BTB: Does your horse have ulcers? Enter to win Seabuck Complete!

Does your horse have ulcers? Enter to win Seabuck Complete!

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 01:39 PM PDT

A few months ago I wrote about seabuckthorn and its use as an equine supplement to treat gastric ulcers and promote general health. I tested SeaBuck Complete (SBC) on Riley (see my blog post on SBC). While I was happy with the way Riley's coat looked on SBC, he didn't have a digestive, feeding, or ulcer problem so the main benefit of SBC was kind of lost on him.

Why Seabuck Complete? New study published
A new research report on on gastric ulcers highlights the effectiveness of seabuckthorn. The study was led by Dr. Frank Andrews, Head of the Equine veterinary program at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Science (pictured right). He describes seabuckthorn as a promising area for future research in treating gastric ulcers, and plans are under way for a new study on the use of SBC to treat ulcers. Dr. Andrews states, "We expect seabuckthorn-treated horses will have significantly fewer and less severe gastric ulcers on endoscopic examination than untreated controls." SBC is less expensive that the gold standard treatment, Gastroguard.

Is your horse plagued by ulcers? Enter this contest!
Here's your chance to get a free gallon of Seabuck Complete to try on your horse. Just leave a comment describing your horse's problem, how it affects your horse, how it affects you, and anything else you'd like to add. A photo of your horse, if you know how to upload to photo Web sites, is helpful. A winner will be selected one week to ten days from the date of this posting. Below are some details on the research -- and of course you can consult the Web site for SBC.

clipped from veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com

Nutrition and dietary management of equine gastric ulcer syndrome

Reprinted with permission from the Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol. 25, Issue 1.

Seabuckthorn Berry Extract

"...this preparation prevented an increase in gastric ulcer scores following
an alternating feed deprivation, ulcer induction model, compared with untreated control horses, which had a significant increase in gastric ulcer scores. Also, gastric ulcer scores in seven of the eight seabuckthorn-treated horses either stayed the same or decreased compared with just two of the eight untreated controls. Although this preparation of seabuckthorn berry did not
heal ulcers in these horses, it may prevent nonglandular ulcers from getting worse during times of stress or feed deprivation.