If you own an EPM horse, you must join our great list. Your horse will be glad you did. Read your labels. Vitamin E is especially important to the EPM horse. Vitamin E is stored for a short period of time in the body and then any extra is eliminated in the feces.
Blood flow is improved by vitamin E and it causes blood vessels to dilate or expand.
Vitamin E will also help with muscle regeneration and muscle tone. Most EPM horses will have some sort of muscle atrophy due to their illness. This will help recovered EPM horse who have had lethargy problems . Gateway Products makes a special 8K Vitamin E supplement that you can purchase from KV Vet supply. This Vitamin E is concentrated and you will need only a very small scoop once a day to get the 8K into your horse.