The Calcium To Phosphorus Ratio – Podcast #006
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…
Category: Nutrition Topics
The EquiSummit Conference On The Healthy Horse Gut – Podcast #021
I attended a conference called the EquiSummit produced by a major manufacturer of horse feed components and sponsored by the horse feed companies dedi…
The Importance Of The Top Line In Horses – Podcast #045
The top line of horses is the muscles along the back bone from the withers to the rump. It is where the saddle or load goes onto the horse. It is an i…
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 …
The Role Of Oils In Horses – Podcast #019
This podcast reviews what fatty acids are especially the saturated, MUFSA’s and PUFA’s. It also goes over where horses get their fat out in the …
Topline Score
The Top Line Score came out in other animals, primarily meat animals (hogs, cattle), as a way to determine how much meat was on the hoof. And ultraso…
Treats
Most treats fed to horses are not only filled with inflammatory ingredients but are fed for the wrong reason.
Two Days To A New Horse (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. THIS IS A MUST SEE VIDEO "6 months before this video, this owner said h…
Water
Most people don’t “think” about feeding water - they just do it. Water, along with air, is more important than food as removing either will br…
Water For Horses – Podcast #069
Water is one of the necessary ingredients to maintain life. Every animal and plant on Earth knows this, but because of the familiarity, we often don…
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…
Weight Control
I see weight control as two issues in horses. Either the horse remains underweight no matter how much they are fed or the horse remains overweight n…
Weight Loss In Horses – Dental Or Not? – Podcast #061
Many horse owners associate weight loss in horses with dental issues. The most common sign of a dental problem is “Quidding” or the formation of a…
What a difference grain makes! (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The change in Houston’s attitude was miraculous. Within 2 days of re…
What Are We Feeding Our Horses, And Why? – Podcast #059
Millions of scoops of grain are fed to our horses every day around the world, yet when I ask horse owners what they are feeding their horses, I usuall…
Whinnie’s Gut Story (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The liquid squirts completely disappeared after after about 4 weeks."
Why Horses Should Not Be Fed Grain (blog)
Feeding horses grain is a new concept (about 100 years) relative to the time they have been kept by humans (4000 years) or their time living on Earth …
Why Is My Horse Girthy? – HorseSense With Doc T
This HorseSense™ 5 minute video describes the cause of grittiness in horses related to hind gut inflammation from inflammatory ingredients in horse …