T he presence of boron is essential for the action of Vitamin D3, the vitamin that stimulated the absorption and utilization of calcium.C alcium is the most abundant mineral in the horse's body. It makes up approximately 2 percent of the total body weight, and the bones contain more than 98 percent of the body's calcium. In addition to its major function in building and maintaining bone, calcium is important in much of the body's enzyme activity. The contraction of muscles, regulation of heartbeat, and the clotting of blood all depend on calcium.N ine days after foaling, the average mare owner is calling to make sure that his/her mare is on her way back to the breeding shed with her new foal in tow. Subsequently, she is now carrying one, with another one by her side, making X gallons of milk per day for the next five months. This cycle will be repeated year after year. |
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scenario is one of the clear indications of the need for Dr. Benson's BoneBuilder.
Weanlings through 3 year olds, should be supplemented with BoneBuilder. Calcium is taken
in through the diet and lost from the body mainly in urine, feces and sweat. A portion of
the calcium stored in bone can be readily released if it is needed in other parts of the
body. If this available supply of calcium is exhausted, bone mineral is broken down to
release needed calcium (the silent thief); thus the body depends on an adequate dietary
intake of calcium to function properly. I t is important to note that calcium supplements contain different amounts of elemental calcium, which is the actual amount of calcium in the supplement. Dr. Benson's BoneBuilder has a guaranteed analysis of 7800 mg per ounce of highly purified calcium carbonate, with the lowest lead content of any calcium supplement available. Race horses of today require greater bone density. Bone does not remain unchanged once it is formed. It is a dynamic tissue, constantly being remolded through a combination of resorption (breakdown) and formation. BoneBuilder aids this process by helping to create bone with more density, NOT bigger, just denser!! |
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