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Know more about the water, feed and supplements your horses receive. Vanguard Laboratory provides analytical testing for horse owners, barrel racers, show barns, trainers and equine businesses. Choose a water panel or request testing for a specific ingredient, nutrient or quality concern.
Our reports identify the tests performed and the results for your submitted samples. They provide information you can share with your veterinarian, equine nutritionist, supplier or manufacturer.
Establish a baseline for barn water or compare the source with water from a trough, bucket or storage tank. Basic $129 per location. Elite $249 for two locations.
Measure defined sugar fractions and starch, with moisture and dry-matter reporting. Price: $150 per sample.
Measure total nitrogen and sulfur in selected feed and supplement products, with calculated crude protein where applicable. Price: $65 per sample for nitrogen or sulfur, $95 for both.
Measure selected minerals and elements in feed and supplements to support composition checks and investigations. Price: $175 per sample.
Verify selected ingredients and evaluate changes during storage through a product-specific testing plan. Price: Quote.
Evaluate mold, yeast and selected microbiological or storage-quality indicators. Price: $125 per sample.
Horse owners, barrel racers, show barns, trainers, equine vets, feed suppliers and supplement makers can request testing on water, hay, feed, bedding and supplements. Tell us what you want to know and we will put together a testing plan and quote for your samples.
Request your quote and sample instructions before collecting. Water samples require laboratory-supplied bottles and scheduled delivery. Local customers can arrange drop-off. Shipping is arranged according to the ordered tests, collection time and laboratory receiving schedule. Include your completed submission form and label every sample with its location or lot, collection date and collection time.
Vanguard Laboratory
2635 Parkmont Ln SW, Suite A
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: 360-967-7010
Send samples with our standard sample submission form, the same one used for all Vanguard Laboratory testing.
