Cushing’s or PPID in the horse is an increasingly common condition. What was once a disease diagnosed only in the elderly or older horse is now becoming common in the mid-teenaged horse as well. The vast majority of horse owners struggle to manage Cushing’s in the […]
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It is true that no two horses are completely alike in their personality, body composition, performance, and overall health. Given this variance between horses it can be a challenge at times when it comes to supplements, especially herbal supplements. However, if we break that group of
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The digestive microbiome and environment are very important contributors to health and soundness in the horse. In fact, one could conclude from research on the human side that the digestive microbiome IS the key to health and soundness. This concept has been explored in equine medicine
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It seems in recent years that all sorts of health conditions are on the rise in the horse. These are ailments impacting soundness, including joint disease and tendon injuries, but also health conditions ranging from allergies to EPM or Lyme. When I see this rise in
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Anxiety is a common problem in the equine industry, often connected right back to stress on a physical and emotional level. There are many contributors to the anxiety, ranging from diet to training, including natural personality tendencies in some breed of horses. Anxiety and stress contribute to a host of health problems in the horse and even impact performance, leading to many owners struggling to find solutions.
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The horse is a complex creature, subject to many of the same constraints that we put on ourselves, which in the end impacts their health and performance. Each horse is unique in their personality and constitution, which plays a major role in the exact contributors to their particular health and lameness concerns. Diet, environment, stress, conformation and other influences each play a part, but in most health conditions, we do have one common denominator, which is inflammation. In most, the inflammatory response is over expressed and if efforts are put into the equation to balance that response, then health and soundness can be easier to obtain.
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