I’m not sure – but I’ll tell you this. As much as I love garlic in my food, NEVER feed garlic to your horses the morning of when the dentist is coming to work on your horses. I get sick every time I inhale it!

With this in mind, I don’t smell a lot of farms using garlic. Is it a wive’s tale? I would think so because if it really worked, I…

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Chia seeds are plant seeds and therefore fall into the seed category when discussing plant lectins. Because of this they are not included in the no-grain approach. But let’s say it was. What is it in Chia seeds that reduces fly inflammation and produces a healthy hair coat? This intrigues me.

We all want the “best” for the horse and keeping…

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@Mustangirl

Thank you for being persistent in finding answers and knowing the difference between cover up solutions versus actually solving problems. This detailed story of discovering answers and then applying them means more to your horse than anyone on the planet, though I would consider myself second or third on the list of ones…

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I don’t believe that brushing the teeth is necessary with Equident because this using this product are reporting very good results without the need to brush.

I do remove calculus from the canines when floating. I am reconsidering this because the calculus is there for a reason – it is protecting the place where the lectins are entering. I…

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@Jenny – Thanks and I’m glad you are enjoying them.

I am assuming that the reason the cheek teeth are not affected is because the opening of the salivary ducts are located next to the cheek teeth. When the grain is mixed with the saliva there is a better association between the lectins and the mucopolysaccharides that bind to them. It is…

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This topic is an important one and I wanted to add a podcast to look at the details. After making it I realized that it was a visual podcast and not an audio so I decided to place it here. I also realized that I need to add more “bite size chunks” so I will keep on doing that until everyone can understand just how constantly eating sugar in… Read more

@Kerry @Matt-Support We are trying to make this site effortless to find things but there is so much information. We will evolve this into better paths. Right now, you can go to the menu above and hover on “Resources” and then go to “Newsletter” and click on that. The header with the latest issue will appear. Scroll using the arrow buttons on…

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1) Adding the shredded mushrooms is excellent for EOTRH but only if you also remove the cause. In my opinion the cause is from the lectins of grains causing the autoimmune reaction of the underlying bone. If you haven’t done so, please read this blog: What Is The Cause Of EOTRH In Horses? And you also might be interested in this one: Speechless… Read more

Thanks @KayTeeDid – Store your SBM in steel or heavy plastic pails to prevent rodents getting in. You also don’t want it in humidity. SBM will spoil over time and should be thrown out (not fed) if it is close to a year old or is spoiled in any way.

There are agricultural engineering articles out there working on the technical engineering issues farmers have. I have read several articles on SBM and the unique issues with moving it. It is a “sticky” product that requires steeper angles for the augers (gravity assistance) plus the addition of “flow agents” to prevent clumping and jamming.…

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Howdy Emily and (husband)! Thanks for being here and adding all of your images of your “crew.” I don’t often see husbands involved in the wife’s passion / obsession with the barn and I alway like to acknowledge them when they do come out to see me, though yesterday it was only because he wanted to know more about the Tesla than to know more…

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Our eyes tell us there is a correlation between a shiny hair coat and chia seeds but is the cause of the hair coat shine the same as the shiny hair coat people see after adding soybean meal? There are so many factors at play. What other parameters should we look at? Top line development or hoof quality might be other things to look at and we…

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