How Baileys Ease & Excel can support healthy muscle function


​Stress and high starch diets are recognised risk factors for working and performance horses who experience exercise-associated muscle disorders.  Controlling starch intake is known to help in the support of healthy muscle function so feeding Ease & Excel, alongside forage, will help provide a diet which is overall much lower in starch than when feeding a “traditional” competition feed.

Supports Performance 

  • As workload increases so do the amounts of potentially harmful free radicals produced by the muscles during metabolism.  Ease & Excel’s high levels of antioxidants, in the form of vitamins C and E and Sel-Plex organic selenium, help neutralise these free radicals and thus aid healthy muscle function.
  • The performance levels of vitamins and minerals include key minerals, like calcium and magnesium, which are involved in neuro transmission and important for correct muscle function.  Feeding Ease & Excel at recommended levels, alongside forage, will provide a fully balanced diet.
  • Pre and probiotics provided by the bespoke Protexin In-Feed Formula, ensure a healthy microbial population throughout the gut and, in particular in the hindgut, where fibre digestion occurs.  Fibre held in the hindgut acts as a reservoir for water and electrolytes, which can help maintain hydration levels and therefore reduce the risks to muscle health associated with dehydration.  Live yeast stimulates fibre-digesting bacteria, ensuring maximum nutritional benefit is obtained from dietary forage and fibre, including the absorption of electrolyte minerals.
"I was one of the first to trial Ease & Excel. I have been so impressed with how well it caters for the differing needs of performance horses that we now feed it to the whole yard!" Chris Burton - Eventer