Bentonite Clay is renowned to have many uses in promoting health in animals and humans. Studies show that the use of “volcanic ash clay” or Bentonite Clay dates back to some of the early Indians of the Andes Mountains, as well as tribes in Central Africa and the Aborigines found in Australia.

Bentonite unique clay structure assists it in attracting and soaking up poisons and toxins on its exterior wall and then slowly draw them into the interior center of the clay where it is held until safely passed through the intestinal track. Bentonite, is also referred to as “montmorillonite clay”, and is known to be one of the most powerful of the healing clays used to treat both internal and external disorders. It can be used in poultices as well for drawing out toxins.
 
Along with its cleansing properties it also contains many rich and naturally occurring micro and trace minerals, as well as calcium, while providing the added benefit of removing toxins from the horses gut. I feed 1 Tablespoon at a time to my horses, mixed in their supplements with water a couple times per week. It is also beneficial if fed to horses who are becoming laminitic from spring grasses.