Horse Digestive System – An Introduction
The digestive tract starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. It is a tube that runs through the body and the contents within this tube are really o…
Category: Digestive
Horse Digestive System – Choke
[x_alert type=“info” close="false" heading="Overview"]Choke in horses refers to when feed blocks the lumen of the esophagus and obstructs the pass…
Horse Digestive System – Colic
Colic describes pain in the horse coming from his gastrointestinal tract and is feared by every horse owner.
Horse Digestive System – Colic In The Horse – a HorseTalk™ Webcast
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Horse Digestive System – Diarrhea
Diarrhea is when the transportation of ingesta moves through the digestive tract faster than normal taking with it more water than is normal.
Horse Immune Diseases – Insect Sensitivity
Insect sensitivity can range in degrees between different horses from mild to severe but is always during fly season.
Doughnut Hole
Our horses digestive tract is a tube running through the body. This is a fundamental principle to understand. The hole in the doughnut isn't part of t…
Symbiosis And The Horse’s Gut
Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms. Horses cannot live without the micro…
Lectins
Lectins are plant proteins developed by plants to protect their seeds from being eaten and killed by animal digestion. They cause autoimmune disease, …
Constantly At War
In every moment of life in our horses, there is a battle between the body and the invading organisms surrounding them. To win, the immune system needs…
Gut Microbes – Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 3 of 12
You are not feeding the horse but you are feeding the trillions of microbes within their gut and they, in turn, feed the cells of the horse. Happy gut…
Gut Inflammation – Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition Part 4 of 12
The digestive tract of the horse has a 1 cell thick lining with an army of defense cells behind it. Attacks on this cause the immune system to respond…
Podcast #021 – The EquiSummit Conference On The Healthy Horse Gut
The EquiSummit Conference On The Healthy Horse Gut– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #021
Podcast #022 – Parasites Revisited and Liver Disease
Meetings - Parasites Revisited and Liver Disease – The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #022
Podcast #033 – Understanding The Basics Of Colic In Horses
Understanding The Basics Of Colic - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #032
Podcast #039 – Sand Colic In Horses
Three Dimension Communication With Horses (Part 2) - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #035