Is your horse going through a series of strenuous workouts or preparing for a major competition? At Soin-et-Nature, discover a selection of products designed to support every phase of exercise, from the start to recovery. Nutritional supplements and topical treatments work in synergy to support muscle mass, promote proper oxygenation, and facilitate the elimination of toxins. Whether your horse is an athlete, a leisure rider, or recovering from an injury, these solutions help prevent fatigue, reduce muscle soreness, and maintain a physiological balance conducive to peak performance.
More detailsA competition horse is a true athlete: like any athlete, it must maintain a healthy lifestyle and receive careful nutritional monitoring. The results achieved and the horse’s health depend in part on the care given to its nutrition. A standard diet is not always sufficient to meet the needs of a competition horse. It is therefore sometimes necessary to use feeds specifically designed for certain types of exertion. Competition or racehorses can be brought to peak condition using dietary supplements specifically formulated for pre-exercise preparation and muscle conditioning.
A competition horse must always be in optimal condition several weeks before its performance. This begins with proper training: a well-muscled and well-prepared horse is far less likely to get injured and will recover more easily. Regular exercise is therefore necessary to allow the horse to build muscle mass and then maintain it gradually.
Taking the horse’s recovery into account and providing special care after exercise is also essential. The goal is to help the horse’s heart rate and breathing return to normal, while protecting it from soreness and conditions associated with overexertion. To this end, we strongly recommend providing your horse with active recovery by having it walk or trot at a steady pace. You can also help it recover passively through the application of topical care products and massage.
Whether it’s a cross-country race or a long trail ride, preparing your horse is essential for anticipating a specific exertion. Support for horses that regularly engage in moderate exertion (trail riding, amateur sports, pasture-based horses, etc.). Does your horse need tobuild muscle strength in preparation for an upcoming intense workout?
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Electrolytes help quickly replenish trace mineral losses caused by sweating (during exercise, in hot weather, or during transport). Soin-et-Nature offers you the best selection of these renowned formulas designed to rehydrate your horse and stimulate its metabolism. By promoting recovery and thus a faster return to exercise, electrolytes are essential for competitions spanning several days.
During competitions, while recovering from an injury, or after an illness, your horse’s body may be under particular strain. It therefore needs energy, vitamins, and minerals to boost its functioning. It may also need a detox treatment or a diuretic to help eliminate waste from its system, or simply requireelectrolytes to replenish losses due to sweating. The Audevard line offers dietary supplements and topical treatments designed to support the body (kidneys, liver, or even tendons), whether during exercise, for recovery, to reduce fatigue during competition, or during convalescence.
During intense exercise, competition, or following an illness, your horse’s body needs support to prevent the onset of fatigue, muscle soreness, or congestion. You can use a diuretic to aid elimination through the kidneys and liver. Your horse may need electrolytes to compensate for losses due to sweating during exercise. Finally, to prevent congestion and improve the recovery of muscles, ligaments, and tendons, you can apply clay. The dietary supplements and topical treatments in the “Recovery After Exercise” line from Audevard Laboratories—developed by veterinarians—contain ingredients that promote recovery.
To support your horse during competition, training, or periods of intense exertion in general, you can use products that provide a performance boost.
After intense exercise, your horse may face a range of issues due to the buildup of toxins in the body. The goal of post-exercise recovery is to allow the body to eliminate these toxins either actively or passively. Soin et Nature offers solutions to these issues with plenty of water and a selection of vitamins, electrolytes, and detoxifying products approved by all competitors. To stimulate your horses’ liver and kidney function and help their bodies eliminate toxins accumulated during intense exercise, Cheval Energy has selected—in consultation with veterinarians—the best formulas on the market. These products promote recovery and help prevent fatigue, muscle soreness, and congestion.
The liver is a very large organ (weighing about 10 kg in a 500-kg horse) that performs numerous biological functions essential to the body’s proper functioning.
First and foremost, the liver is where many molecules are produced, such as albumin—which acts as a carrier in the blood for numerous substances—and inflammatory proteins that contribute to the body’s immune defenses. It also synthesizes clotting factors that help control bleeding.
The liver also plays a major role in converting various hormones from their inactive form to their active form. The liver is also the organ responsible for synthesizing bile, which is released into the small intestine via the common bile duct. Bile helps emulsify the fats in food and facilitates their digestion in the small intestine.
The liver stores sugar: when there is an excess of glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia)—for example, after a meal—the pancreas secretes insulin, which signals the liver to take up and store this glucose as glycogen. This helps bring blood glucose levels back to normal. Conversely, when blood glucose levels are too low (hypoglycemia), the pancreas secretes glucagon, which signals the liver to release the stored glucose in order to restore blood glucose levels to normal.
The liver also plays a major role in converting various molecules that can provide energy to cells: it can convert sugars or proteins into fats for long-term storage. Conversely, during prolonged fasting, it is also capable of converting proteins into sugars to provide fuel for organs that can only use sugar to function, such as the brain.
The liver also serves as a storage site for many substances, such as iron, copper, and fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, E, and K).
Soin-et-Nature offers a complete range of products for horse care, whether for their health, well-being, or performance. Here are the main categories available:
These equine products, available on Soin-et-Nature, are designed to meet the specific needs of each animal, while respecting their well-being and promoting their health and performance.
