Deeper Contact (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "No longer reactive ground work is really getting so much better. I fee…
Category: Nutrition Topics
Diarrhea Is Gone (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The diarrhea is gone. Stopped by the end of the first day off grain."
Doughnut Hole
Our horses digestive tract is a tube running through the body. This is a fundamental principle to understand. The hole in the doughnut isn't part of t…
ECEIM Consensus Statement On Equine Metabolic Syndrome
The European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) issued a statement on a problem affecting horses called Equine Metabolic Syndrome. I summariz…
Entropy And Horses – Podcast #054
"Improving The Healthspan Of Horses" - Entropy means the natural and required decrease in energy, moving organized things into disorganized things and…
Fat In Horse Diets – Podcast #109
"Fat In Horse Diets" - This podcast continues the simplification of one of the 7 "things" placed into our horses. These are air, water, minerals, vari…
Fats
It is not necessary to feed a fat source or supplement to horses. The reason for this is based on understanding what a fat is and where the horse get…
Feed By Weight, Not Volume
Horse owners feed by volume which most will call a “scoop.” This is irrational. If we all decided to pick one size for a “scoop,” would th…
Feeding Sale Yearlings And All Horses – Podcast #076
"Should Young Horses Be Fed Differently?" - This podcast answers a question about the feeding of young, growing horses and their mothers sent to me by…
Feeding Salt To Horses
All horses need salt but what is it, why do they need it and how do we get it in them? Is a lick enough or should it be added to the food? Can excess …
Feeding Senior Horses
When do horses become "seniors?" Why have I never found "senior feeds" for squirrels or other wild animals? Could "senior feeds" just be a marketing g…
Feeding The Horse As Simple As 1-2-3
This is for horse owners who just want to know how to feed horses in a simple action set. Step 1) stop inflammation, Step 2) add protein, Step 3) writ…
Food Does Not Equal Love
The purpose of eating is to survive. How sugars are used, the development of uric acid and the association of disease in horses is discussed and a sol…
Fructose Is Damaging Our Horses – Part 2 – Podcast # 136
"Why Is My Horse Always Hungry?" - Understanding glucose and fructose metabolism within the cell and the effect each substrate has on ATP, the energy …
Fructose Is Damaging Our Horses-Part 1 – Podcast # 131
"Chronic Fructose Equals Unhealthy Horses" - Welcome to this crucial podcast, where I introduce a concept that is not just limited to humans but also …
Get Your Horse’s House In Order – A Magazine Review – Podcast #087
"Are More Horse Vets Coming To Help You?" - This podcast reviews a vet school’s economic impact statement and a special Equus magazine about the hea…
Grain Based To Forage Based Diet (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. A video - "Grain Based To Forage Based Diet"
Ground Plants
Horses are one of 3 groups of animals with similar digestive tracts in the world. Beside all equids (horses, asses and zebras), the other two are the…
Growing Horses
Foals at some point transition from nursing mother's milk to eating solid food. This is normal but sometimes some problems can occur.
Hay
Hay is last summer’s grass. It is a new supplement and it could also be called the original supplement. The purpose of hay is to add calories to…
Honesty – A True Story
When the words of this man I met settle into your consciousness you will either be shocked or say that this is the problem with the world (and our hor…
Hormesis, Hay And Horses
Hormesis is the cellular process of resting which helps to clean up cellular debris, remove damaged cells and help the mitochondria switch their fuel …
Hormesis, Rapamycin and Horses – Podcast #025
"Stress And Diet In Horses" - The pieces are coming together in human studies and these data are being found in all animals – and so I assume horses…
Horse Feeding And Nutrition – A Book Report – Podcast #037
"What If We Are Feeding Our Horses Wrong?" - I just finished half of an old book on feeding the horse written by a professor of nutrition. It is calle…
Horse Microbiome, Dentistry, And More – Podcast #063
"What Is In Your Horse's Gut?" - In this podcast, I talk about a variety of subjects. Some I have discussed in detail elsewhere, and some are new. The…
Horse Nutrition Review – Podcast #048
"Breaking The Nutrition Rules In Horses" - Every day someone asks me about feeding their horses. For me it has become simple only because I have repea…
Horse Owners Experiencing An Infodemic – Podcast #051
"The Infodemic Challenge To Horse Health" - This will be a podcast where I vent my frustration in my attempts to help horse owners help their horses t…
Horse Seminar Summaries – Podcast #050
"Do Horse Presentations Confuse Or Help?" - I attended 3 equine seminars all with veterinarians discussing different matters: 1) “How Horses Think…
Horses And Perception Management – Podcast # 138
"Who Tells Us What Is Good For Our Horses?" - This podcast provides two relatable examples of perception management in horse care: Is 24-hour access t…
Horses And The Road Less Traveled – Podcast #053
"Horses And The Road Less Traveled" - Feeding our horses as they have for the past 30 years is the “well-worn path.” Insulin resistance, Cushing…
Horses And The Web Of Influence – Podcast #055
"Solving Horse Problems Globally" - In this episode, I go through an email I received from Africa with a connection in the state of Washington here in…
How Is What You’re Doing Working For Your Horses? – Podcast #028
"Getting The Basics Right" - Horse owners want to do the best for their horses either because of the large investment in their purchase and training /…
How Long Do I Need To Feed Soybean Meal To My Horses?
Soybean meal is a high quality protein for horses lacking it in their environment and from the chronic loss through auto-digestion in high sugar diets…
How To Feed The Competing Horse – Podcast #020
"Feeding Competition Horses" - Most horses are used for strenuous competition and we would think that they need to be feed differently from retired ho…
Is Soybean Meal OK to feed horses? – Podcast #017
"Is It Good To Feed Horses Soybean Meal?" - This is a question asked on the FB group – If all seeds cause gut inflammation in horses and the core be…
Jack And Kendra – A Calm Horse Is Found (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. A video titled "Jack And Kendra – A Calm Horse Is Found"
Lectins
Lectins are found in the outer coverings of seeds, fruits and leaves of all plants. Animals have adapted to these toxins in many ways. Horses have l…
Lectins
Lectins are plant proteins developed by plants to protect their seeds from being eaten and killed by animal digestion. They cause autoimmune disease, …
Metabolic Syndrome In Horses – Part One – Podcast #096
"Metabolic Syndrome In Horses - Part 1" - Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a collection of factors and events within the horse affected by food, str…
Metabolic Syndrome In Horses – Part Two – Podcast #097
"Metabolic Syndrome In Horses - Part 2" - Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a collection of factors and events within the horse affected by food, str…
Mineral Deficiency In Horse Hay And Pasture
Minerals are elements necessary for life. Horses get their minerals from their environment. This discusses deficiencies, excesses and regulation of mi…
Minerals And Electrolytes
Minerals and electrolytes in horses are elements (atoms) that are NOT carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. They include the macro-minerals of calci…
Molds, Mycotoxins And Soaking Horse Hay – Podcast #031
"Should I Soak Hay For My Horse?" - Reducing the extra body fat on our horses is the best, if not the only, way to improve and eliminate metabolic syn…
No Grain Challenge
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "She is so calm now even a novice rider can sit on her. We’ve even be…