June 2006

Products Claim To Charge Up Your Horse

But there isn’t always solid evidence that the ingredients are the ones you really need.

Many "performance" supplements have hit the market. What exactly is a "performance" supplement? In the broadest sense, it should be something that will help your horse perform better. Turns out, though, that manufacturers have some widely differing ideas about what ingredients are necessary to accomplish that.

Common sense alone will tell you that if something is beneficial for the performance of a racehorse, it might not be what you’re looking for to support an endurance horse. …