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    Category: Nutrition

    Nutrition In Horses – a HorseTalk™ Webcast

    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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    Podcast #002 – Carbohydrate Dependency in Horses

    Carbohydrate Dependency in Horses - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #002
    Doc-t February 11, 2021
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    Podcast #005 – Should Your Horse Be Turned Out On The Spring Green Grass?

    Should Your Horse Be Turned Out On The Spring Green Grass?– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #005
    Doc-t April 12, 2021
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    Podcast #006 – The Calcium To Phosphorus Ratio

    The Calcium To Phosphorus Ratio– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #006
    Doc-t April 21, 2021
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    Podcast #017 – Is Soybean Meal OK to feed horses?

    Is Soybean Meal OK to feed horses?– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #017
    Doc-t July 7, 2021
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    Podcast #019 – The Role Of Oils In Horses

    The Role Of Oils In Horses– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #019
    Doc-t July 21, 2021
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    Podcast #020 – How To Feed The Competing Horse

    How To Feed The Competing Horse– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #020
    Doc-t July 28, 2021
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    Podcast #021 – The EquiSummit Conference On The Healthy Horse Gut

    The EquiSummit Conference On The Healthy Horse Gut– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #021
    Doc-t August 4, 2021
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    Podcast #025 – Hormesis, Rapamycin and Horses

    Hormesis, Rapamycin and Horses – The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #025
    Doc-t September 1, 2021
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    Podcast #027 – Protein In Horses

    Protein In Horses - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #027
    Doc-t September 15, 2021
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    Podcast #028 – How Is What You’re Doing Working For Your Horses?

    How Is What You're Doing Working For Your Horses? - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #028
    Doc-t September 22, 2021
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    Podcast #037 – Horse Feeding And Nutrition – A Book Report

    Three Dimension Communication With Horses (Part 2) - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #035
    Doc-t November 24, 2021
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    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…
    Doc-t November 13, 2016
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    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…
    Doc-t September 4, 2018
    83 Comments

    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…
    Doc-t November 13, 2016
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    Rhubarb Pie, The Orbiting Earth and Your Horse

    Our beliefs are based on what we've been taught by trusted sources. But is the knowledge we gain from mentors with no experience or with agendas reall…
    Doc-t October 22, 2017
    20 Comments

    Starvation and Weight Loss

    Starvation and weight loss follow 3 possibilities: 1) lack of food, 2) inability to consume food and 3) inability to absorb food. The results are the …
    Doc-t January 8, 2017
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    Summary – Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 12 of 12

    The final installment of the series on feeding horses. Dig in deeper by enrolling in the Horsemanship Nutrition Course. Congratulations on reading all…
    Doc-t April 12, 2018
    31 Comments

    Supplements – Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 10 of 12

    Feeding supplements to horses fill a void in their nutrition. But are they necessary and effective? Are there guarantees to their quality or their qua…
    Doc-t March 31, 2018
    37 Comments

    Testimonial – Sweating Again In 3 Days

    Sweating Again In 3 Days
    Doc-t August 22, 2016
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    The Basics of Sugar, Fat and Proteins – Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 2 of 12

    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
    7 Comments

    The High Fat Diet – Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 7 of 12

    Where do horses get their fat if all they eat is ground plants (pasture and hay)? The answer is from bacterial digestion of cellulose. Here are the de…
    Doc-t March 8, 2018
    12 Comments

    The Importance of Protein – Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 8 of 12

    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
    23 Comments

    Weed Killer In My Beer And Wine

    There are a lot of you who drink beer and a lot who drink wine.  Some drink both.  Today’s newspaper has some bad news for you.  There is weed ki…
    Doc-t March 3, 2019
    6 Comments

    Why Horses Should Not Be Fed Grain

    Feeding horses grain is a new concept (about 100 years) relative to the time they have been kept by humans (4000 years) or their time living on Earth …
    Doc-t July 15, 2017
    206 Comments

    Why Is My Horse Girthy? – HorseSense™ With Doc T

    This HorseSense™ 5 minute video describes the cause of grittiness in horses related to hind gut inflammation from inflammatory ingredients in horse …
    Doc-t March 25, 2016
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