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The Importance of Vitamin C

Although a horse can make their own Vitamin C, they produce lower amounts in times of stress or sickness. So supplementation of Vitamin C can be beneficial in times of stress or sickness due to their lower Vitamin C production.

Vitamin C Benefits for Horses

Suitable for:

• Competition horses e.g endurance horses, eventers, and racehorses
• Post-operative and post-trauma horses
• Horses suffering from wounds, infections or diseases
• Inflammatory conditions
• Horses with heaves or allergies
• Aged horses with chronic infections or decreased immunity

Vitamin C is essential for neutralising dangerous free radicals. Vitamin C is required for collagen production, hormone synthesis, vitamin D3 conversion to calcitriol, bone calcification, and antihistamine regulation, among other things.

Poor hair coat, a weakened immune system, haemorrhage, delayed wound healing, deteriorated or enlarged adrenal glands, scoliosis, and lordosis are all symptoms of Vitamin C insufficiency.