Horse Digestive Health

Supporting a Healthy Gut

Digestion Matters

The health of the equine gut is highly correlated to not only general digestive well-being but has far-reaching implications in significant areas of health including seasonal allergic response and immune health, reproduction, neurology and cognition, endocrinology and skeletal integrity. Let Platinum fuel your horse from the inside with one of our high-quality digestive support formulas.

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“It is hard to comprehend the impact that the microbiome has on health. As more research is published, it will only validate that what was once an afterthought has a primary impact on health. The expanding knowledge base on the hindgut is incredible.”
— Ben Buchanan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC, Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals, Navasota

Get Results with a Digestive Focused Program

Top Pick Focused on Digestion

Platinum Performance® GI

This all-encompassing formula covers all your horse’s daily nutritional requirements plus it provides probiotics, prebiotics and extra glutamine to support healthy digestion.

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Add Targeted Support to A Wellness Formula

With multiple digestive support formulas available, find out which formula is best for your horse.

Occasional Upset

Bio-Sponge®

Used for:
Occasional Diarrhea
Prophylactically for Foals on Endemic Farms
Horses Being Treated With Antibiotics
Foal Heat Scours

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Hindgut Support

Platinum Gastric Support®

Used for:
Performance Horses
Horses Traveling or Under Other Stress
Foals Experiencing Stress From Weaning
Horses With Gastric Health Concerns

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Daily Probiotic

Platinum Balance®

Used for:
Loose Stool
Trouble Maintaining Weight
Horses Susceptible to Hindgut Issues
Horses Needing Advanced Digestive Support

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Reasons to Supplement for Digestive Health

Reasons to Supplement for Digestive Health

Promote a Natural Diet:

Horses are natural grazers, they were never meant to be fed a high amount of grains or concentrates in single feedings, like many modern day equine diets. Adding probiotics, prebiotics and glutamine can promote overall wellness and keep the digestive system running smoothly.

Support Feed Efficiency:

When a horse’s digestive system is functioning properly, the body is able to absorb and utilize nutrients easier leading to less wasted feed and more essential nutrients being put to good use in the body.

Provide Preventative Care:

An estimated 70-80% of the entire immune system resides in the gut. Nourishing beneficial bacteria can help support a healthy gut barrier and microflora balance adding an extra layer of protection for horses.

Should I Feed Grain to my Horse?

High grain diets have been shown to have a detrimental effect on digestion as well as many other aspects of equine health. Many horses thrive on hay and Platinum Performance® Equine including high-level athletic horses. Also, in numerous feeding trials, horses on just hay and Platinum Performance® Equine showed improved health over those being fed typical grain-based commercial diets.

A Simple One Bucket Solution to Digestive Support

Platinum Performance® GI

A Simple One Bucket Solution to Digestive Support

Platinum Performance® GI

“My horse, Aston, had a history of digestive and weight gain issues. We started him on Platinum Performance® GI on the recommendation of our vet and it's made a huge difference. He gained weight, his body condition is right where we want it, and we don't worry about him having issues when we change hay.”
— Stephanie P.

This veterinary-developed formula provides a gastrointestinal-focused approach to total equine health by providing omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins, trace minerals, along with Bio-Sponge®, prebiotics, probiotics and glutamine for GI support

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Key Digestive Ingredients to Look For

Probiotics:

Live microorganisms that support the growth and activity of “good microbes” in the gut, which is associated with nutrient digestibility, optimal immune and inflammatory support, and general GI health.

Found In: Platinum Performance® GI, Platinum Balance® and Platinum Gastric Support®

Prebiotics:

Support the health of the naturally existing microbes in the hindgut by feeding the innate, good bacteria that is then able to grow and multiply, resulting in healthy forage digestion.

Found In: Platinum Performance® GI and Platinum Balance®

Glutamine:

Helps optimize gut health by supporting intestinal repair and maintaining intestinal impermeability.

Found In: Platinum Performance® GI* and Platinum Balance®

Bio-Sponge®:

An organo mineral with a large surface area that has the ability to bind to positively charged ions and organic cations and remove them from the digestive system.

Found In: Platinum Performance® GI* and Bio-Sponge®

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*Also found in Platinum Performance® Equine and Platinum Performance® CJ

“After discussing with the vet, I started my mare on Platinum Balance because she was struggling with weight issues despite all the feed I was giving her. Not a week after being on the Balance, I saw a major change in her. Her stools were normal and she began to fill out in her top-line and hips. It was the key to improving her quality of life.”
— Lisa H. and Grace

Nourish The Gut with

Platinum Balance®

“After discussing with the vet, I started my mare on Platinum Balance because she was struggling with weight issues despite all the feed I was giving her. Not a week after being on the Balance, I saw a major change in her. Her stools were normal and she began to fill out in her top-line and hips. It was the key to improving her quality of life.”
— Lisa H. and Grace

This daily probiotic formula provides both prebiotics and probiotics to support digestion and hindgut health.

Recommended For Horses:

  • Having difficulty maintaining weight
  • Susceptible to hindgut issues
  • Frequently have a loose stool
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Ride More, Worry Less

Sign Up For Platinum’s Complimentary Colic Coverage Program

When you feed a wellness formula, you also enroll in up to $10,000 in colic surgery reimbursement.

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