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Farm Days at Lirabeckan Farm! Day Camp for Youth!

Join us to learn all about goats, sheep, alpacas, herding dogs, horses, donkeys and geese!

Each day will be spent with a morning session learning about a specific animals with hands on experience. Our afternoons will be spent exploring various horse related topics (history, breeds/colors, vet science to name a few) with afternoon riding. We will take a field trip to a real goat dairy and sample fresh goat milk, and make cheeses.

When: June 13th-June 17th or July 18th-22nd—pick one day or all five, your choice. Camp hours are 8-4 daily to include travel to and from Lirabeckan Farm.

Where: Lirabeckan Farm in Parker, CO. Carpool from the Jeffco Fairgrounds in Golden, CO daily at 8:00.

There will be two adults and one teenager each day for instruction and supervision. Please bring a packed lunch daily. Let us know if you would like to join us for a week learning to be a farm girl or boy!

Call Lisa at 303-905-3926 or Sandy at 720-257-5519.

Testimonial about Agape Products: Working with Goats

Michael Amen is the owner and manager of
Ugly Goat Dairy in Elizabeth, Colorado. He is
currently milking 12 head of Alpine and Nubian does. This is the first year that Michael has used SweetPro’s Fresh Start and Goat Block in his feeding program and he is beyond pleased with the results. Prior to this year, he was using the standard mineral and protein block available at his local feed store. While his production was good, he now feels that, by using the Fresh Start and Goat Block, it is outstanding. The does have freshened within the last two months and his production is up 2 pounds per doe (rolling herd average) already.

In Michael's own words, “Every doe seems to step off the milking stand and go directly to the water. My babies were born fat and shiny. They got up immediately and wanted to nurse. My somatic cell count is very low, and my does are in beautiful condition.”

Michael produces a variety of goat cheeses, as well as a wonderful goat milk fudge which he supplies to high-end restaurants in Denver and also to individuals. He also supplies raw milk to individual herd share-holders.
Additionally Michael produces all natural eggs from
his flock of chickens that he feeds Fresh Start to as well.

All of this year's doelings will be saved and Michael
is hoping to double the size of his herd in the future. Fresh Start and Goat Block will certainly be a
part of that bright future.

Start Your Own Success Story!
Contact NOW to find out how Agape can help you: 303-905-3926 • Lisa@AgapeDistributors.net

Will EquiPride help my IR or Cushings Horse?

Question:

I have an insulin resistant horse and need to know, if you know or can have measured, what the NSC (I think it means the natural sugar content) or ESC of Equipride is. I know you don't add any sugars to the product, but everything has a natural sugar content and I need to know what Equipride's is.

Thanks,

Pam


Answer:

Pam,

NSC on EquiPride is between 4.75% and 5.75%. The technical definition of NSC is Non-Sructurual-Carbohydrate which would include both starch and sugar,

Of the NSC in EquiPride, it’s technically starch, but “resistant starch” which is a category just below structural and is digested the same as a dietary fiber.

We make a point of being the best supplement available for the IR horse. We don’t contribute to insulin related problems, indeed, we help improve (modulate) the insulin response. We are having very good results is IR, laminitic horses and those with variations of IR problems such as Cushings.

It was interesting to hear the term Natural Sugar Content used with the initials NSC. It’s actually a good way to remember the essence of the term because it seeks to identify rapidly digested carbohydrates and of course sugars are the biggest part of that.

Bob Thornberg
Founder, Formulator of EquiPride/EquiLix

Hooves, coat & skin improve using EquiPride

I just wanted to tell you how incredible Equipride is! I have two Arabians; a 23 year old mare who is my trail horse, and a 3 year old show filly. 6 months ago I started them on Equipride at the advice of my feed store guy; they were already in great shape but I wanted to maintain their coat and feet through the winter.

Within a few weeks of starting them on Equipride I noticed a big difference in skin and coat condition, within 4 weeks I could see a change in their hooves. They were already great in both areas, but I still saw a BIG improvement!

About two months after starting on Equipride my husband left us and we found ourselves homeless. We ended up moving in with family 2000 miles away. When we arrived at our new home it was some of the hottest temps on record, the flies were horrible, and within two weeks my 23 year old mare had a major leg wound that the vet said would result in permanent lameness and my filly started dropping weight like crazy. During the move they had been off their Equipride for a total of about 4 weeks, so once my mare was injured I immediately started them back on it. Within THIRTY DAYS my mare's leg wound was completely healed and she was completely sound. I have photos of this wound and every single person who has seen it is absolutely amazed that she recovered at all, much less that quickly. in addition, my filly has put weight back on and once again has an amazing feel to her coat.

I will never go without your product again, even though I now have to order it online at a much greater cost, and after reading your testimonials page, I am going to start my dog who has hip problems on it as well.

Thank you for your incredible product!

Beth S.

Another Beautiful EquiPride Baby!

Whizard, 3 months old (8/25/10)

Sea Salt is Vital to Animal Health

For years, health care professionals, knowing of the importance of salt and minerals to human health, have used them in hospital IVs. Now research coming out of major universities is showing that animals and even plants benefit from the proper use of salts and minerals.

Texas A&M released a report showing that sodium chloride, which is the macro mineral known as salt, is a critical electrolyte in the body of almost all living organisms. It functions in the transport of amino acids and glucose and helps with muscle contractions.

Salt and minerals are necessary for proper metabolism, balancing pH level in the digestive system, improving immunity, and absorbing toxins and transporting them out of the body, as well as keeping the hormonal, nervous, and immune systems functioning properly.

According to research by North Dakota State University, too little salt in the diet of livestock will “lead to reduced milk production, body condition, intake and growth.”

Furthermore, the report said that since more forages in the north-central region of the United States are low in sodium and chloride, producers should use a salt supplement.

Texas A&M research showed that, in plants, “mineral content declines due to the natural dilution processes” as the plants mature. This reduces the amount of macro and micro minerals animals can ingest through grazing.

According to Scott Anderson, director of operations with Agri-Best Feeds, not all salt supplements are created equal.

Most producers provide salt for their cattle yet much of the salt available for livestock has been refined in some way.

That may mean it has been treated with chemicals, evaporated under high compression and heat which disrupts the molecular structure of salt, or even bleached in order to obtain the white color.

Even many so called unprocessed salts have had many of their minerals naturally leeched out of them over time. These salts, Anderson explained, are void of the natural balance of life-giving minerals.

“Unrefined salt is very healthy,” he said and unrefined sea salt is the most optimum of all. One reason for that is that the quantitative analysis of ocean water and blood are very similar. The main difference is that blood has hemoglobin. This special connection allows unrefined minerals and salts from the sea to pass through animal or vegetable cell membranes easily, giving both plants and animals the “tools” they need for growth, immune function and performance.

“In the right balance the synergy of these minerals in the system is huge,” said Anderson. He also said that farmers are learning the importance of adding salt and even volcanic conditioner to their soils. It increases productivity, opens the soil and allows the plants to absorb more of the nutrients. In fact, Anderson laughed, "our first truckload order was for soil application on hay ground."

“Even though we began marketing this for livestock, we're not going to turn away any farmer who wants to use this on his plants. It's good for crops, too,” he said. “In fact, in the right amounts, unrefined sea salt has been shown to have positive effects on most every living system.”

Anderson said Redmond Trace Minerals is a unique, mineral-dense salt which has not been stripped of its health value by man or nature. It is mined from an ancient ocean bed located in Redmond, Utah.

“When you walk into most salt mines it’s like walking into a giant snowball. Everything is white because all the minerals have leeched out over time and only the sodium and chloride remains. For whatever reason, there are only two salt mines in the world that I am aware of that have all the minerals still intact in the salt. One of those mines is in the Himalayas and the other is in Redman, Utah.”

One reason the minerals at the Redmond mine may have been so well-preserved is that the mine was covered by a layer of ancient volcanic ash which may have protected the salt from the leeching action of water over millennia.

Another reason is that the mine is located underground, away from the damage of pollution and acid rain.

Even the layer of volcanic ash offers a remarkable product for cattle health. It contains more than 60 minerals while helping to improve digestion and animal health.

Anderson said that is because these natural minerals “connect really well with animal and human health.” These salts and minerals are in their crystalloid form, which dissolves readily in liquids and penetrates the membranes easily.

By TERRI ADAMS, The Prairie Star
Friday, June 4, 2010 6:02 PM MDT