Vitamin E Supplementation for Horses

Vitamin E is an important nutrient for your horse’s health because it supports muscle health and protects cell membranes. This nutrient is an essential vitamin, meaning your horse cannot synthesize it and it must be provided in the diet, and it is fat-soluble.

Vitamin E is perhaps best known for its antioxidant properties. When the horse metabolizes oxygen, free radicals are produced, which can overload the body and cause oxidative stress. “For horses, vitamin E is the most popular antioxidant (among horse owners), it will scavenge the free radicals to reduce any cellular damage,” says Carey Williams, MS, PhD, professor of animal sciences at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Green pastures are great sources of vitamin E but, when this is not available, how do we ensure the horse is consuming the amount he needs?

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