Kelp

Firstly, kelp contains 46 minerals, 16 amino acids and 11 vitamins. Hardly “precious little of anything else”. Secondly, the level of iodine in a good batch of kelp is negligible. There is a percieved danger that iodine toxicities occur when a horse is fed too much seaweed – but, if fed with care, kelp and seaweed can provide unique benefits to a horse’s health. If fed correctly the level of iodine is way below toxic levels.

Benefits of Kelp for Horses

• Stimulates the thyroid.
• Calms nervous horses.
• Anti-bacterial
• Increases fertility in the horse
• Treats iodine deficiency.
• Antibiotic  
• Antirheumatic
• Removes heavy metals from the body
• Improves skin & coat condition
• Anti-ulcer
• Anti-inflammatory
• Contain minerals, amino acids and vitamins
• Protective against radiation
• Immuno-stimulant
• Soothing to intestinal mucosa

Amino Acids in Kelp

• Arginine
• Alanine
• Aspartic acid
• Coleucine
• Cysline
• Glutamic acid
• Glycine
• Histidine
• Lysine
• Methionine
• Phenylalanine
• Proline
• Serine
• Threonine
• Tryptophan
• Tyrosine
• Valine