Jan 31, 2024
When used to understand nutrition, "calories in equals calories out" is the message of the First Law Of Thermodynamics. Everything on Earth, including horses, abides by this law; however, many factors affect both sides of the equation. It makes sense because every horse responds differently to the foods eaten and the...
Jan 24, 2024
Stress comes in two parts: the immediate response from the adrenal glands with adrenaline and the longer-lasting response from the adrenals with cortisol. There are specific reasons all mammals (humans and horses) have these stress systems: life is stress-filled.
In the past, stress factors were much less frequent, so...
Jan 17, 2024
This podcast continues the
simplification of one of the 7 "things" placed into our horses.
These are air, water, minerals, various plant compounds, sugar,
protein, and fat. The last two podcasts covered sugar and fat.
Today, I discuss protein in the diets of
horses.
Proteins are the most important of all the...
Jan 10, 2024
This podcast continues the
simplification of one of the 7 "things" placed into our horses.
These are air, water, minerals, various plant compounds, sugar,
protein, and fat. The last podcast covered sugar, and the next
podcast will cover protein. Today, I discuss fat in the diets of
horses.
Where do horses naturally get...
Jan 3, 2024
PLEASE NOTE AN ERROR AT 32 minutes and 25 seconds: I said (and wrote) pyruvate, but I meant to say PROPIONATE as one of the short chain fatty acids.
Welcome to 2024! This year, I aim to break down all the details of what we feed our horses into bite-sized, easy-to-digest pieces of information. Based on feedback, when we...