*Hormonal And Metabolic
These topics cover how metabolism works and what happens when they don’t work. Specifically, if the hormones work incorrectly then messages that r…
Category: Hormone and Metabolism System
Aerobic Exercise And Its Role In Insulin Resistance – Rounds With Doc T
The cause of insulin resistance (IR) is discussed from the cellular level, and the effect aerobic exercise has in circumventing the blockade of glucos…
AMA February 16, 2023 – Rounds With Doc T
“Ask Me Anything” - The following questions were submitted (copied and pasted from the Q&A section in Zoom or from emails), along with any posted …
AMA January 19, 2023 – Rounds With Doc T
“Ask Me Anything” - The following questions were submitted (copied and pasted from the Q&A section in Zoom or from emails), along with any posted …
Anhidrosis (Non-sweating horses)
No one has determined why some horses in the same environment stop sweating while others do sweat but we know that every horse is different with diffe…
Cushing’s Disease In Horses – Rounds With Doc T
This month’s rounds will discuss Cushing’s Disease in horses, which will clear up many misunderstandings surrounding what seems to be affecting ma…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 05 of 12 – Mitochondria and Making Energy
Inside every car is an engine needing fuel and inside every cell of your horse are engines called mitochondria. They both need maintenance.
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…
Hematology In Horses
Hematology is the study of the blood in all aspects, including the type of cells, the electrolytes, the inflammatory cells, the fats and sugars, the…
No Sweat!
Horses living in climates with high temperatures and high humidity are often affected by anhidrosis (non-sweating). This is a highly effective cure th…
Physiology
Knowing how nutrition works in the horse down to the cellular and molecular level is important. You may not think so or you may not feel capable of un…
Podcast # 128 – Memorial Day, Klotho, And The Future Of Our Horses
I start this podcast by describing Memorial Day in America, then tie this idea into what is happening in the equine veterinary profession. I only dwel…
Podcast # 131 – Fructose Is Damaging Our Horses-Part 1
Welcome to this crucial podcast, where I introduce a concept that is not just limited to humans but also affects animals: the ability to convert gluco…
Podcast # 132 – The Flow Of Energy In Horses
I take a quick break from discussing fructose to return to the metabolism of glucose. The concept of flow (or flux), when understood, helps us feed ou…
Podcast # 136 – Fructose Is Damaging Our Horses – Part 2
Understanding glucose and fructose metabolism within the cell and the effect each substrate has on ATP, the energy currency, is not just for advanced …
Podcast # 137 – The Advanced Equine Nutrition Course Overview
Horse owners are being told to purchase feed and supplements with the promise of improving everything with their horses. They do this by confusing you…
Podcast #002 – Carbohydrate Dependency in Horses
What is carbohydrate (sugar) dependency in horses and how does it lead to chronic protein deficiency and insulin resistance? This is a fundamental que…
Podcast #003 – Cushing’s Disease In Horses
The pituitary is a small gland at the bottom of the brain that regulates so many hormones in the horse. Without it, the body of every mammal (horse an…
Podcast #006 – The Calcium To Phosphorus Ratio
Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P) are two of the most plentiful minerals in your horse and are required for bone structure, muscle function and hundreds…
Podcast #008 – Equine Endocrinology
Equine endocrinology is a deep and complicated subject but in this podcast, Geoff Tucker, DVM (Doc T) reports on a webinar he attended for continuing …
Podcast #021 – The EquiSummit Conference On The Healthy Horse Gut
I attended a conference called the EquiSummit produced by a major manufacturer of horse feed components and sponsored by the horse feed companies dedi…
Podcast #024 – The Mighty Mitochondria
Within the cells of our horses are power stations where fuel is converted into energy. Without this power station called the mitochondria, the cell an…
Podcast #025 – Hormesis, Rapamycin and Horses
The pieces are coming together in human studies and these data are being found in all animals – and so I assume horses as well. To gain the healthy …
Podcast #036 – Endocrine Disease And The Equine Athlete
I attended a Zoom meeting hosted by the FVMA with the presenter Dr Jane Manfredi of Michigan State.The title of her talk was “Quick On Their Feet: E…
Podcast #048 – Horse Nutrition Review
Every day someone asks me about feeding their horses. For me it has become simple only because I have repeated this information but for you…. maybe …
Podcast #054 – Entropy And Horses
Entropy means the natural and required decrease in energy, moving organized things into disorganized things and eventually ending in complete chaos. I…
Podcast #073 – AAEP 2022 Insulin Dysregulation
In this episode, I review a recommended paper by the prime speaker of this conference called "Review of Considerations When Feeding the Equid with Ins…
Podcast #096 – Metabolic Syndrome In Horses – Part One
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a collection of factors and events within the horse affected by food, stress, and sleep. This podcast summarizes in…
Podcast #097 – Metabolic Syndrome In Horses – Part Two
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a collection of factors and events within the horse affected by food, stress, and sleep. This podcast focuses on th…
Podcast #108 – Sugar In Horse Diets
This podcast is the first in a series that starts this process. I take one of the seven things placed inside the horse - sugar - and I define it and t…
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, various plant compounds, su…
Podcast #110 – Protein In Horse Diets
Proteins are the most important of all the ingredients that horses need besides air and water. When planning horse diets, you must determine how much …
Podcast #111 – The Effect Of Stress On Horses
Stress comes in two parts: the immediate response from the adrenal glands with adrenaline and the longer-lasting response from the adrenals with corti…
Podcast #116 – Where Are The Ads For Grain?
Feeding grain and processed feeds and supplements are killing our horses, yet these companies continue advertising to horse owners in all the horse ma…
Review Of The No-Grain Challenge In Horses – Rounds With Doc T
The primary purpose of the "no-grain challenge" is to offer horse owners a way to feed horses according to their evolutionary development. The reason …
Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter (Thumps)
The synchronous beating of the heart along with rapid contraction of the diaphragm (hiccups) is brought on by an electrolyte imbalance in horses worke…
The Ins And Outs Of Fat In Horses – Rounds With Doc T
The movement of fat in the form of Free Fatty Acids (FFAs) and triglycerides (TAGs) throughout the body passes freely in and out of the body fat cell …
What Is Cushing’s Disease (Pituitary Dysfunction, PPID) In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar
Discussion: The pituitary is a small gland at the bottom of the brain that regulates so many hormones in the body. Without it, the body…