Balanced Equine HoofXtra

Balanced Equine HoofXtra - Gympie Saddleworld & Country Clothing

Balanced Equine HoofXtra

Size
Regular price $79.95
/
  • Free shipping when you spend over $150*
  • In stock, ready to ship
  • Inventory on the way
Size chart

We are pleased to provide as many size guides as we can to help you with your online buying experience. We are happy to exchange the item if it is the wrong size. See our return policy for further information. 

 

Ariat

Ariat Footwear Size Charts

Western Footwear 

 Ariat Western Footwear Size CHarts

Womens Western Apparel size chart 

Mens Western Apparel

 Mens Western Apparel

Kids Western Apparel size chart 

Ariat Kids Apparel Size Chart

Boys Denim Size Chart

Boys Ariat Denim Size Chart

Womens Denim Size Chart

Womens Denim Size Fit Chart

Mens Denim Size Fit Chart

Mens Denim Size Fit Chart

 

 

Kimes Ranch

Size Chart

We want to be able to provide you with the best shopping experience possible. In order to do so, we have created a chart listing the equivalent sizing in other brands you may already own.  Please use this list as a general guideline when selecting your size but keep in mind if you are on the cusp, we recommend you go with the smaller size.  Our jeans have 1% spandex in them, which means they will give with your body throughout the day.  

 

Women's Jeans

Men's Jeans

Conversions

 

 

Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook Hat Size Guide

Thomas Cook Gloves Size Guide

Thomas Cook Belts Size Guide

Thomas Cook Footwear Size Guide

Footwear

Thomas Cook Womens 

Thomas Cook Womens Size Guide

Thomas Cook Mens Size Guide

Thomas Cook Mens Size Guide

 

Thomas Cook Kids Size Guide

Thomas Cook Kids Size Guide

 

Pure Western

Womens Pure Western 

Pure Western Womens Size Chart

Pure Western Mens

Mens Pure Western Size

Kids Pure Western 

kids pure western sizing

Womens Denim

denim

Twisted X

SIZING CHART TWISTED X

Twisted X Size Chart

 

Wrangler

Wrangler Hats

Wrangler Hats

Wrangler Womens

Wrangler Womens Sizing

Just Country

Just Country Womens Workshirts Size Chart

Mens Just Country Workshirts Size Chart

Just Country Mens Workshirts Size Chart

Boys Just Country Workshirts Size Chart

Boys Just Country Workshirts Size Chart

Girls Just Country Workshirts Size Chart

Girls Just Country Workshirts Size Chart

Hitchley and Harrow Jeans

HItchley and Harrow Wisteria Lane

Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
  • Secure payments
  • Pay with AfterPay or ZipPay

HoofXtra mix (formerly known as Laminitis Rescue) is a nutritional mineral supplement with copper and zinc, magnesium, selenium, the B vitamins biotin, pyridoxine and folic acid and a small amount of calcium and phosphorus to help maintain optimal hoof, coat, hair and immune system health. Formulated to provide the most commonly deficient minerals – copper and zinc based on thousands of pasture and hay laboratory tests. HoofXtra is a highly bioavailable mineral mix containing proven premium mineral and vitamin sources based on equine research.

2 sizes

Small: net weight = 2.9 kg – will last just under 6 months based on the standard feeding rate for one horse.
Large: net weight = 4.9 kg – will last 9.7 months for one horse based on the standard feeding rate – economical pack.

The standard feeding rate is 17 grams or a 1.2 metric tablespoon (slightly heaped tablespoon, best to weigh). For ponies under 300 kg, 1/2 tablespoon.

 Elemental mineral/vitamin Per *standard* feeding rate   Per kg
  Copper   300 mg   18014 mg
  Zinc   900 mg   54042 mg
  Selenium   1 mg   60 mg
  Magnesium   6 grams   342 g
  Biotin vitamin B7   20 mg   1201 mg
  Pyridoxine vitamin B6   200 mg   12009 mg
  Folic acid vitamin B9   20 mg   1201 mg

It was back in 2007 that Emeritus Professor Chris Pollitt at The University of Queensland and his team (Asplin KE, Sillence MN and McGowan CM) showed that elevated blood levels of insulin (hyperinsulinaemia) is a major risk factor for laminitis. Laminitis caused by elevated levels of insulin is considered the most common dietary form. Insulin controls glucose metabolism. Insulin resistance, IR, also included as part of EMS is a state where the tissues show a reduced sensitivity to insulin resulting in an overproduction of insulin.

More recently gut hormones called incretins (GLP-1 and GIP) are theorised to be a possible cause of high insulin levels but this isn’t proven yet. Incretins are produced in the intestine to enhance insulin release for the purpose of stabilising blood glucose levels.

To prevent laminitis caused by elevated insulin regardless of mechanism, the key is a intake low in sugar and starch as it’s these carbohydrates that trigger the release of insulin from the pancreas.

HoofXtra mix is not a therapy or cure for laminitis. Nothing can substitute for a low sugar + starch, low fat diet as recommended by specialist vets including Dr Eleanor Kellon VMD. It is a nutritional mineral and vitamin supplement that includes the B vitamin biotin, known to move nutrients into cells without insulin involved in other species (insulin signalling) and both pyridoxine and folic acid which may assist with nitric oxide production for blood circulation, in particular perfusion in the hooves, at levels recommended by Dr Kellon VMD.

Copper: has a role in coat colour, iron metabolism, bone development, hoof quality and maintenance of elastic connective tissue.

Zinc: has a role in general growth and metabolism, required for normal bone and cartilage development, involved in maintaining the integrity of skin and mucous membranes, hair and hooves and in wound healing and has a role in maintaining a normal healthy coat. Essential for interactions between proteins and a variety of enzymes that all metabolically active cells require for cell multiplication and maturation. Zinc is a key component of ‘zinc finger proteins’ in the assembly of keratin, a hoof building material. A zinc deficiency can be expressed as slow hoof growth, thin walls and weak connections and horn.

Copper and zinc prevent the fats and oils in the protective seal on the hoof from oxidising. Oxidative damage causes over drying and weakens the connections between cells. When the hoof is weak, it is more vulnerable to attack by organisms via microscopic cracks. In cattle, deficiencies in either copper or zinc have been linked to soft feet, cracks, abscesses, thrush and laminitis.

Magnesium: The symptoms of a magnesium deficiency are the same as for excessive ionised calcium compared to magnesium. Symptoms include twitching, irritability, and hypersensitivity. Magnesium has many different jobs to do in the body and one of the most important is to control ‘excitable’ tissue activity, including the nervous system, heart, skeletal muscle and smooth muscle in the intestinal tract, uterus, urinary tract and blood vessels.

Selenium: Selenium is an important antioxidant for protecting cell structures and cell membranes from the effects of oxygen free radicals produced during energy generation and therefore most important for tissues with high aerobic metabolism activity like the brain/nervous system, heart, skeletal muscles and rapidly growing tissues. Acidic soils inhibit selenium uptake by plants. Alkaline soils are more likely to have adequate selenium levels though horses in work may need supplementation. A soil test will test pH, the lower the pH number the higher the acidity, 7 is neutral and the higher the number the more alkaline the soil.

The standard feeding rate contains 1 mg selenium. Dr Eleanor Kellon VMD recommends selenium. If you are concerned about overdoing selenium, this article about Selenium Paranoia may help.

This product is contraindicated for use when selenium intake from pasture is high or selenium is provided by other means (such as top dressing, vaccine, pellets or selenium drenches) if blood selenium levels at treatment are high. Users can determine selenium status by consulting their veterinarian.

Biotin: Has a role in general metabolism and in maintaining integrity of skin, hair and hooves.

Pyridoxine: Has a role in normal general metabolism, nervous system function and vision, involved in red blood cell formation and in maintaining normal healthy skin and vision.

Folic acid: Involved in general metabolism, in blood cell production and the formation of red and white blood cells and haemoglobin.

If needing iodine, feed iodised salt. 1 tablespoon of iodised salt contains 1 mg iodine. For an untested situation, feed at least 2 tablespoons of salt per day.

Safe for laminitic prone or insulin resistant (IR)/elevated insulin horses.
HoofXtra can be fed with Mov-Ease, Diamond V XPC and Mycosorb A+, and can be fed in addition to Best Guess mix if needing higher copper, zinc levels but don’t need higher level of magnesium, selenium and the B vitamins.

HoofXtra mix is a nutritional supplement product for inclusion in horse’s feed. Product has no therapeutic effect and is designed to be administered in a feed for voluntary ingestion for horses.
Animal consumption only.

Shipping Policies for Gympie
Saddleworld & Country

  1. Click and Click
  • Qualification:Free click and collect for orders equal to customers based in the Queensland state of Australia. If order is outside of the Queensland state then Click and Collect is not valid.
  • Processing:Same-day processing and ready for click and collect on the same business day (Mon-Fri).
  • Transit Time:Click and collect with no transit time.
  • Location:Available for click and collect in Queensland only.

 

  1. Express Shipping
  • Cost: $30.00 AUD.
  • Processing: Process and dispatch the same business day (Mon-Fri).
  • Transit Time: Express delivery in 1 to 2 business days (Mon-Fri).

 

  1. Free Shipping
  • Qualification: Free shipping for orders equal to $150.00 AUD or over $150.00 AUD. If Order below $150.00 AUD, you have to pay a shipping charge of $14.95 AUD.
  • Processing: Process and dispatch in 1 to 2 business days (Mon-Fri).
  • Transit Time: Free delivery in 3 to 5 business days (Mon-Fri).

 

  1. Heavy Shipping
  • Heavy Shipping (3kg and up)
  • Cost: $35.00 AUD.
  • Processing: Process and dispatch the same business day (Mon-Fri).
  • Transit Time: Delivery typically in 2 to 5 business days (Mon-Fri).

  1. Standard Shipping
  • Qualification: Standard shipping for orders between $0.00 to $149.98 AUD. If Order below $150.00 AUD, you have to pay a shipping charge of $14.95 AUD.
  • Cost: $14.95 AUD.
  • Processing: Process and dispatch in 1 to 2 business days (Mon-Fri).
  • Transit Time: Free delivery in 2 to 3 business days (Mon-Fri).

 

Additional Information:

Deliveries to Northern Territory, Western
Australia, and sometimes South Australia may take longer.

All orders are packed with tracking.

 

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.