What’s in the bag, and how does it help?

Equi-Restore is a fibre-based mash, made using a blend of highly digestible fibre sources, including lupin hulls. We’ve then included carefully balanced nutrients that provide additional support for hydration, recovery and replenishing energy.

Fibres:

Our mix of highly digestible fibres provide slow-release energy while supporting digestive function. These fibre sources offer natural pectins, which act as prebiotics to feed the microbiome.

Electrolytes and Hydration:

Restore electrolytes:

We’ve included a good balance of electrolytes to help replenish electrolyte stores when they are working and sweating or have an increased electrolyte requirement.

Increased water intake:

It’s not only the electrolytes that offer rehydration; by feeding Equi-Restore as a mash, horses are actively consuming water in addition to their normal drinking habits. Equi-Restore has a naturally delicious flavour to encourage horses to slurp it up. 

Triggering the thirst reflex:

Electrolytes are also vital for triggering the thirst reflex. When a horse’s body gets low in sodium, it starts to conserve more water, and it actually LOWERS their thirst stimulus. So even though the horse needs to consume more water, their body isn’t telling it them to drink more which only increases their dehydration. 

Branched-Chain Amino Acids:

The inclusion of BCAAs (in particular Leucine, Isoleucine and Valine) may optimise recovery by promoting muscle health and regeneration and reducing post-exercise soreness. They’re not produced by the body, so need to be supplied through diet. 

During exercise, particularly prolonged or intense work, muscles begin to use BCAAs as an energy source, which can contribute to fatigue and muscle breakdown if not replenished. Supplementing BCAAs can help to support muscle repair, reduce post-exercise soreness, and assist in the rebuilding of muscle tissue.

They also play a role in limiting muscle protein breakdown during work, meaning horses can maintain condition and recover more efficiently.

Carbohydrates:

Performance horses deplete their glycogen stores when working so we top these up with a tailored blend of carbohydrates to replenish their reserves. The optimum time to replenish these is straight after the horse has finished its exertion. 

Omega-3 Fatty Acids:

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients for horses and must be provided in the diet as the body can’t synthesise them itself.

There are extensive benefits to including Omega-3, from supporting anti-inflammatory mechanisms to joint health and minimising stress responses.

These essential fatty acids can also be a cool, dense source of energy, ideal for hot weather as they can be metabolised without generating large amounts of body heat.

Beetroot Powder:

Did you know that beetroot is a good source of highly bioactive antioxidants? Studies in human athletes have shown an increased ability to produce prolonged periods of effort (increased stamina) and reduce muscle soreness when supplemented with beetroot. You can read some of the data here. 

While there haven’t been studies completed in horses, beetroot extract is a concentrated source of these antioxidants and an increase in antioxidant intake can support the horse during periods of stress, like exercise and transport. 

Beetroot has red pigments in it, which can give the Equi-Restore a pink colour. It is a food grade ingredient, and while we test our ingredients and products regularly and ensure the nutritional value is consistent, the pigment levels change and the resulting mash colour can vary. 

Actigen™

Actigen is a yeast-based prebiotic which supports gut integrity, function and microbiome health. Increasing numbers of studies are showing the impact that Actigen has not only on gut health, but immune health and reduced inflammation.

Performance horses are often placed under periods of increased stress when at events or travelling, which may result in digestive changes or increased inflammation.  Supporting gut health leads to more efficient nutrient absorption, less inflammation, and improved immune support, all foundations that help horses perform more consistently and recover more effectively after exercise or stress

Natural Flavours:

To assist with intake for even the fussiest of eaters, we’ve included a small amount of Molatein and Vanilla. Many horses can go off their food and water when going through periods of stress, change or travel, and the delicious flavour of Equi-Restore means owners can be confident they will be able to get nutrients into them.

It also means that additional water can be added to make a very wet, soupy consistency for horses that may otherwise not drink.

Full ingredients list:

• Cereals and Legume hulls
• Canola Meal
• Canola Oil
• Molatein
• Crushed Linseed
• Mill Mix
• Electrolytes
• Calcium
• Magnesium Oxide
• Vanilla Flavouring
• Beetroot Powder
• Probiotics
• Actigen™