At Platinum Performance® quality begins in the development of our formulas. Our nutritionists, veterinarians and researchers design our formulas with unmatched results in mind. We take great care in sourcing the highest quality and most bio-available form of ingredients, and we test each lot of raw ingredients for potency, purity, and contaminants.

We manufacture all Platinum Performance® products in our own facility with a seasoned team of experts in nutrition, food science and quality assurance.

Yes, most horses love the flavor of Platinum Performance®. You can top dress Platinum Performance® on your feed, however most horses will eat Platinum Performance® by itself right out of the feed tub.

While the vast majority of horses love the flavor of Platinum Performance®, some horses are reluctant at first to eat the granular. This is often due to Platinum being an unfamiliar texture or smell. Contact a Platinum Advisor at (800) 553-2400 or client@platinumperformance.com for several helpful tips that can help your horse eat his Platinum Performance®.

When reading feed bag labels and viewing marketing materials it may appear that commercial feeds offer similar benefits as Platinum Performance®. In fact, Platinum Performance® has major differences from commercial feeds.

• Platinum Performance® is made from high quality, bio-available ingredients, as opposed to ingredients such as corn, distiller grains and wheat middlings commonly found in commercial livestock and equine feeds.

• Platinum Performance® is meticulously made in small batches in our own facility, as opposed to the feed mills where most pelleted commercial feeds are produced using high heat, moisture and shear which can damage the integrity and nutrient content of raw ingredients.

• Platinum Performance® provides a highly concentrated source of Omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and trace minerals. Each scoop of Platinum Performance® contains more beneficial ingredients than found in many pounds of many commercials feeds. With Platinum Performance®, horses can get more by consuming less, avoiding "filler" calories found in commercial feeds.

• Even the highest quality grain based commercial feeds provide an abundance of pro-inflammatory Omega-6 fatty acids. Platinum Performance® was designed to provide a rich supply of healthy Omega-3 fatty acids, that support overall health and optimal immune function.

• Platinum Performance® has been shown to improve a horse's ability to properly utilize calories from their diet. By increasing feed efficiency, horse owners can decrease the amount of calories they feed from hay and grain, helping to reduce your feed bill while positively impacting equine health.

Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids cannot be produced by a horse's body, and therefore must be consumed in the equine diet. In the wild, horses are natural grazers and consume 2-5 times more healthy Omega-3 fatty acids than Omega-6s, where the modern grain-based diet provides 17 times more harmful Omega-6 fatty acids than Omega-3's.

This dietary imbalance causes excess inflammation and can predispose horses to a host of chronic and severe health conditions. By feeding a forage based diet and supplementing with Omega-3's, antioxidants and amino acids, you can help to support normal healthy levels of inflammation in your horse's body.

Feeds can go rancid for a number of reasons. It is common for commercial feeds to have elevated levels of rancidity for a number of reasons such as ingredients like corn and distiller grains, the high heat/high moisture manufacturing process and normal storage methods. Rancidity damages fat content in feeds, causing excess oxidation that is harmful to a horse's body and cell structure.

The high levels of antioxidants in Platinum Performance® can help to maintain normal levels of oxidation and positively impact a horse's overall health and performance.

It has been commonly known that the overall Calcium:Phosphorus ratio in the equine diet is important to proper bone development and health. Because Calcium and Phosphorous are macro minerals consumed in large quantities in the common equine diet, most horses do not have deficiencies in Calcium and Phosphorous. Platinum Performance® is a trace mineral supplement, providing the minerals that horses are commonly deficient in such as selenium, copper, zinc and a host of other naturally occurring trace minerals. The level of Calcium and Phosphorus in Platinum Performance® has a relatively insignificant effect on the total levels in the equine diet. If your horse does have an imbalance of Calcium and Phosphorus it should be corrected with dietary changes or specific calcium and phosphorus supplementation.

Platinum Performance® was developed to be administered safely with other supplements. Platinum Performance® is a very comprehensive supplement and can often replace other supplements such as vitamins and trace minerals, hoof, skin and allergy, antioxidant and joint supplements. If your horse has additional needs, talk to your veterinarian or a Platinum Advisor about which Platinum Performance® products may be right for your horse.

Yes, many horses thrive on hay and Platinum. In numerous feeding trials, horses on just hay and Platinum show improved health over those being fed typical grain based commercial diets.

Yes, you can safely and effectively feed the full daily serving of any Platinum supplement once per day.

Yes, Platinum Performance® was developed to provide support for the overall health of all horses. Platinum Performance® is used successfully in all horses from the family pony to Kentucky Derby Winners.

Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness formula contains an adequate amount of silicon for most horses. If your horse is in high intensity training such as racing, you may want to consider adding Osteon to his regimen to protect his bones and connective tissues. Talk to a Platinum Advisor to find the best supplement solution for your particular horse.

Equine OCD is a joint disorder in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and underlying subchondral bone, causing several painful symptoms. OCD has a hereditary component, but is often a result of rapid growth in the young horse. The ingredients in Platinum Performance® Equine, Platinum Performance® CJ, Platinum Performance® Performance Minerals and Osteon can help to support normal, healthy bone, joint and cartilage formation in young growing horses, and maintain these aspects in mature horses.

There's a lot more that goes into growing healthy hooves than Biotin alone. When it comes to hoof supplementation it is important not to choose a supplement based only on high levels of Biotin. Be sure that a hoof supplement contains all the nutrients needed to help grow a hoof such as Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Cobalt, Methionine, and L-Lysine. All of these elements are found in Platinum Performance® and Platinum Hoof Support.

Horses should be maintained at an ideal Body Condition Score (BCS) of between 4 to 6 (out of 9) because equine obesity and complications from metabolic conditions are often linked to hoof problems. Horses that are given a diet high in grain and soluble carbohydrates are more prone to developing these hoof health issues.

Platinum Performance® Equine is very effective at helping to improve and maintain healthy hooves. Most horses respond very well to Platinum Performance®, however if your horse requires additional hoof supplementation we recommend adding Platinum Hoof Support to your supplementation program. Platinum Performance® and Platinum Hoof Support work very well together.

When your horse is sick or injured it is important to provide additional support to his immune system, which is key to healing and recovery. There are also predictable times of distress that could lead to sickness in a healthy horse. Platinum Immune Support can help boost passive immunity as well as the production of white blood cells responsible for cell-mediated immunity, when you foresee a stressful time in your horse's schedule. Athletic horses are particularly susceptible to immune health issues due to their rigorous training and travel schedule.

Platinum Performance® CJ and Ortho-Chon® HA formulas contain Hyaluronic Acid (HA) to help lubricate and cushion your horse's joints. Although it is commonly administered intra-articularly (injected), orally administered HA has been shown, in several studies, to be bio-available (absorbable) and effective in augmenting or replacing the damaged HA in the joint that is commonly caused by trauma or overuse.

By providing your horse a daily dose of HA it is constantly available to the body and actively working to help support your horse's joints. If your horse has an existing joint condition, or is subjected to activities that can lead to joint degeneration, you should consider an oral HA supplement to help support his joints.

ASU (Avocado Soy Unsaponifiable) is a natural vegetable extract from avocado and soybean oils containing a class of biologically active compounds classified as unsaponifiable lipids. The major components of ASU by weight are the phytosterols beta-sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol. ASU has shown the ability to both stimulate the building of cartilage as well as prevent its breakdown. Additionally, ASU has inflammatory regulating effects. Studies with ASU have demonstrated their effectiveness in promoting healthy joint function.

Yes, supplementation with Platinum Performance® has been shown to help support normal healthy levels of insulin and glucose in horses. Platinum Performance® has also been shown to improve these parameters in laboratory studies at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.

Recent concern has been raised about potential side effects of supplementing a Metabolic horse with Glucosamine, thinking it may spike blood sugar levels. To test this theory, researchers at the Alamo Pintado Center for Biological Medicine monitored blood glucose levels in horses consuming Platinum Ortho-Chon® II HA which provides a daily dose of 7,500 mg of Glucosamine Sulfate. After 3 weeks of supplementation, there was no significant rise in blood glucose seen in the supplemented group over that seen in the non-supplemented group. Therefore, Ortho-Chon® can be safely incorporated into an equine joint program without significantly increasing blood glucose levels.

Yes, in fact the positive impacts of Platinum Performance® begins before the foal is even born. Just as human mothers take prenatal vitamins, it is equally important for broodmares to be on Platinum Performance®, providing critical elements for the proper development of the foal.

Platinum Performance® can be administered to young horses as soon as they start nibbling on solid feed. The potent ingredients found in Platinum Performance® are important to young growing foals because they provide the body the vitamins, trace minerals, fatty acids and amino acids for proper growth and bone formation. When you provide the body the building blocks that it needs to function properly, young growing animals are more likely to meet their genetic potential and less likely to experience growth related problems.

Supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants - specifically Quercetin - can help with insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH), and a multitude of other allergies that some horses experience, causing itching, hives and hair loss. By supplementing to support a horse's immune system, you can help your horse to better handle histamine levels and allergic response.

Feeding corn oil has been a pretty common practice in the horse community when trying to put weight on a hard keeper and improving coat quality. However we need to keep in mind that by feeding our horses high levels of corn we are actually feeding them a diet 50-70 times higher in pro-inflammatory Omega-6 fatty acids. There are healthier sources of oils to choose from that will not only help your horse gain weight but will also provide them a healthy level of Omega-3 fatty acids, which help to regulate inflammation.

When trying to put weight on, it is always important to provide as close to a natural diet as possible. Also, we need to evaluate if the horse needs more digestible energy or calories or if the horse is not properly utilizing the feed that is already being provided. Studies have shown that when you provide a horse a diet supplemented with Platinum Performance® he will actually utilize his feed better. There are healthier alternatives when putting weight on a horse, such as providing a flax oil supplement like Platinum Healthy Weight instead of adding more concentrates to the diet.