Where do you find the Aloe juice it is 24.00 a gallon at the health food store. Does you walmart carry it for less? any one.
Would Aloe be all right to give to a pregnant mare?
My mare has not be herself for a while now. Last week she clearly uncomfortable with very loose manure, not eating hay or grain and just misrable. Vet was out and we treated her Pepto Bismol paste & probios Gel and Banamine and after 3 days she was much better and more like her self again but not a 100%.
It occurred to me that she might be dealing with ulcers. This summer she started licking the walls in her stall and chewing wood. Rather do that than eat her hay…not like her at all, she’s normally a chow hound. I don’t want to put her through scoping at this point and I’ve heard results from people who have used aloe…just want to make sure it would be safe for a pregnant mare. Or is there anything else recommended for a pregnant mare?
I do used Neighlox with my young stallion during breeding and show season and have had good results with that. Any suggestions with this mare?
Lookout - dosage was suggested by a horse chiro. And Bromelaine is a good thing - actually per the lady at the supplement place you pay more to get it. I would dare say the FEI has never been known to be logical in their rules and they have very strict No Foreign Substances rules. I am not suggesting not to feed Bromelain however, if you attend an FEI governed event you better pull your horse off it. That’s all.
Edited to add link for more insight into the FEI drug “logic”
I’ve used U-gard with good results (both the liquid and the powder).
Whole processed leaves uh? Wonder if I should throw my aloe plant prunings in the blender each day before heading out to the barn… 
(just kidding…but I do have the most prolific dang aloe vera house plants & I can’t convince anyone to take any more ‘babies’)
During show season I give my horse one syringe of papaya puree in the a.m. and p.m. The syringe I use is an old bute syringe. I buy the puree pretty cheaply at a local health food store - much much cheaper than stomach soother which is the exact same product.
In the off season If he starts not cleaning up his grain, I give him a syringe full in the evening for a few days until he’s eating well again.
He’s a very picky eater and will not eat any of the ulcer supplements.
Received my shipment today of the aloe vera pellets. They say that one lb is 8oz of whole leaf aloe vera. The pellets are made with wheat, whole leaf aloe vera, alfalfa and lightly flavored with molasses. They smell a little like licorice. My boy absolutely loves them. They are pricey ($73 per bag, which includes shipping) but really are cheaper than the liquid and needs no refrigeration.
I have had great success with aloe vera juice and Tums. I no longer need to feed the Tums, but they are a nice treat, my horse loves them and I love the minty breath. 
Thanks grasshopper for the heads up regarding Trader Joe’s and aloe vera juice. I totally agree with you about buying it from Walmart; better to get it organic from TJ. 
Actually it is $65 with $8.00 flat rate shipping.
TractGard works fine for my guy; he was diagnosed with ulcers and treated w/ GastroGard and has been on the TractGard ever since to prevent recurrence. He’s stayed healthy on it and shown no signs of the ulcers coming back.
SimpleSimon - how extraordinary. I know of an OTC joint supplement that has bromelaine in it.
Not that I compete at FEI competitions - - I don’t worry much about testing since I foxhunt. But you just floored me with that tidbit.
Sorry - didn’t mean to hijack.
I also have had good success with Equitum. Works great for my OTTB.
I have been using U-7 for stress periods (like travelling) for my horse with noticeable results.
Wow, neat site WBM! I wonder if pellets would work the same–I always assumed aloe worked by coating the stomach, but really don’t know.
(the only reason your first link doesn’t work is you left the “l” off the first “html” 
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Belated thanks Sophie and BarbB for your feedback.
Can anyone confirm that Neighlox is effective and alfalfa based (not white!).
Well, he LOVES the aloe vera pellets! I give him a pound before my ride and he has not been grinding his teeth or girthy whatsoever. He is relaxed and happy, tail is nicely lifted when riding instead of clamped down. I am totally amazed at the difference in him and will continue to feed this. I hope that it will take care of the ulcers and that I will not need to treat with gastroguard to completely rid them. Going to continue with this for a few months.
We’re not going to the expense of scoping him, but proceding with a couple inexpensive natural products.
Already we see improvement. But a number of things were changed so we cannot pinpoint just one thing.
Horses are meant to graze ALL the time, but we feed them 2-3X per day. Lots of things can lead to ulcers.
Yeah, yeah, BarbB, how much aloe and how much papaya and, errr, where do you get that stuff??
Yes, pellets are great! He loves them, they are tasty!
Does anyone have any input on the possible side effects from feedin Aloe?
I’m going to try it very carefully on my older horse, to see if his Diarrhea subside or not…
But I’ve been reading and see that a low potassium level can be a side effect of taking Aloe?? anyone have any input?
