Focus on Diet for a Healthy Equine Microbiome
Shoshana Rudski
September 22, 2022
Evaluating what your horse is eating, and making gradual changes, can promote a healthier gastrointestinal microbiome.
Evaluating what your horse is eating, and making gradual changes, can promote a healthier gastrointestinal microbiome.
Discover how each region of your horse’s digestive system works in this visual guide.
Born to forage all day, horses constantly secrete stomach acid. Acid-buffers can help meal-fed horses, but will they create future problems? Find out from our equine nutrition expert.
Equine digestion is full of twists and turns, and a lot can go wrong during the process. Learn how colic, diarrhea, ulcers, and other ailments can affect your horse’s GI tract and what steps to take to optimize his digestive health.
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Researchers are redefining the muscular diseases long called “tying-up.” While they seem similar, the causes are different, and each requires specific management.
Your horse’s diet and gut health could play a role in his immune response, though age, stress, and obesity are likely bigger factors.
Veterinary authorities recommend these vaccines for all horses, every year.
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The potential benefits of probiotics and how to choose the right product.
An overactive immune system, environmental factors, genetics, and exposure all contribute to equine allergies.
Navicular syndrome, more accurately referred to as podotrochlosis, is a catchall phrase describing chronic forelimb lameness caused by pain stemming from the navicular bone and related structures. Sponsored by Dechra.
Keep the horse’s microbiome healthy by mimicking the lifestyle maintained by wild horses.
Top articles about how to prevent and solve problems through management and diet. Sponsored by Freedom Health.
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