WA’s Forage Frustration: Finding the Alternatives
Jill A Davies MSc. Equine Nutrition, BSc (Hons.) Equine ScienceIt’s been a lovely change to finally get some rain recently, but it has been an incr...
Top 7 Tips For Horse's Weight Loss With Gut Health In Mind
Horses who are often overweight are likely to be at higher risk of health complications, including Insulin Resistance or Deregulation, and Laminitis among others. Keeping your horse at a healthy weight level is an essential step to long term health and wellbeing.
Is an Extreme Diet the best way to Manage Laminitis?
It may not be what you have been told - but the best way to manage laminitis is to return the horse’s metabolism to its healthy state. To do this, we must provide free-choice long stem forage.
How to safely get your fat horse to lose weight
Overweight horses are more prone to serious health issues, including potentially life-threatening problems such as laminitis. Excess weight also places increased pressure on your horse’s bones and joints. And if your horse is too fat, they are much more likely to suffer from heat stress in hot weather. So what can you do if your horse is getting a little rotund?
Avoid the top 3 winter problems for horse gut health
By Dr Nikita Stibbard, BVetSci/VetBio (Hons). If you are having issues relating to your horse's gut health and overall nutrition, Winter is when you will most likely see it most! Here are the three most common equine gut health related problems I see as an equine veterinarian during winter, and how to help your horse.