Microorganisms are essential for your horse to maintain a healthy lifestyle. These microbes can be found in a horse’s gastrointestinal tract and play a vital role in the digestion of fibre, which is the reliant source of energy that your horse requires. There are billions of microbes continuously breaking down the food your horse consumes, but these microbes need to stay balanced in order to maintain a healthy gut.
As hind-gut fermenters, the digestive system of the horse is large, complex and absolutely vital to their health and wellbeing. The gut is important for so much more than simply digesting their food – though doing that well is pretty important!
