A powdered coconut oil supplement developed to provide benefits of coconut oil but in powder form.
7 Key Benefits
Coconut oil is unlike any other vegetable oil fed to horses, and may provide the following unique benefits:
Saturated oil and Coconut oil is saturated, therefore it is not prone to rancidity
Coconut oil has useful nutritional and antimicrobial benefits
Increased muscle glycogen storage - Saturated fats such as those found in coconut oil are more effective at enhancing muscle glycogen storage than the unsaturated fats found in other vegetable oils (eg. canola, corn and soya oil)
Anti-viral and anti-bacterial protection - possibly for gut health and well being
Ready energy - coconut oil contains MCTs (medium chain triglycerides) which are easier to digest, absorb and convert to muscle energy than the long-chain fatty acids found in other vegetable oils. MCT's are absorbed directly into the portal blood and transported to the liver, whereas polyunsaturated oils are transported via the lymphatics
Long shelf life – unlike other vegetable oils, coconut oil is highly saturated and therefore more resistant to rancidity
Delicious taste and smell
9 Key Uses for PowerStance
All performance horses to provide non NSC energy
Weight gain from non NSC energy
Finicky eaters/horses with poor appetite
Horses prone to tying up by providing non NSC energy
Horses with ulcers, acidosis, dysbiosis, poor condition and lameness by providing non NSC energy
Horses that don’t cope well with grain in their diet, or whose behaviour is affected by grain