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    To Fix The Hoof, You Need To Feed The Hoof – Podcast # 146 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Doc-t January 22, 2025
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    Constant Hunger In Horses – Podcast # 145 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Doc-t January 15, 2025
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    Why Is Sugar Toxic For Horses? – Podcast #125 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "Horses And Sugar - The Truth" - This podcast is about sugar as a fuel for our horses to use when it's needed to run away from danger. However, I also…
    Doc-t May 8, 2024
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    The Five Rules To Feeding Horses – Podcast #124 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "% Rules To Feeding Horses" - This podcast breaks down how to feed horses into five simple rules based on what the food does, good and bad, within the…
    Doc-t May 1, 2024
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    Protein In Horse Diets – Podcast #110 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "Protein In Horse Diets" - Proteins are the most important of all the ingredients that horses need besides air and water. When planning horse diets, y…
    Doc-t January 17, 2024
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    Review Of Feeding Horses – Podcast #071 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "No Grain For Horses?" - Over the past month, I have heard many great stories about how well the no-grain plus soybean meal diet works from my dentist…
    Doc-t October 26, 2022
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    Accepting Fat Horses – Podcast #064 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "Is It OK If My Horse Is Fat?" - As long as there isn’t an ice age, the thin horse will survive and thrive longer than the fat horse because the dow…
    Doc-t August 10, 2022
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    Protein and Gastric Ulcers In Horses – Podcast #057 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome" - Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, or EGUS, is being treated in more horses today than almost any other disease consider…
    Doc-t June 8, 2022
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    The Importance Of The Top Line In Horses – Podcast #045 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "Is My Horse's Top Line Good?" - The top line of horses is the muscles along the back bone from the withers to the rump. It is where the saddle or loa…
    Doc-t February 23, 2022
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    Horse Feeding And Nutrition – A Book Report – Podcast #037 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "What If We Are Feeding Our Horses Wrong?" - I just finished half of an old book on feeding the horse written by a professor of nutrition. It is calle…
    Doc-t November 24, 2021
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    Protein In Horses – Podcast #027 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "How Much Protein Should Your Horse Eat?" - I explain what a protein is and the amino acids that make up all proteins. Then I describe the two reasons…
    Doc-t September 15, 2021
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    Is Soybean Meal OK to feed horses? – Podcast #017 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    "Is It Good To Feed Horses Soybean Meal?" - This is a question asked on the FB group – If all seeds cause gut inflammation in horses and the core be…
    Doc-t July 7, 2021
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    How Long Do I Need To Feed Soybean Meal To My Horses? ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Soybean meal is a high quality protein for horses lacking it in their environment and from the chronic loss through auto-digestion in high sugar diets…
    Doc-t November 24, 2020
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    A Question About Soybeans ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    The objections to using soybean meal in horses as a protein source are addressed here: GMO, glyphosate, feminization. How SBM is made and my conclusio…
    Doc-t February 16, 2019
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    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…
    Doc-t September 4, 2018
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    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.
    Doc-t March 22, 2018
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    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.
    Doc-t March 15, 2018
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    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.
    Doc-t February 2, 2018
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    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…
    Doc-t November 13, 2016
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    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…
    Doc-t November 13, 2016
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    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…
    Doc-t November 6, 2016
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    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…
    Doc-t October 15, 2016
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    Top Five Eye Problems In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    In this episode, the basics of the eye are described. Then the five most common injuries and diseases of the eyes are discussed, along with causes and…
    Doc-t September 4, 2016
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    What Is Cushing’s Disease (Pituitary Dysfunction, PPID) In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Doc-t August 7, 2016
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    Nutrition In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Feeding horses has been learned from someone in your past. But who taught them? And who taught them? Through the chain of teacher - student the infor…
    Doc-t December 7, 2015
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