I Want To Do The Best For My Horses (blog)
Horse owners are experiencing an information overload. It is not only with our horses but with just about every subject of interest to us. In…
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An Iconoclast In The Horse World (blog)
It is the start of 2021 and the world is in a disruptive way. Our lives are nothing like they were a year ago. So…
How Long Do I Need To Feed Soybean Meal To My Horses? (blog)
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…
*3 – Horse Dentistry – Videos Of Floating Horses Using Horsemanship (blog)
My "Seeing Is Believing Tour" playlist on YouTube. Videos of floating that represent the actions and reactions during and after the approach of Horsem…
Mineral Deficiency In Horse Hay And Pasture (blog)
Minerals are elements necessary for life. Horses get their minerals from their environment. This discusses deficiencies, excesses and regulation of mi…
*1 – Horse Dentistry – Frequently Asked Questions (blog)
Frequently asked questions about dentistry in horses. General questions about dentistry and questions about dental issues in horses. Made in 2007, not…
*2 – Horse Dentistry – Basic Horse Dentistry Related Videos (blog)
8 videos that take apart the key concepts of Horsemanship Dentistry. I made these videos in 2007 but the concepts have not changed and represent the c…
Feeding Salt To Horses (blog)
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 …
Hormesis, Hay And Horses (blog)
Hormesis is the cellular process of resting which helps to clean up cellular debris, remove damaged cells and help the mitochondria switch their fuel …
Speechless In A Case Of EOTRH In A Horse (blog)
This is a story of a horse owner who I never met but called to ask if extracting all of the lower nipper teeth was a normal thing to do in a horse wit…
The Equine Influenza Event Of 1872 And Today’s Corona Virus (blog)
Several influenza viruses have severely affected horses in the United Kingdom and Australia since 2003 but the worst reported influenza event in horse…
Get Your Brain Right, Get Your Horse Right (blog)
"Cognitive Laziness" is how we interact with horses today. Through agenda driven medicine and marketing, I look at the collision of new and old.
Food Does Not Equal Love (blog)
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…
A Veterinarian’s Christmas Story (blog)
This is a reprint of a blog I wrote in 2013 how I was faced with the possibility of killing my own horse with my incompetence. A story about faith.
Cheerleading and Coaching Horses (blog)
Here is a simple concept you can use that will immediately change your relationship with your horses. It will also help with your spouse, children or …
* – Feeding Horses – The Frequently Asked Questions (blog)
The most frequently asked questions about feeding horses asked in emails, comments and in social media. These equine nutrition questions are the bare …
The Death Of Horses (blog)
Horse owners say, “I just want what’s best for my horse.” This is code for “I’m overwhelmed with information. I don’t know who to trust.…
The Trouble With Dentistry As Seen By A Human Doctor (blog)
A popular medical doctor wrote an article "The Trouble With Dentistry." I apply his thoughts to equine dentistry, diet, cheek tooth fractures, lectins…
Cheese Doodles, Chocolate Bars and Candy Won’t Hurt You (blog)
When is it OK to eat sugar? Enjoy this comical video which basically explains how sugar is necessary for body functions and is OK even in abundance at…
A Better Approach To Parasite Control (blog)
Parasite control is being debated within the profession. The worry of resistance is real. But the truth of controlling parasites lies in how your moth…
Decomplexicating Horsemanship – Eliminate Fear
Fear alone stops most people from becoming connected with their horses. This describes how one person's fear affected a horse and how that changed wit…
ECEIM Consensus Statement On Equine Metabolic Syndrome (blog)
The European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) issued a statement on a problem affecting horses called Equine Metabolic Syndrome. I summariz…
Weed Killer In My Beer And Wine (blog)
There are a lot of you who drink beer and a lot who drink wine. Some drink both. Today’s newspaper has some bad news for you. There is weed ki…
A Question About Soybeans (blog)
The objections to using soybean meal in horses as a protein source are addressed here: GMO, glyphosate, feminization. How SBM is made and my conclusio…
Disrupters (blog)
I discuss what an "altruistic disrupter" is and how they can benefit your horses in health and well being. While not easy for the horse industry, it i…
How We Perform Equine Dentistry Matters (blog)
Discovering the various ways equine dentistry is performed and the divide between what is good for the horse and what is good for the practitioner. Di…
The 2018 AAEP Meeting – A Summary (blog)
The shortcomings of the 2018 AAEP meeting. Doctors spending more time testing than looking at the patient. I don't hold back my frustration.
A Chilling Walk In San Francisco (blog)
A chilling look at the state of America as I saw it. I walked a mile from the 2018 AAEP meeting site seeing what we don't see on our farms. I was shoc…
Feeding Senior Horses (blog)
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…
Honesty – A True Story (blog)
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…
Protein For Horses Revisited (blog)
I need to revisit what I wrote about protein in horses 2 years ago. Things need updating because the feed companies have reformulated their protein su…
Feeding The Horse As Simple As 1-2-3 (blog)
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…
Betrayal (blog)
We are told to trust the experts mainly because we cannot be all experts in everything. We need to become experts in how to feed horses because how th…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 12 of 12 – Summary (blog)
The final installment of the series on feeding horses. Dig in deeper by enrolling in the Horsemanship Nutrition Course. Congratulations on reading all…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 11 of 12 – Lectins (blog)
Lectins are plant proteins made to discourage animals from eating their seeds by making the animals sick. Insidious over years, they confuse the other…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 10 of 12 – Supplements (blog)
Feeding supplements to horses fill a void in their nutrition. But are they necessary and effective? Are there guarantees to their quality or their qua…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 09 of 12 – GMO, Pesticides and Fertilizers (blog)
An objective discussion about feeding horses with GMO foods treated with pesticides and herbicides. Why to worry and why we should not worry.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 08 of 12 – The Importance of Protein (blog)
Protein in the maintenance of horses is not appreciated. It is not complicated. Our training of feeding horses has ignored the importance.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 07 of 12 – The High Fat Diet (blog)
Where do horses get their fat if all they eat is ground plants (pasture and hay)? The answer is from bacterial digestion of cellulose. Here are the de…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 06 of 12 – Carbohydrate Dependency (blog)
Feeding sugar every day in excess of horse's needs creates a dependency no different than drugs and alcohol. This blog explains why.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 05 of 12 – Mitochondria and Making Energy (blog)
Inside every car is an engine needing fuel and inside every cell of your horse are engines called mitochondria. They both need maintenance.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 04 of 12 – Gut Inflammation (blog)
The digestive tract of the horse has a 1 cell thick lining with an army of defense cells behind it. Attacks on this cause the immune system to respond…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 03 of 12 – Gut Microbes (blog)
You are not feeding the horse but you are feeding the trillions of microbes within their gut and they, in turn, feed the cells of the horse. Happy gut…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 02 of 12 – The Basics of Sugar, Fat and Proteins (blog)
The similarities and differences between sugar, fat and protein. It is essential to understanding how these interact in the health of horses.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 01 of 12 – Grazing Not Browsing (blog)
All equids graze ground plants. They avoid taller plants with more woody cellulose (lignin). Ruminants browse eating short and tall plants.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Introduction 2 (blog)
Complexicate - to complicate things to make people look more intelligent and feel more significant and usually agenda based. I decomplexicate horse fe…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Introduction 1 – Complexicate (blog)
Horses are becoming too complicated to keep as I watch everyone try to better others as to why their theories are better. So I made a new word - compl…
Cheating On The No Grain Diet (blog)
I need to come clean with all of you. I have been cheating on the no grain diet. Please forgive me but I and Melissa have been put into an impossible…
What Is The Cause Of EOTRH In Horses? (blog)
The cause of EOTRH in horses is based on the current thought that it is an autoimmune disease. Lectins without mucous leads to leaky gut at the gums.
Horsemen, Surgeons And Equine Dentistry (blog)
Within veterinary medicine are recognized divisions (surgery, medicine, ambulatory) and within these are hidden divisions. Do these affect horse owner…