Use of Poseidon's Equine range as a Veterinarian

Use of Poseidon's Equine range as a Veterinarian

I have found the range incredibly reliable, effective, and easy to use and have never experienced a negative outcome nor have I even experienced a neutral outcome.  Whenever I use Poseidon Products I see definite benefits over cases in which we haven’t incorporated the Poseidon range. 

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Psychological Stress in horses

Psychological Stress in horses

Groundbreaking research out of the US shows that not only does physical stress (such as infection, inflammation, or trauma) activate the immune system but that psychological stress has the exact same impact.

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3 Times you should Review your Horse's Diet, and Why

3 Times you should Review your Horse's Diet, and Why

Reviewing our horse's diet regularly can help prevent problems. Check your horses nutritional levels with changes of season, workload or location, or if you see changes in your horse - like spooky or hot behaviour, or the condition of their body topline, hooves or coats.  Here are 3 times to check your horses diet.

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8 tips to reduce your horse's feed bill

8 tips to reduce your horse's feed bill

As horse owners we only want the best for them, yet owning and caring for a horse can be expensive. We've got 8 tips to help you feed your horse to meet all their nutritional needs, while being more economical. Find out how to reduce your feed bill without compromising gut health or optimal equine nutrition.

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Gut Health, What's The Big Deal?

Gut Health, What's The Big Deal?

As we learn more about the importance of human gut health and the role it plays in our overall health and well-being, we are slowly turning our efforts to understanding the impact gut health has on our horses too.

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Gut health problems are the 2nd leading cause of death in horses

Gut health problems are the 2nd leading cause of death in horses

That 30m tract of gut does so much more than digest food. It is responsible for your horse’s health and well-being as well! It keeps bad things out and good things in by having an intact gut wall protected by a mucosal lining, and when this defence mechanism isn’t working toxins, pathogens and harmful substances can enter through the gut wall and create havoc. This can lead to life threatening illnesses, poor performance, pain, behaviour change, weight-loss and whole gut inflammation (ouch).

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Avoid the top 3 winter problems for horse gut health

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.

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The Tricky Truth about Toxin Binders

The Tricky Truth about Toxin Binders

Often, the first thing everyone will recommend for a horse with hot, unpredictable, spooky or fizzy behaviour is a toxin binder. Sometimes your horse may be reacting to grass toxins. But the culprit might actually be grass fructans, or an increased energy intake due to high energy pastures causing your horse to have an over-abundance of energy! We’ll help you identify the signs of these different influences on your horses behaviour, and explain how you can help them.

 

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