HOLIX Horse Trial

Horses:

The research involved 11 horses in a healthy clinical condition compared to a control group of 16 thoroughbred horses that did not receive the Holix supplement:

• 1 warmblood yearling colt
• 1 thoroughbred yearling mare
• 1 two-year-old warmblood mare
• 1 two-year-old quarter-horse gelding
• 1 three-year-old warmblood gelding, broken
• 1 ten-year-old warmblood gelding, M dressage horse
• 1 carrying warmblood mare
• 1 eight-year-old warmblood gelding, leisure horse
• 1 fourteen-year-old Shagya Arabian mare, leisure horse
• 1 thirteen-year-old stallion, small horse, Welsh B
• 1 six-year-old Quarter Horse mare, leisure horse

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Upkeep of the horses:

The horses are kept in 3 different stable complexes in Westphalia and the Rhineland in Germany – in two cases, the stabling is open stabling, and in one case, it is box stabling with daily access to pasture.

Observation period:

The study regarding the ration supplement Holix Horse was carried out for 70 days from 03/03/2021 to 12/05/2021.

The study process:

The horses were subjected to clinical examination and found to be healthy at the beginning and the end of the study. During the test phase, the test horses were fed 1.1g/100 kg Hpolix Horse twice a day daily in addition to their normal daily concentrated ration. Fresh water was readily available at all times in water dispensers and water tanks.

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The daily ration of the test and control groups at all three places was composed of the following:

   1. Hay/oat/barley/mineral feed ration plus mash feed under the use of straw and 2 x daily feed in box stabling with daily access to pasture.

    2. Hay/oat/barley/mineral feed ration plus mash feed under the use of straw and 2 x daily feed in box stabling with year-round open stabling.

    3. 2 x daily feeding with concentrated feed (Marstall Western muesli), corn, sugar beet pulp, hay or wilted silage ad libitum in year-round open stabling.

At the beginning and the end of the study, blood samples were taken from the treated horses. The examined parameters were blood count, differential blood count, clinical/chemical parameters of the kidney status, liver, pancreas, muscles, metabolism and trace elements, a so-called “large horse profile” in a large German-certified veterinary laboratory.

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The intended use of all horses was not changed in the course of the study:

Young horses: Breeding, broodmare;

Riding horses: Breaking, leisure riding, dressage horse.

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Results:

The following differences were identified in the entire test group (11 horses) when comparing the clinical characteristics to the control group (16 horses: barren and carrying thoroughbred mares as well as brood mares with foals) under the same upkeep conditions and on the same sites:

• A clear improvement of the external appearance through the smoother and glossier coat with a brief coat change period.
  After the seasonal coat change, the test horses had a short tight-fitting pelage. The first differences in coat became noticeable after appr. 30 days of feeding the animals Holix Horse.
• Furthermore, there was a noticeable acceleration in the healing process of minor skin abrasions that the test horses occasionally experienced within the herd. Notably, in the test group, no wounds required treatment, and healing proceeded naturally. In contrast, within the control group, two horses received local antisepsis for their wounds.
• Improvement in horn quality and hoof strength attributable to the increased hardness of the hoof horn and improved durability of the hoof shoe. We are continuously monitoring this progress because it is linked to the rate of hoof growth.
• Efficient feed utilization when formed feces are present, resulting in reduced feces volume. Notably, there appears to be an improvement in the central metabolism. Horses in the test group exhibit enhanced overall appearance, vitality, and well-being despite receiving the same quantity and quality of feed and undergoing the same parasitological treatment.

In particular, the riding horses, after being fed Holix Horse, demonstrated the following differences assessed by different riders/trainers:

• A significant improvement in the condition and the outside appearance (see above)
• After carrying out a rider survey: an improved resilience of the horses’ nervous system and eagerness to work‍

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