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

Step 1: Start With A Strong Foundation

While all four of Platinum’s wellness formulas provide ingredients for comprehensive wellness and digestive support, these two in particular add probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics and additional glutamine to support advanced digestive care.

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Platinum Performance® GI
Equine Wellness & Performance with Digestive Care

Platinum Performance® GI provides a gastrointestinal-focused approach to total horse health. Because an estimated 70-80 percent of the immune system lives in a horse’s digestive tract, gut health is not only important for proper digestion but also has far reaching implications on immune health and comprehensive wellness. This veterinary-developed formula provides omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins and trace minerals for total body health, along with Bio-Sponge®, prebiotics, probiotics and glutamine for advanced digestive support.
Recommended daily dosage for a 1,000 lb horse is 2 scoops, which is 2 servings.

Price starting at $117.00
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Platinum Performance® DJ
Equine Wellness & Performance with Digestive + Joint Support

By combining advanced support for healthy digestion and joint function with premium wellness ingredients, Platinum Performance® DJ is an innovative one bucket solution to horse health and longevity. This veterinary developed formula combines the benefits from Platinum Performance® Equine with probiotics and yeast extracts that support intestinal integrity and immune health. Additionally, this formula introduces a novel combination of tamarind and turmeric extracts that maintains healthy levels of inflammation and provides powerful joint nourishment.
Recommended daily dosage for a 1,000 lb horse is 2 scoops, which is 2 servings.

Price starting at $164.00

Step 2: 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.

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Platinum Performance® DJ

A Wellness Formula with Advanced Digestive & Joint Support

Introducing...

Platinum Performance® DJ

A Wellness Formula with Advanced Digestive & Joint Support

By combining advanced support for healthy digestion and joint function with premium wellness ingredients, Platinum Performance® DJ is an innovative one bucket solution to horse health and longevity.

Ingredients Key to Success:

  • Yeast Extracts to support intestinal integrity and immune health
  • A blend of tamarind and turmeric extracts to maintain healthy levels of inflammation and provide powerful joint nourishment.
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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 Performance® DJ, 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, Platinum Performance® DJ and Platinum Balance®

Glutamine:

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

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

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

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.

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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 $15,000 in colic surgery reimbursement.

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