Constant Hunger In Horses – Podcast # 145
Published on January 15, 2025 Two factors drive food aggression in horses. The first factor is the foraging behavior created by converting fructose into uric…
Tag: Protein
Why Is Sugar Toxic For Horses? – Podcast #125
"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…
The Five Rules To Feeding Horses – Podcast #124
"% 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…
Protein In Horse Diets – Podcast #110
"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…
Review Of Feeding Horses – Podcast #071
"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…
Accepting Fat Horses – Podcast #064
"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…
Protein and Gastric Ulcers In Horses – Podcast #057
"Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome" - Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, or EGUS, is being treated in more horses today than almost any other disease consider…
The Importance Of The Top Line In Horses – Podcast #045
"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…
Horse Feeding And Nutrition – A Book Report – Podcast #037
"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…
Protein In Horses – Podcast #027
"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…
Is Soybean Meal OK to feed horses? – Podcast #017
"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…
How Long Do I Need To Feed Soybean Meal To My Horses?
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…
A Question About Soybeans
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…
Protein For Horses Revisited
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…
Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 09 of 12 – GMO, Pesticides and Fertilizers
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
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 02 of 12 – The Basics of Sugar, Fat and Proteins
The similarities and differences between sugar, fat and protein. It is essential to understanding how these interact in the health of horses.
Protein Bioavailability For Horses
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
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…
Chronic Protein Deficiency In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar
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
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…
Top Five Eye Problems In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar
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…
What Is Cushing’s Disease (Pituitary Dysfunction, PPID) In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar
Discussion: The pituitary is a small gland at the bottom of the brain that regulates so many hormones in the body. Without it, the body…
Nutrition In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar
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…