The Equine Hindgut
For a millenia, horses evolved to efficiently digest and utilize energy from fiber. Their ancestors were small, forest-dwelling creatures barely the size of a fox. As the world changed, equids adapted to a landscape with vast plains. Over time, the ancestors of the modern horse evolved with elongated heads to accommodate more cheek teeth to slice coarse grasses and a digestive system that made the most of this adaptation.
What’s the Tea with Vitamin E?
Vitamin E is a collective term for eight different closely related compounds of tocopherols and tocotrienols. Alpha-tocopherol (a-TOH) is the most bioavailable and preferred form for uptake by the liver.
Vitamin E functions as an antioxidant and is important for neuromuscular health. It is an essential fat-soluble vitamin, which means horses cannot make it themselves and require intake of the vitamin in their diet.