The approaches to biological health challenges — including treatment of insulin-resistant and Cushing’s horses — are very different between Eastern and Western medicine. The driving principle of Western medicine is reductionist medicine, which treats...
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It has turned into a real challenge to find a supplement or a bag of feed without also finding the words “natural and artificial flavorings” among the ingredients. “Natural flavorings” sounds harmless enough —...
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One of the most common equine health challenges is maintaining a healthy weight: not too fat, not too thin. Horses with issues such as Cushing’s and metabolic syndrome can pose an even greater management...
Understanding the difference between non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) and structural carbohydrates, and how they are calculated, can be an important guide to maintaining healthy weight and a more balanced metabolism in easy keepers and metabolic...
Over the past several years as the number of metabolic horses has increased to almost epidemic proportions, I have been diligently studying, testing, and experimenting with plants and foods to see what can help...
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