Rachael's Corner: Colic in Horses

Colic is, unfortunately, a relatively common issue with horses throughout the year but especially as the seasons change and our horse’s diet and routine change dramatically. It is very important to gradually introduce a new routine to your horse as a dramatic change in diet or exercise levels can bring on a bout of colic.

Our Tictac Equestrian boss Jenny owns a little two year old filly (named Filly) that seems to be very prone to colic due to a weakness in her gut. This means that Jenny has to be very careful with what she is fed to avoid the inevitable as it can be a life threatening issue depending on the severity of the colic.

We found a very helpful web page to help you understand a little more about colic and hope that it helps you to keep your horses safe and well as we come into the summer months. It is the University of Liverpool’s colic page, telling you all there is to know about causes, prevention and treatment - www.liv.ac.uk/equinecolic.

At Tictac Equestrian, our team hope that all of your horses stay safe and happy in the coming months with the changing weather. If you have any stories you would like to share with us and our customers, we would love to hear from you!

Protexin Probiotic Gut Balancer - at TicTac Equestrian

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great range of Protexin Gut Balancer products

Does your horse suffer from Colic; get grumpy during the cold weather, shy away from food and lose weight easily?

Well, Protexin Probiotics - available now at TicTac Equestrian - could could be the answer.

The new and Improved Gut Balancer formula from Protexin is a unique Alfalfa-based powder meal supplement, containing the highly concentrated probiotic bacteria, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCYC Sc47) 4b1702 1 x 109 CFU/g.

The Gut Balancer comes in a range of different sizes, tailored to a wide variety of uses, however, it is designed primarily for horses that dont 'do' well in terms of feeding and digestion, as well as being well-suited as a preventative measure against colic and similar ailments for stabled horses that compete at any level and senior/veteran horses. It helps to ensure the gut microflora is optimised for immune system support, and that nutrition is fully absorbed for maximum energy release. 

Dosage is 10g (1 level measure) for NORMAL use, added daily to your horse's regular feed, whereas for Stress Use, it is recommended instead that you use 20g (2 level measures).

Gut Balancer is ideal for:

• General wellbeing
• Improving digestibility 
• Horses prone to losing condition 
• Horses/ponies susceptible to colic 
• During periods of stress (e.g. travel, competition) 
• During periods of antibiotic usage'

For more information, be sure to check out our range of Protexin products at the official TicTac Equestrian store.