Pegasus Health Echinacea

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Echinacea is one of the world’s most popular herbs - famed for the way it boosts the immune system to strengthen the body’s natural defences against illness and infection.



Echinacea has many other nutritional benefits and Echinacea for horses has particular benefits for horses and ponies which may be under-performing or require a nutritional boost.

Tests have also shown that Echinacea can result in a noticeable increase in the size and the quantity of red blood cells. This means more oxygen can be transported around the body, including to muscles - making it a great supplement for performance and sports horses.

Echinacea contains:

• Polysaccharides - substances known to trigger the activity of the immune system
• Glycoproteins
• Other naturally-occurring chemicals

Feed to:

• Racehorses, dressage and eventing horses to increase the red blood cell count and benefit performance
• Horses undergoing periods of stress, heavy workloads or performance demands
• Horses with challenged immune systems
• Horses with respiratory and urinary infections - to reduce symptoms

100% cut Echinacea purpurea grown, harvested and dried in Cheshire, UK.

	g per day
Horses & Ponies	45 - 70

A 900g refill fed at 50g per day will last 18 days.

Echinacea has many nutritional benefits. It is used widely as a prophylactic to discourage infection or to reduce existing symptoms and fight severe upper respiratory infections.

It is held to be one of the most effective detoxicants in western medicine for circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory systems.


Many owners give their horses Echinacea when they know they face stressful situations such as travelling where they may suffer tension and anxiety or come into contact with airborne viruses – both of which will test the horse’s immune system.


Echinacea for horses supplied by Pegasus Health is made solely from the parts of the plant which grow above the ground. Research has shown that these sections of the plant are predisposed to contain more polysaccharides than the portions which grow below the ground. Polysaccharides are substances which can spark the immune system into a response. The University of Maryland medical centre says that its research suggests that the above ground part of the Echinacea plant is more effective than the roots of the herb alone.

Echinacea is also recommended to maximise support for horses through periods of heavy workload and performance.

Tests by the Equine Research Centre in Ontario, Canada, found that horses on Echinacea showed an improvement in blood quality. It said there was a noticeable increase in both the quantity and the size of red blood cells circulating. It also detected a rise in haemoglobin levels. Haemoglobin is the molecule that moves oxygen to the red blood cells.


Red blood cells are a vital element in the response of the immune system to infection or illness. Also, the potential for more oxygen to be transported around the body, including to muscles, indicates the potential for improved performance - a big plus for horses involved in racing, eventing and dressage.


The same tests also showed an increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood of horses on Echinacea. These immune cells are involved in recognising and attacking germs that get into the bloodstream.


These tests prove the value of feeding this popular supplement to horses for both improved immune function and overall blood quality, health, well-being and performance.



Echinacea for horses has antiviral, antibacterial and antibiotic properties stimulating quick tissue repair making it useful for skin complaints and to speed up wound healing in some cases. Echinacea for horses can be used externally as a poultice or compress.



Echinacea is also an excellent blood cleanser, lymphatic tonic, useful for urinary infections, cleansing the system of toxic materials, and it can be particularly helpful in cases of swollen glands.


Echinacea has no known side-effects and has proven to be harmless even at high doses.


Because of the popularity of Echinacea for horses it is important to ensure you are buying a quality supply from a carefully-sourced grower. Pegasus Health can give you that assurance allowing you to buy with confidence.

The name Echinacea comes from the Greek word for hedgehog - echinos - because of the prickly scales in its large seed head. Echinacea is also sometimes known as Purplecone flower and is a member of the daisy family.