Name: Omega Nibblers – Low Sugar & Starch, 3.5lb
Brand: Omega Fields
SKU: WEBNI1
Price: 34.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Omega Nibblers® are tasty, nutritious, and functional – the perfect Omega-3 treat/supplement for horses in all life stages. Made from stabilized fortified ground flaxseed and natural ingredients that taste great – a worthy treat for your horse!

Your horse is your partner, in sport, in leisure and just in life. To keep him at his peak performance and optimal health, a solid nutritional foundation is key. Ideally, horses are able to graze fresh, growing grasses which most closely mimics their natural diet. But that may not always be possible and we may need to supply some of the missing ingredients in today’s diets and provide more functional foods.

One component of a horse’s diet that is often underfed are the omega three fatty acids. While more prevalent in fresh forages, harvested forages are lower in omega three fatty acids due to their more advanced maturity. Obviously grasses and legumes have to grow to a sufficient height in order to be harvested while foraging patterns of horses show great preference for shorter, less mature plants.

So why omega three’s? These fatty acids are precursors to some very essential components of the horse’s body including hormones that are responsible for gut health, blood flow and more. In the modern horse diet, they may be out of balance in comparison to omega 6 fatty acids that are more prevalent in cereal grains or other oils. An imbalance of omega 6 to omega three may lead the horse to experience more inflammation, chronic pain and allergan responses.

Many horseman are looking for a more natural alternative to pain relief, or even prevention than just pharmaceutical intervention. Supplementing omega 3’s can help replace the pro-inflammatory omega 6 fatty acids in your horse’s tissues. Less inflammation with just the normal wear and tear of life can mean a happier, more functional horse.

GREAT AS AN OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENT FOR YOUR “PICKY EATERS”!

Feed Omega Nibblers® as desired for training, trail riding or as a nutritious anytime treat. Feed 15 Omega Nibblers® treats per day as a tasty alternative to 1/2 cup Omega Horseshine® for a 1,200 pound horse.

Omega Nibblers® were formulated by our biochemist in consultation with several veterinarians to help maintain the health of your horse. Omega Nibblers® are a great tasting and functional treat containing the best ratios of the full spectrum of natural Omega EFAs – higher in 3 & 9, lower in 6.

Better than the competition:

You can have confidence in the Premium, Human-Grade, Non-GMO, 99.9% Pure, Stabilized, Ground, Fortified Flax we use in our Omega Nibblers® formula. PureGlean stabilization technology provides a stable, ground, fortified flaxseed composition as a rich source of Omega-3 in the diet.

PureGlean stabilization technology includes the inclusion of B-6 and Zinc when the seeds are going through the grinding process. Flax seed contains a natural B-6 antagonist, so B-6 needs to be added to ground flax. B-6 and Zinc not only enhance the stabilization of the essential fatty acids, but also fortify the ground flax seed with the nutrients used by the body when flax seed is being metabolized.

All flaxseed used in Omega Fields’ products is milled to Global Food Safety Initiative standards for human consumption, employing a rigorous microbial reduction process and utilizing our Pure Glean stabilization technique for long shelf life. The flaxseed is certified to BRCGS Standards, and guaranteed shelf stable for a MINIMUM of one year under (many have an 18 month shelf life) ambient storage conditions – no refrigeration or special packaging required!

SPECIAL NOTE FOR METABOLICALLY CHALLENGED HORSES:
Although Omega Nibblers® treats are a super source of Omega-3s and plant and vitamin based antioxidants — we know they would test high in NSC (non structural carbohydrates) for starch and sugar because of the oats, ground grain sorghum, and blackstrap molasses in the recipe. Therefore, Omega Nibblers® are not recommended for IR or Cushings horses. However, Omega Horseshine® is recommended as an effective Omega-3 supplement for Cushings and IR horses. Omega Horseshine®, has a very low 5.9% NSC value (as sampled basis) coming from 2.3% Starch and 3.6% Sugar and is recommended as a safe source of essential Omega-3 for IR/Cushings horses. It is true that the Omega 3 in flax substitutes for what a horse on a dry lot is missing in not being on pasture. Please see more information below. As a suggestion for a very basic treat — we have a customer who told us he mixes the 1/2 cup Omega Horseshine® with just enough water to have it stick together and hand feeds it to his horse — and his horse thinks it is a big old treat! We’ve shared his comment with many of our customers who’ve told us they’ve tried it and their horses liked it too! Many equine natural-nutrition experts recommend horses should eat fats in amounts and types that mimic their ancestral diet. The natural equine diet of fresh grasses is extremely low in fat, with the naturally occurring fat predominantly Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acid. The Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acid levels in fresh grasses are at 4:1 (Omega-3 to Omega-6). Ground flax seed has Omega-3 and Omega-6 levels that are the closest to fresh grasses. The Omega-3 and Omega-6 levels in flax seed run at least 4:1, often even higher.

Omega Horseshine® contains 38% crude fat and has a 38.9% Carbohydrate level with a NSC level of 5.9% (Starch 2.3% and Sugar 3.6%). It is one of the safest and most natural ways to supplement the healthy Omega-3 fat in animals — which provides side “benefits” of beautiful bloom, soft smooth skin, strong solid hoof growth, prevention of inflammatory problems from bug bites/allergies, relief from arthritic pain, and sufficient Omega-3 for pregnant mares. And it is safe for your metabolically challenged horses.