per container: 32

Amount per 2 servingsCalories 125 Calories from Fat 10

% Daily Value*

Total Fat < 1g <1% Saturated fat < 1g <1% Trans Fat 0 gCholesteral 20 mg <1%Sodium 40mg 1.5%Carbohydrates 5g 1.7% Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 0g 0%Protein 24 g

*Based on a 2,000 calorie dietCarbohydrate content varies 1-5 gbased on flavor28 Servings in Jar of Each

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activity and offers immune modulation• Growth factors for tissue repair and regeneration (IGF-1, TGFB1, TGVB2)• CLA to promote lean muscle mass and research suggests anti-carcinogenic

properties• Phospholipids (Sphingomyelin) to help repair nerve and brain tissue

Ingredients: Whey Protein Isolate, Micellar Casein, Milk Protein Isolate, MilkMineral Isolate, Sucralose; and natural and artificial flavors.32 - 8oz servings

OTHER HEALTHY GREAT SHAKES OPTIONSVVVVVanilla with C-Tanilla with C-Tanilla with C-Tanilla with C-Tanilla with C-Thin™hin™hin™hin™hin™Lecithin, the secret behind C-Thin™, is animportant natural source of Choline,Inositol, and Linoleic Acid. Choline andInositol are vital components of all cellmembranes, and play important roles incell growth and funcion.*32 - 8oz Servings

VVVVVanilla with Lanilla with Lanilla with Lanilla with Lanilla with Lo Ho Ho Ho Ho Han an an an an andandandandand C-T C-T C-T C-T C-Thin™hin™hin™hin™hin™This delicious shake includes all of thebenefits of the original Great Shakes™ andcombines the natural healthy elements of LoHan and C-Thin™ in one truly, great shake.32 - 8oz Servings

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Blend or mix 1 to 2 level tablespoons Life force™ with 8 to 16 oz. of your favorite Great Shakes flavor, milk,juice or water. For an even extra immunity booster up to 8 tablespoons per day may be consumed. Also mixes

great with yogurt. Enjoy and stay healthy!Ingredients: Bifido Longum, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bioactive Whey, Arabinogalactan, L-Glutamine,Betaglucan, Fructo-Oligosaccharide, N-Acetyl, I-Cycteine, Mannose, Lo Han, Lactoferrin.Comes in 32 - 8oz Servings or 64 - 8oz Servings

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from Gary Lane...

Today’s horses living in the information age willrequire better mineral care than ever. “Why?”

Our modern day farming practices along withthe age of our pastern fields most certainly havebeen depleted of natural minerals over the years,mostly because of fertilize abuse.

Now let me add one more comment to the mix:A horse kept in a stall or pasture field also needs todrink plenty of clean water.

Red Cal is a great free supplement choice I usenot only for good mineral quality for horses, but theadded insurance of Red Cal natural balance requires the horse to drink plenty of water.Our gaited horses were developed for work, pleasure and transportation.

Let Red Cal work for you to ensure not only fine quality of mineral supplements, but the added bonusthat your horse will drink plenty of fresh water.

Gary Lane is the author of “Training the Gaited Horse from the Trail to the Rail” and new DVD “Understanding The Middle Smooth Gaits”.For more information see www.windsweptstable.net

Helping Rescues Across America:www.DrDansRescue.com

I have been using Dr. Dan’s products for over 6 years andthe resultshave been amazing. As soon as I got both horsesoff the processed food, the change was immediate.

My horse, Playboy, (pictured) was so bloated, he looked likethe Pillsbury Dough Boy and it was because of the junk thatwas going into his system. He had also developed a cresty neckthat really worried me. I immediately started both horses on oatsand Dr. Dan’s Just Add Oats, Weight Check Oil, and Red Cal and I couldn’tbelieve the results. Blaze's breathing got better with this new feedingprogram plus the AllerChek (he has Heaves) and Playboy looked like acompletely different horse and calmed down within a week practically.

The other product that I swear by is Bug Check.I literally have NO FLIES around my barn in the summer so all myanimals are happy campers and have no flies to speak of--even the dogs.

I also love the Grape Balm—stinks to high heaven but it works.

Thanks, Dr. Dan for always being there when I need you.Liz Dietrich, Florida

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