Endocrine Disease And The Equine Athlete – Podcast #036
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…
Tag: metabolism
The AAEP Discusses Laminitis In Horses – Podcast #032
I review how insulin is involved in a response to nutrition as well as the roll of protein in the development of hooves. I believe that preventing lam…
Molds, Mycotoxins And Soaking Horse Hay – Podcast #031
Reducing the extra body fat on our horses is the best, if not the only, way to improve and eliminate metabolic syndrome. But is there a cost to their …
Hormesis, Rapamycin and Horses – Podcast #025
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 …
The Mighty Mitochondria – Podcast #024
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…
Equine Endocrinology – Podcast #008
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 …
Should Your Horse Be Turned Out On The Spring Green Grass? – Podcast #005
Every horse owner fears the green grass of spring if they have ever had a case of laminitis. In this episode I review an article written in a magazine…
Cushing’s Disease In Horses – Podcast #003
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…
Carbohydrate Dependency in Horses – Podcast #002
What is carbohydrate (sugar) dependency in horses and how does it lead to chronic protein deficiency and insulin resistance? This is a fundamental que…
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…