Making Sense of Stress: The Gut-Brain Connection
The more we learn about the gut-brain connection, the better we can get at addressing equine health issues. One of the most common issues in horses of all ages and lifestyles is stomach ulcers,...
Category: GI Tract
Side Effects: Medications and the Nutrients they Deplete
We know that the health of the GI tract is fundamental to equine, canine and human health. It is the seat of the immune system, it is the seat of nutrient absorption. What happens...
BioStar Treats vs. Junk Food Treats: One Canine’s Take
There are no junk food treats at our house: no Milk-Bones, no Beggin’ Strips, no Pup-Peroni, no Old Mother Hubbard, not even delectable morsels of frankfurters (no self-respecting canine would say hot dogs). I...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: Feeding for the Comfort Zone
Whether your horse is a high-performance athlete, a younger horse in training, or an older horse that is getting a little creaky, there are times when muscle strain and inflammation flare up and we reach for...
Ingredients: Investigating the What, Where, and How
Seeking out and learning about novel foods and ingredients is one of the fun and interesting aspects of being a formulator. The supplement industry is bursting with new extracts, unique foods and nutraceuticals, and the global...
A Rash of Roundup: Glyphosate Sensitivity in Horses
Last September, a vet-tech friend of mine in Texas, Lizzy Meyer, alerted me to the fact that her horse, Elto, had developed what she suspected was a glyphosate sensitivity. Glyphosate is Monsanto’s herbicide with the...
Is Wheat for Horses Really a Good Idea?
In 2012, a group of Dutch researchers from Utrecht University identified gluten-sensitivity as a potential cause of equine inflammatory small bowel disease (ISBD). Since that study was published, I have looked deeper and deeper...
Kemosabe: Bison Meat for Breakfast
As a canine living with a whole food nutritionist, I’m fortunate to get a variety of foods to eat: raw, cooked, sometimes a mixture of both, with assorted vegetables and fruits in Buckaroo’s Stews....
Cooling and Warming Probiotics for Horses
Recently I have received a lot of emails asking about what probiotics to use for horses with diarrhea, or for overall GI tract support. Unfortunately, the answer is not simple, because the microbiome of...
On the Road Again: Traveling with Kemosabe
It’s that time of year again, when our human packs up and heads to Wellington, Florida. I, of course, am traveling with her as protector, companion, and anxiety-reducer. It’s not easy. This year Crockett...
