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Author: Juliet M Getty

According to US federal regulations, animal feeds, grass hays, and alfalfa hay are permitted the highest levels of glyphosate that any other food group.
Health News 

Non-GMO horse feed: It’s not necessarily safe

January 27, 2018January 29, 2018 Juliet M Getty 17290 Views 2 Comments

There is little research that specifically looks at glyphosate’s impact on horse’s health.

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Hay and grass simply cannot provide enough energy (calories) to support the additional requirements created by exercise, work, and performing.
Care & Training Health 

Spooky horse? Feeding more fat could be the answer

January 10, 2018January 16, 2018 Juliet M Getty 20581 Views 1 Comment

Gram for gram, fat provides more than double the calories than what carbohydrates (or protein) can offer. And it is well digested. But there’s an added bonus: Fat has a calming effect on horses’ behavior.

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Brown flaxseeds
Health 

The good oil on flaxseeds and why your horse needs them

November 25, 2017December 1, 2017 Juliet M Getty 39199 Views 4 Comments

Linseed or flaxseeds are high in fat. The type of fat is what makes them so special.

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Black Butte blackberry
Health 

Five plus a day? Yes, you can add fruit to your horse’s diet

September 23, 2017September 24, 2017 Juliet M Getty 30498 Views 0 Comments

Juliet Getty explains how fruit can round out a horse’s diet beyond traditional supplements.

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"Can I fix this horse with feed? The role of nutrition in supporting equine health" will look at how a balanced diet should provide all the nutrients a horse needs.
Health 

Are you keeping your horse fat by not feeding him?

August 2, 2017August 18, 2017 Juliet M Getty 33711 Views 1 Comment

Reducing calories through depriving forage ironically keeps your horse overweight.

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Study finds that some microorganisms don't make it through the proximal gastro-intestinal tract, and enteric protection should be considered to improve viability.
Health 

The equine obesity epidemic: How to get your horse’s health back on track

July 17, 2017July 19, 2017 Juliet M Getty 18430 Views 0 Comments

Reducing inflammatory stress is the key to helping your horse beat the bulge.

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Health 

An equine art form: Grass and the insulin resistant horse

May 29, 2017June 2, 2017 Juliet M Getty 11439 Views 1 Comment

Pasture grazing is the best way to keep your horse healthy. Grasses are not only highly nutritious, but grazing supports both physical and mental health.

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Health 

Gastric ulcers and your horse: Beating bute’s side effects

May 22, 2017 Juliet M Getty 39215 Views 4 Comments

To protect against ulcers, many veterinarians will prescribe omeprazole, but there are real concerns with the continued use of this drug.

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Health 

Fast facts on salt and what horses need

April 5, 2017July 29, 2017 Juliet M Getty 20083 Views 0 Comments

Is your horse getting enough salt and iodine in its diet?

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Health 

Horses know how to be horses, if only humans didn’t interfere

March 30, 2017July 29, 2017 Juliet M Getty 26146 Views 3 Comments

In a suitable, native environment, horses are quite capable of taking care of themselves. They are free to eat and roam and, well, be horses.

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Soaked sugar beet is a palatable way to add fibre into your horse’s diet.
Health 

Why being farty is good for horses – and helps avoid gas colic

January 29, 2017July 29, 2017 Juliet M Getty 52821 Views 6 Comments

If you’re feeding correctly, gas colic should not happen. And if it does, then you’re more than likely doing something wrong.

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Health 

Feed me! Helping your insulin resistant horse back to health is no easy path

January 3, 2017June 19, 2021 Juliet M Getty 58300 Views 16 Comments

The longer a horse lives as an overweight, stressed animal, the more difficult it is to bring that horse back to normal weight, free of hypothalamic inflammation, with no more leptin or insulin resistance.

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Care & Training 

Why you should set your horse free over winter

November 28, 2016December 7, 2016 Juliet M Getty 11996 Views 1 Comment

Your horse is already wearing a winter coat. Why put on another one?

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Health 

Omega 3 supplements – the old and the new

October 8, 2016October 23, 2016 Juliet M Getty 36170 Views 0 Comments

Learn how horses benefit from essential fatty acids and how their needs can be met through supplementation.

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Health 

Is colostrum the horse world’s latest superfood?

July 27, 2016November 28, 2016 Juliet M Getty 30118 Views 10 Comments

All horses, even healthy ones, can benefit from colostrum, writes Juliet Getty.

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Health 

Supplements for mild COPD

March 10, 2012February 12, 2015 Juliet M Getty 4447 Views 0 Comments

Q: My 7-year-old Morgan gelding has just been diagnosed with mild/moderate COPD. Will treat initially with inhaler & flovent &

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Question: My 34-year-old Quarter Horse gelding has no molars. Is there anything I can do to keep his gut moving in the winter without having to go out all night long and feed him every two hours?
Health 

Feeding hay to a horse with no teeth

March 10, 2012May 12, 2021 Juliet M Getty 21550 Views 4 Comments

Question: My 34-year-old Quarter Horse gelding has no molars. Is there anything I can do to keep his gut moving in the winter without having to go out all night long and feed him every two hours?

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