Equine America Ventilator Powder 500g

Equine America Ventilator Powder – 500g

Ventilator is the broadest of Equine America's respiratory powders: twelve declared actives, led by 9,000mg of seaweed and 4,500mg of MSM in each 30g loading serve, with eucalyptus, peppermint and menthol layered over a herbal base of nettle, garlic, astragalus, fenugreek and echinacea. It is built to support the lungs and the immune system at the same time.

Feeding starts at 30g a day for five days and then halves to 15g, so a 500g tub covers about a month of ordinary use. The MSM content is high enough that Equine America publish a 96-hour withdrawal for horses running under the Rules of Racing, which is worth knowing before it goes into a racing yard's feed room.

Performance & Benefits

• Seaweed and kelp at 9,000mg per 30g serving, the largest single component.
• MSM at 4,500mg and nettle at 4,200mg per serving.
• Astragalus 1,500mg, garlic 1,100mg, fenugreek 750mg and echinacea 600mg per serving.
• Eucalyptus oil 285mg, peppermint oil 60mg and menthol 15mg give the aromatic element.
• Glycerine at 1,200mg and apple cider vinegar at 8mg complete the blend.
• BETA NOPS and UFAS accredited, and suitable for horses competing under FEI regulations.

Suitable For

• Horses under a persistent environmental respiratory load — dust, spores or pollen.
• Horses in athletic work where breathing is the limiting factor rather than legs.
• Owners wanting immune support alongside airway support in one powder.
• Horses on the racing circuit only where the 96-hour MSM withdrawal can be observed.
• If you want the aromatic oils without MSM in the mix, Equine America Airways Xtra Strength Powder is the simpler choice.

Feeding

• For a 500kg horse: 30g per day for the first five days, then 15g per day.
• Maximum 30g per day.
• A 500g tub is a 30-day supply at the maintenance rate.
• Equine America code 244-UK.
• Mix into the daily feed; the seaweed base is strongly flavoured, so introduce it over a few days with a fussy horse.

Composition & Analysis

• Analytical constituents: crude protein 8.5%, crude fat 2.8%, crude fibre 11.8%, crude ash 16.0%, sodium 1.8%.
• Actives per 30g serving: seaweed/kelp 9,000mg, MSM 4,500mg, nettle 4,200mg, astragalus 1,500mg, glycerine 1,200mg, garlic 1,100mg, fenugreek 750mg, echinacea 600mg.
• Aromatics per 30g serving: eucalyptus oil 285mg, peppermint oil 60mg, menthol 15mg, apple cider vinegar 8mg.
• Equine America publish the actives and the analysis but no full ingredient declaration for this product online, so none is reproduced here.

Care & Caution

• Contains MSM, a threshold substance under the Rules of Racing. Equine America recommend withdrawal 96 hours before racing.
• Contains garlic. If your horse is already on a garlic-containing supplement, check the combined daily intake.
• A cough that persists, worsens or comes with a temperature or nasal discharge is a veterinary matter, not a feeding one.