The 2018 AAEP Meeting – A Summary ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The shortcomings of the 2018 AAEP meeting. Doctors spending more time testing than looking at the patient. I don't hold back my frustration.
Author: Doc-t
A Chilling Walk In San Francisco ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
A chilling look at the state of America as I saw it. I walked a mile from the 2018 AAEP meeting site seeing what we don't see on our farms. I was shoc…
Feeding Senior Horses ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
When do horses become "seniors?" Why have I never found "senior feeds" for squirrels or other wild animals? Could "senior feeds" just be a marketing g…
Honesty – A True Story ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
When the words of this man I met settle into your consciousness you will either be shocked or say that this is the problem with the world (and our hor…
Protein For Horses Revisited ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
I need to revisit what I wrote about protein in horses 2 years ago. Things need updating because the feed companies have reformulated their protein su…
Feeding The Horse As Simple As 1-2-3 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This is for horse owners who just want to know how to feed horses in a simple action set. Step 1) stop inflammation, Step 2) add protein, Step 3) writ…
The Story of David ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This is a true story that has nothing to do with horses. It's about the connections in this universe. All horse owners have these experiences. They ar…
Jimi Hendrix ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This is a true story that looks at the cosmic connections we have all had at some point in our lives. The ending is thought provoking as we mystically…
Betrayal – Reading An Ingredient Tag ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
We are told to trust the experts mainly because we cannot be all experts in everything. We need to become experts in how to feed horses because how th…
Lectins Review ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Lectins are found in the outer coverings of seeds, fruits and leaves of all plants. Animals have adapted to these toxins in many ways. Horses have l…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 12 of 12 – Summary ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The final installment of the series on feeding horses. Dig in deeper by enrolling in the Horsemanship Nutrition Course. Congratulations on reading all…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 11 of 12 – Lectins ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Lectins are plant proteins made to discourage animals from eating their seeds by making the animals sick. Insidious over years, they confuse the other…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 10 of 12 – Supplements ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Feeding supplements to horses fill a void in their nutrition. But are they necessary and effective? Are there guarantees to their quality or their qua…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 09 of 12 – GMO, Pesticides and Fertilizers ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
An objective discussion about feeding horses with GMO foods treated with pesticides and herbicides. Why to worry and why we should not worry.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 08 of 12 – The Importance of Protein ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Protein in the maintenance of horses is not appreciated. It is not complicated. Our training of feeding horses has ignored the importance.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 07 of 12 – The High Fat Diet ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Where do horses get their fat if all they eat is ground plants (pasture and hay)? The answer is from bacterial digestion of cellulose. Here are the de…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 06 of 12 – Carbohydrate Dependency ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Feeding sugar every day in excess of horse's needs creates a dependency no different than drugs and alcohol. This blog explains why.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 05 of 12 – Mitochondria and Making Energy ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Inside every car is an engine needing fuel and inside every cell of your horse are engines called mitochondria. They both need maintenance.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 04 of 12 – Gut Inflammation ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The digestive tract of the horse has a 1 cell thick lining with an army of defense cells behind it. Attacks on this cause the immune system to respond…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 03 of 12 – Gut Microbes ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
You are not feeding the horse but you are feeding the trillions of microbes within their gut and they, in turn, feed the cells of the horse. Happy gut…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 02 of 12 – The Basics of Sugar, Fat and Proteins ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The similarities and differences between sugar, fat and protein. It is essential to understanding how these interact in the health of horses.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 01 of 12 – Grazing Not Browsing ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
All equids graze ground plants. They avoid taller plants with more woody cellulose (lignin). Ruminants browse eating short and tall plants.
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Introduction 2 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Complexicate - to complicate things to make people look more intelligent and feel more significant and usually agenda based. I decomplexicate horse fe…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Introduction 1 – Complexicate ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Horses are becoming too complicated to keep as I watch everyone try to better others as to why their theories are better. So I made a new word - compl…
Cheating On The No Grain Diet ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
I need to come clean with all of you. I have been cheating on the no grain diet. Please forgive me but I and Melissa have been put into an impossible…
Nothing ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Nothing about dentistry, nutrition or horses. I take a break. We all should once in a while to rejuvenate my senses. Photography is how I do this. Jus…
What Is The Cause Of EOTRH In Horses? ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The cause of EOTRH in horses is based on the current thought that it is an autoimmune disease. Lectins without mucous leads to leaky gut at the gums.
Horsemen, Surgeons And Equine Dentistry ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Within veterinary medicine are recognized divisions (surgery, medicine, ambulatory) and within these are hidden divisions. Do these affect horse owner…
Why Do I Bother? ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Attending the 2017 AAEP meeting offers the small but guaranteed chance of learning something that will last a lifetime. Here is one of those times fro…
Rhubarb Pie, The Orbiting Earth and Your Horse ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Our beliefs are based on what we've been taught by trusted sources. But is the knowledge we gain from mentors with no experience or with agendas reall…
Constantly At War ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
In every moment of life in our horses, there is a battle between the body and the invading organisms surrounding them. To win, the immune system needs…
Lectins ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Lectins are plant proteins developed by plants to protect their seeds from being eaten and killed by animal digestion. They cause autoimmune disease, …
Symbiosis And The Horse’s Gut ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms. Horses cannot live without the micro…
An African Breeze ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Hurricanes, floods, fires and ice bring anxiety along with preparation work. Similar natural disasters occur everywhere. Here are links for help in th…
Decay Of The Profession ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
An 80 year old client lost his mare because he could not get adequate veterinary care. The reasons are disturbing and reflect badly on this profession…
Doughnut Hole ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Our horses digestive tract is a tube running through the body. This is a fundamental principle to understand. The hole in the doughnut isn't part of t…
Comfortable ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
People are comfortable where they are - unwilling to make the effort to connect with each other or their horses. People pass opportunities when they s…
No Sweat! ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Horses living in climates with high temperatures and high humidity are often affected by anhidrosis (non-sweating). This is a highly effective cure th…
The Best Interest Of The Horse ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Integrity is a trait assumed to exist in all professionals but they are only human. The stories here and my first hand experiences indicate the associ…
This Client Just Says “Easy” to Equine Dentistry Without Drama™ ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The "modern" way of horse dentistry is jacking the mouth open and automatically sedating the horses. The traditional way is more difficult using horse…
Why Horses Should Not Be Fed Grain ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Feeding horses grain is a new concept (about 100 years) relative to the time they have been kept by humans (4000 years) or their time living on Earth …
A Vet, A Truck And A Dog ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
There is something about a dog(s) that goes with people, horses, a truck and dirty fingernails. We all will relate to this story of me and my dog on m…
Islands ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Horses are not found on islands unless they can swim there. I've worked on Gardner's, Island, Shelter Island and the islands of Puget Sound. Here is …
Starvation and Weight Loss ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Starvation and weight loss follow 3 possibilities: 1) lack of food, 2) inability to consume food and 3) inability to absorb food. The results are the …
Protein Bioavailability For Horses ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Protein bioavailability in horses is essential in understanding the difference between crude protein (what is listed on the label) versus the actual a…
Protein Sources For Horses ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Here is a table with various protein sources for horses. Not all inclusive, it shows commercial mixes available in the US along with the beneficial an…
Traveling On Back Country Roads ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Traveling miles and miles can cause mental fatigue which can lead to accidents, death and destruction. So it almost was with a large turtle versus my …
Chronic Protein Deficiency In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Chronic protein deficiency in horses is at the root cause of many injuries and illnesses I see in horses. This 2016 video presentation is from my Hors…
Chronic Protein Deficiency In Horses ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
An introduction to the biggest health issue in horses today. Due to modern feeding, horses are consuming their own protein PLUS they are being fed eno…
Proud Flesh ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This is a replay of a HorseTalk™ webcast. Be sure to enroll in the next one and join Doc T live.