Foundational equine nutrition

Strength that starts at the smallest level.

Amino acids are the building blocks of every protein in your horse — muscle, hoof, coat, gut and immune system. Equine Amino Boost fortifies your horse from the base up, so it can do what it was built to do.

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1scoop
per day

10key
amino acids

5.4gmeasured
daily dose

A healthy chestnut horse standing in an open pasture

Amino Building Blocks is Where it Starts

Recreational Performance Seniors Foals & mares Barns & bulk every stage of life & need

The gap in the bucket

You feed the best hay you can find. It may still fall short.

Most of us feed what we believe is the best food possible — a grass–alfalfa mix, pure alfalfa, some grain or plain pasture. What can be missing are the foundational ingredients called amino acids. When certain amino acids aren’t present, or aren’t in the right balance, deficiencies show up in your horse’s health — often in ways that are easy to blame on something else.

Even good hay can be short on amino acids — the ones a horse cannot make for itself. When they are missing, it shows up as problems easy to blame on something else.

Bright green, well-cured hay standing in the field — **Good hay. Still incomplete.** Even bright, well-cured forage can fall short on the specific amino acids a horse cannot make for itself.

Under-performance

Working harder than it should to do what used to come easy.

Poor hoof quality

Cracks, slow growth and weak walls trace back to structure.

Lack of appetite

A gut that isn't supported doesn't ask for its food.

Slow recovery

Sore, tired muscles that take too long to bounce back.

Dull coat & skin

The finish on the outside reflects the balance on the inside.

Frequent illness

A run-down immune system that keeps catching what's around.

A clean, well-shaped hoof on dry ground — **Hoof wall and structure** Hoof horn is keratin, and keratin is built from amino acids — methionine above all. Cracks, slow growth and thin walls usually trace back to what the protein has to work with.

A close-up of a horse’s eye, mane and summer coat — **Bright eye, clean coat** Coat sheen, skin condition and a clear, bright eye are the first things to change when the diet is balanced — and the first to dull when it is not.

A hand-tooled Western saddle on a wooden stand

Made to be worked in

Good tack is built from the inside out. So is a good horse.

A saddle only holds up because of what is under the carving — the tree, the rigging, the stitching nobody sees. A horse is no different. Everything you admire on the outside is built out of protein, and every protein is built out of amino acids.

The science, simply

The building blocks of everything your horse is.

Amino acids link together to form proteins — the muscle, tendon, hormone, enzyme and hoof-keratin that make up a horse. Fix the foundation, and everything built on top of it gets stronger.

Amino acids

The smallest building blocks — supplied, or missing, from the diet.

Proteins

Aminos link into the proteins that run every system.

Muscle, hoof, gut

Those proteins become structure, immunity and repair.

A strong horse

Fortify the base and the whole animal performs.

Essential

Cannot be made in the body — they must come from the diet, so balance matters most here.

Conditionally essential

Needed in extra supply during rapid growth, illness or heavy work when the body's stores run low.

Non-essential

Made within the body from other compounds — supported, not replaced, by good nutrition.

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The product

Equine Amino Boost

A proprietary blend of vital amino acids in a small, convenient pellet — formulated to benefit equine at every stage of life and need.

A proprietary blend of essential, conditional and non-essential amino acids
One convenient scoop a day — a measured 5.4 g in a small pellet
No sauces, gels or powder carriers required
Supports muscle, hoof, coat, gut and immune health from the base up
Blended into organic non-GMO alfalfa meal, oats and dry blackstrap molasses — no soaking

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Regular Bucket — 30 servings, one scoop a day

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One scoop daily delivers a measured 5.4 g. No sauces, gels or powder carriers needed. Aging horses, hard-working horses and pregnant or lactating mares may benefit from an additional amount.

What’s inside — full formulation

Ten carefully chosen amino acids — and what each one does.

Nothing proprietary about the reasoning: here is every amino acid in the blend, which of the three classes it belongs to, and the specific job it does in your horse.

L-Lysine

Essential

•Critical component of muscle protein; limits protein synthesis when deficient
•Builds collagen and elastin for skin, tendons, ligaments and cartilage
•Supports the immune system and a healthy nervous system

L-Methionine

Essential

•Gives hooves and hair coat strong structure
•Regulates gene expression and protein function in every cell
•Supports energy, gut lining, brain function and post-exercise recovery

L-Threonine

Essential

•Supports gut health for optimal metabolism and nutrient absorption
•Builds the protective mucus barrier in the stomach and intestine
•Aids immune function, wound healing and body condition

L-Leucine

Essential

•Stimulates protein synthesis for muscle building and recovery
•Enhances topline development
•Helps maintain blood glucose for muscle endurance

L-Isoleucine

Essential

•An energy reservoir for prolonged physical exertion
•Fortifies immune defenses under stress
•Accelerates muscle recovery and athletic performance

L-Valine

Essential

•Needed for muscle metabolism, contraction and tissue repair
•Supports proper nitrogen balance and immune function
•Combats fatigue to sustain stamina and endurance

L-Arginine

Essential

•Contributes to wound healing and healthy skin and hair
•Boosts exercise endurance and waste removal
•With L-Lysine, may ease anxiety; supports reproductive health

L-Glutamine

Conditional

•The superfood amino acid for post-exercise recovery
•Lost in sweat during training — must be resupplied by diet
•Guards gut health and supports lactating mares

L-Ornithine

Conditional

•Necessary for proper immune system and liver function
•Detoxifies ammonia and aids liver regeneration
•Promotes healing and repair of damaged tissue

L-Glycine

Non-essential

•A natural detoxifier that guards against toxic pathways
•Needed to make creatine for muscle strength
•Aids bone development in young and older horses

L-Lysine Critical component of muscle protein; limits protein synthesis when deficient
L-Methionine Gives hooves and hair coat strong structure
L-Threonine Supports gut health for optimal metabolism and nutrient absorption
L-Leucine Stimulates protein synthesis for muscle building and recovery
L-Isoleucine An energy reservoir for prolonged physical exertion
L-Valine Needed for muscle metabolism, contraction and tissue repair
L-Arginine Contributes to wound healing and healthy skin and hair
L-Glutamine The superfood amino acid for post-exercise recovery
L-Ornithine Necessary for proper immune system and liver function
L-Glycine A natural detoxifier that guards against toxic pathways

The ten amino acids listed above are the complete formulation. The six below are a joke about horses — they are not amino acids and they are not in Equine Amino Boost. The real content picks up again in the next section.

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