TOXIN BINDER
If you graze your horse on pasture, the likelihood of needing to feed a Toxin Binder is quite high. New Zealand conditions partciularly with high rain fall followed by sunny days and as of late the humid conditions we are experiencing, means there is a lot of toxin madness being ingested by our horses especially if your horse grazes Rye Grass, Clover, Paspalum and Bermuda (couch) grass.
This Toxin Binder has a synergistic blend that binds toxins, helps nourish, purify and detox the liver and kidneys, feeds the healthy flora in the intestines which enhances digestion and strengthen the animals immune system response. Does not bind nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids. It has a recommended daily dose of 10g per head, however i recommend a higher dose of 20g daily for best results.
TOXIN BINDER 1.2KGS - 2 MONTHS SUPPLY - $30
A daily 20g dose contains:
Bentonite Clay 6g
Diatomaceous Earth 5g
Inactivated Yeast 6g
Algae & Herbal Extracts 3g
This provides a 2 months supply for an adult horse at a cost of 50c per day.
I keep costs down with no fancy packaging or labels, just a quality product.
Toxin Binder is available for purchase via Trademe with Internet /banking and Pay Now (credit card) options.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=6540988
Mineral Deficiency or Toxin Overload?
With the hype of Magnesium supplementation on trend at the moment - how do you know if its Magnesium or a Toxin Binder your horse needs? Well the simple answer is you don't, so it is best to address both. Some mycotoxins have also been found to bind up nutrients such as magnesium. So you could be supplementing with Magnesium, but haven't addressed the Toxin issue.
Many of symptoms of a Magnesium deficiency co-relate to a Toxin issue. It is wise to feed both Magnesium and a Toxin Binder. Symptoms are as follows:
The starting hint that somethings not quite right...
General ‘tetchiness’, an unwillingness to be touched, or tensing up and reacting when touched, especially around chest and thorax
Appears somewhat ‘stiff’, stepping short behind
Cinchiness/girthiness, not standing for saddling/mounting
General crabbiness when ridden, pinning ears, swishing tail etc.
Tightness, tenseness, impulsiveness, wanting to run off
Can’t use your legs, reaching around to bite the girth when ridden (this can also be a stomach/ulcer issue)
Which can then create the fire breathing dragon.....
Touchy around ears, difficulty with bridling
Flings off suddenly when haltering
Sore across the loins
Uncharacteristic bucking when first moves off with girth tightened
Excessive aggressiveness towards you or other horses (viciously biting you, attacking, Hounding other horses)
Excessive herd bound behaviour (eg screaming maniac, irrationally attached to another horse)
Bucking (quite violent and “out of the blue”)
Bolting off in short bursts
‘Nutty’ or ‘ballistic’ behaviour
Other symptoms can also include......
Hypersensitivity:
Excessive spookiness/alertness
Shies away when approached, hard to catch
‘Spaced out’, ‘wired’, ‘not there’, hallucinating
Eyesight seems to be affected, can’t judge jumps
Overly claustrophobic, extremely sensitive to noise (reluctant to ride close to the arena wall, rushes off the float etc)
Staggers:
Heavy on the forehand, stumbling over nothing
Standing ‘base-wide’
Difficulty backing up, out of floats etc
Discomfort walking downhill
Slightly drunk or ‘zonked’ looking
Uncoordinated movement, staggering
Giving out in the hind-quarters, laying down a lot in the paddock
Dragging back feet, reluctant to go forward,
Reluctant to canter, won’t canter
Heat stress:
Instantly overheats when you put the rugs on
Running madly around paddock for no reason (while other horses aren’t)
Slamming into fences/gates
Excessive sweating, white sweats, smelly sweats,
Sweating in unusual places, eg on top of rump, patches on upper neck
General agitation
Fence walking
Head-Flicks:
Like a bug has flown up their nose, can be worse on sunny days
Stringhalt:
Jerky upward action of the hind limbs
Ill-thrift:
Chronic dull/rough coat
Won’t put on weight, looks wormy but not, no topline
Bloated or ‘potty’ belly, looks fat but neck and rump are normal or thin
Consistently small, frequent manure
Scours/diarrhea
Lifeless eyes, dull, nobody home – glazed eyes
No energy, lethargic
Falling asleep on their feet (like narcolepsy)
As you can see this is a pretty extensive list! 9 times out of 10 once you address dietary issues with feeding a Toxin Binder, Magnesium if needed, Salt and a quality Mineral/Vitamin supplement along with hay these issues are rectified.
If you graze your horse on pasture, the likelihood of needing to feed a Toxin Binder is quite high. New Zealand conditions partciularly with high rain fall followed by sunny days and as of late the humid conditions we are experiencing, means there is a lot of toxin madness being ingested by our horses especially if your horse grazes Rye Grass, Clover, Paspalum and Bermuda (couch) grass.
This Toxin Binder has a synergistic blend that binds toxins, helps nourish, purify and detox the liver and kidneys, feeds the healthy flora in the intestines which enhances digestion and strengthen the animals immune system response. Does not bind nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids. It has a recommended daily dose of 10g per head, however i recommend a higher dose of 20g daily for best results.
TOXIN BINDER 1.2KGS - 2 MONTHS SUPPLY - $30
A daily 20g dose contains:
Bentonite Clay 6g
Diatomaceous Earth 5g
Inactivated Yeast 6g
Algae & Herbal Extracts 3g
This provides a 2 months supply for an adult horse at a cost of 50c per day.
I keep costs down with no fancy packaging or labels, just a quality product.
Toxin Binder is available for purchase via Trademe with Internet /banking and Pay Now (credit card) options.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=6540988
Mineral Deficiency or Toxin Overload?
With the hype of Magnesium supplementation on trend at the moment - how do you know if its Magnesium or a Toxin Binder your horse needs? Well the simple answer is you don't, so it is best to address both. Some mycotoxins have also been found to bind up nutrients such as magnesium. So you could be supplementing with Magnesium, but haven't addressed the Toxin issue.
Many of symptoms of a Magnesium deficiency co-relate to a Toxin issue. It is wise to feed both Magnesium and a Toxin Binder. Symptoms are as follows:
The starting hint that somethings not quite right...
General ‘tetchiness’, an unwillingness to be touched, or tensing up and reacting when touched, especially around chest and thorax
Appears somewhat ‘stiff’, stepping short behind
Cinchiness/girthiness, not standing for saddling/mounting
General crabbiness when ridden, pinning ears, swishing tail etc.
Tightness, tenseness, impulsiveness, wanting to run off
Can’t use your legs, reaching around to bite the girth when ridden (this can also be a stomach/ulcer issue)
Which can then create the fire breathing dragon.....
Touchy around ears, difficulty with bridling
Flings off suddenly when haltering
Sore across the loins
Uncharacteristic bucking when first moves off with girth tightened
Excessive aggressiveness towards you or other horses (viciously biting you, attacking, Hounding other horses)
Excessive herd bound behaviour (eg screaming maniac, irrationally attached to another horse)
Bucking (quite violent and “out of the blue”)
Bolting off in short bursts
‘Nutty’ or ‘ballistic’ behaviour
Other symptoms can also include......
Hypersensitivity:
Excessive spookiness/alertness
Shies away when approached, hard to catch
‘Spaced out’, ‘wired’, ‘not there’, hallucinating
Eyesight seems to be affected, can’t judge jumps
Overly claustrophobic, extremely sensitive to noise (reluctant to ride close to the arena wall, rushes off the float etc)
Staggers:
Heavy on the forehand, stumbling over nothing
Standing ‘base-wide’
Difficulty backing up, out of floats etc
Discomfort walking downhill
Slightly drunk or ‘zonked’ looking
Uncoordinated movement, staggering
Giving out in the hind-quarters, laying down a lot in the paddock
Dragging back feet, reluctant to go forward,
Reluctant to canter, won’t canter
Heat stress:
Instantly overheats when you put the rugs on
Running madly around paddock for no reason (while other horses aren’t)
Slamming into fences/gates
Excessive sweating, white sweats, smelly sweats,
Sweating in unusual places, eg on top of rump, patches on upper neck
General agitation
Fence walking
Head-Flicks:
Like a bug has flown up their nose, can be worse on sunny days
Stringhalt:
Jerky upward action of the hind limbs
Ill-thrift:
Chronic dull/rough coat
Won’t put on weight, looks wormy but not, no topline
Bloated or ‘potty’ belly, looks fat but neck and rump are normal or thin
Consistently small, frequent manure
Scours/diarrhea
Lifeless eyes, dull, nobody home – glazed eyes
No energy, lethargic
Falling asleep on their feet (like narcolepsy)
As you can see this is a pretty extensive list! 9 times out of 10 once you address dietary issues with feeding a Toxin Binder, Magnesium if needed, Salt and a quality Mineral/Vitamin supplement along with hay these issues are rectified.
