KER RITE TRAC
Rite Trac Supports Total Digestive Tract Health
Formulated by the scientists at Kentucky Equine Research, RiteTrac™ is a proprietary blend of ingredients designed to support total digestive tract health. Targeted at both the foregut and hindgut of the horse, RiteTrac™ works in two distinct ways. First, with its combination of fast-acting antacids and coating agents, RiteTrac quickly neutralizes excessive gastric acid, protecting the stomach lining and restoring the normal gastric environment. Second, RiteTrac™ contains EquiShure, a time-released hindgut buffer designed to act on the cecum and colon by minimizing the effects of subclinical hindgut acidosis.
Rite Trac Protects the Sensitive Equine Hindgut
The hindgut of the horse contains beneficial bacteria required for the digestion of fiber. The environment in which these bacteria flourish is easily disrupted when horses consume significant amounts of soluble carbohydrates, which are present in lush pasture and grain, and are rapidly fermented in the hindgut. The primary effect of this excessive fermentation is a serious reduction in the pH of the hindgut environment through accumulation of lactic acid. Disruption of this delicate hindgut environment can result in hindgut acidosis, characterized by decreased forage digestion, general digestive upsets, and production of endotoxins (which can cause a number of serious conditions including laminitis and colic).
Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Upset
- Hot or unsettled behavior
- Poor coat
- Loss of appetite
- Mild colic
- Weight loss
- Loose manure
- Poor growth in young horses
- Stable vices such as wood chewing, stall walking, and weaving
RiteTrac™ is Suitable for Many Horses, Including Those
- At risk of gastric and colonic ulcers
- In training or work
- On high-grain diets
- Grazing lush pasture
- Experiencing stressful conditions such as travel, show/sale preparation, and weaning
- With unexplained behavioral problems
- With weight loss of unknown origin
- Prone to mild colic with no obvious reason
- Susceptible to laminitis
- With digestive upsets
