Gastro Support  and Ulcer Treatment for All Classes of Horses Prone to Ulcers and Ulcer-Related Problems!

 

Recommended Use

Provide to average sized horses (1,100 lbs/500 kg) at the rate of ½ to 1 ounce per day. The enclosed 20 cc scoop will hold approximately ½ ounce (14 grams) when filled to “slightly rounded”.  The 1/2 ounce rate may be used as the "maintenance rate" for extended periods of time.

Usage rate may be adjusted proportionately (based on horse’s weight) for larger, or smaller, horses.

Handling the Product

Please note that the AmiQuell product contains ingredients that WILL stain clothing, gloves, hands, etc..!  Take care when working with the product to make sure that your clothing does not come into contact with the product.  You may also notice that the product may stain your hands.  Simply using a pair of gloves when handling the product will help you to avoid this problem.

Ingredients

Hydrolyzed Gelatin: The peptides contained in gelatin consist of the amino acids glycine and proline, which can help to maintain the healthy mucous lining of the stomach.

Mannose: Prebiotic that aids in tissue remodeling and also can help the interactions between cells.

Fructooligosaccharides: Prebiotic that feeds the beneficial bacteria which in turn act as a protective shield for the mucousal membrane of the gut.

N acetylglucosamine: Also helps with cell-to-cell communication. Can help to decrease pain and inflammation in the Gastro Intestinal lining.

Ginger Root: Has anti-inflammatory properties. Also helps to stimulate digestion and enhances intestinal lipase activity.

Deglycyrrhized Licorice (DGL): Can help accelerate the healing of the stomach lining. Also has anti-inflammatory properties. DGL has long been used in the treatment with ulcers.

Slippery Elm Bark: Helps to coat and soothe the digestive tract. Also may have antioxidant properties.

Glutamine: Amino acid that has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Used by white blood cells and important for immune function. Feeds the cells that line the intestines. Also shown to improve repair of damaged tissue.

Turmeric Root: Form of ginger. Has anti-inflammatory properties.

Curcumin: Derived from Turmeric. Also stimulates the production of bile to aid in digestion.

Chamomile: Has a soothing effect on inflamed and irritated mucous membranes.

Quercetin: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Has been shown to inhibit lipid peroxidation.

Goldenseal: Anti-inflammatory. Also may have antiseptic and astringent properties.

Gamma Oryzanol: Can help relieve pain and nausea. Also an antioxidant. Has been shown to accelerate ulcer repair.

 

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Will AmiQuell "Test Positive"?

It is Horsetech's opinion that this product will not test positive for banned substances.  However, AmiQuell does contain "herbal" type ingredients--one of which may catch the attention of USEF types.  Various forms of licorice have been popular, and effective, components in many of the non-drug, gastro support products on the market today.  USEF has previously cautioned against the use of products containing licorice because licorice may contain Eugenol, a banned substance with anti-inflammatory properties.

They maintain that the Deglycyrrhized Licorice (DGL) that we are using in our AmiQuell product is a "Eugenol-Free" material.  Based on this, it is our contention that this product will not test positive.  Still, the USEF has indicated that they will incorporate "new methods" into their battery of screening tests--a "deliberate an ongoing process".  Certainly, it is all but impossible to know the testing measures, etc. as the sanctioning body logically wishes to keep them a secret...

Given the nature of products relying upon herbal ingredients, it is suggested that those competing at the highest levels of equestrian sport give very careful consideration to the ingredient list.  If you have any cause for concern, you may wish to consider the withdrawal of the AmiQuell product a few days prior to competition.

You may then also consider the use of a simple buffer type product such as TractGard.  To read more about TractGard, click here. 

Since some USEF competitors will, simply as a precaution, remove products containing novel/herbal ingredients from the diet approximately 7-10 days prior to competition.  Below is a letter from Rod Johnson, President of Horstech.  A statement from the USEF is also included. 

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Hello,

Presented directly below is an excerpt taken from the USEF (Then USA Equestrian) regarding the use of herbal ingredients.  The wording is direct and to the point.  While this may not be applicable to everyone considering the use of  a product containing herbal ingredients (such as our AmiQuell Gastro Support product), it would certainly warrant the consideration of those competing at the higher levels of equestrian sport.

HorseTech has made an effort to be as informative as is possible given that the testing procedures are largely unknowable!  Please be advised that some products on the market today do contain herbal ingredients.  While HorseTech's offerings of this type may pose no greater chance of a positive test than other products with similar ingredients, we thought it best to present this note of caution.

If you are one of the many in the equestrian world that will not be riding competitively and are not at risk of testing, you may largely disregard the caution presented below.

Thank you for taking the time to making informed choice in this regard!
 

Rod Johnson
President
HorseTech, Inc.

CAUTION AGAINST THE USE OF HERBAL/NATURAL PRODUCTS

Taken from:
PRACTICAL ADVICE REGARDING THE 2003
EQUINE DRUGS AND MEDICATIONS RULE

Persons administering a so-called herbal or natural product to a horse or pony to affect its performance, having been comforted by claims that the plant origin of its ingredients cause it to be permitted by the rules as well as undetectable by drug tests, might have been misled.

The use of so-called herbal and natural products in a horse or pony might result in a positive drug test, i.e., a finding of a forbidden substance, contrary to claims by those who manufacture and/or market such products for profit. The plant origin of any ingredient does not preclude its containing a pharmacologically potent and readily detectable forbidden substance, e. g., cocaine, heroin and marijuana all come from plants. Although the use of some of these products may not have resulted in positive drug tests in the past, this may change as the USA Equestrian Equine Drug Testing and Research Laboratory incorporates new methods into its battery of screening tests, a deliberate and ongoing process.

For the above reasons, USA Equestrian cautions most strongly against the use of so-called herbal and natural products, the ingredients and properties of which are not known. In this regard trainers should be most skeptical about any claims by manufacturers or others that their preparation is “legal” or permissible for use at competitions recognized by the Federation or the FEI. Trainers should be aware that ingredients labeling for such preparations is often not complete or accurate. Especially suspect are preparations that are claimed to calm or relax while at the same time being said to contain no forbidden or prohibited substances. Just some of the examples of the hundreds and perhaps thousands of examples of herbal/natural or plant ingredients that would cause a product to be classified as forbidden are valerian, kava kava, passionflower, skullcap, chamomile, vervain, lemon balm, leopard’s bane, nightshade, capsaicin, comfrey, devil’s claw, hops, laurel, lavender, red poppy, and rawuolfia.

TRAINERS, OWNERS, EXHIBITORS, AND THEIR VETERINARIANS ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST THE USE OF MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS, TONICS, PASTES, POWDERS, AND PRODUCTS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THOSE USED TOPICALLY, THE INGREDIENTS AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF WHICH ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY KNOWN, AS THEY MIGHT CONTAIN A FORBIDDEN SUBSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF THOSE CONTAINING PLANT INGREDIENTS.