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In nature horses are browsing animals with very selective grazing habits. Their digestive systems are well adapted to handling grass diets. However the quality and quantity of pastures that horses have access to in many areas are generally quite different from those of a natural habitat, plus we add extra feed to compensate for the workload that we require of them.In terms of digestive difficulties, fresh young grass is most often a problem. Because horses lack enough enzymes necessary to break down all the soluble sugars found in young grasses, they often pass undigested into the large intestine (hindgut) where they undergo bacterial fermentation. Lactic acid is released to try and complete the digestion at this point and can result in hindgut acidosis. This is painful and as a reaction creates problems of bad behavior, also laminitis can result from absorption of the by-products of this process. Digest-Rite provides three types of enzymes which assist digestion of these excess sugars...