How Digestive EQ & Equibind became staples at Brumby Farm
Russell Higgins and Ruth Carlyle own and run Brumby Farm Horsemanship Centre in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, and provide Horsemanship Clinics - across...
Why choose EquiBind toxin binder to combat mycotoxins?
EquiBind is a dual action toxin binder with supportive vitamins and minerals to help a horse cope when feed, forage, hay or grass is contaminated with mycotoxins. EquiBind toxin binder has a dual mode of action so it can bind polar toxins and break down non-polar mycotoxins like those found in perennial ryegrass.
Why isn’t Zeolite used as a binder in Poseidon Animal Health Products?
In animal nutrition, zeolites can also be used as toxin binders. But their usefulness as a toxin binder extends only as far as binding mycotoxins like aflatoxin that are charged and able to be attracted and ‘trapped’ by the zeolite.
The Tricky Truth about Toxin Binders
Often, the first thing everyone will recommend for a horse with hot, unpredictable, spooky or fizzy behaviour is a toxin binder. Sometimes your horse may be reacting to grass toxins. But the culprit might actually be grass fructans, or an increased energy intake due to high energy pastures causing your horse to have an over-abundance of energy! We’ll help you identify the signs of these different influences on your horses behaviour, and explain how you can help them.