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Scoop and Scale The podcast where Dr. Clair Thunes and horse owner Jill Jackson dish up the science and weigh the facts about equine nutrition.

Combined we have one doctorate degree, two lifetimes with horses, five horses to feed, thousands of published equine-related articles, and more lessons learned the hard way than we can count. Clair Thunes, PhD
Clair is an equine nutritionist, busy Pony Club mom, and a dressage and eventing enthusiast. She also owns Clarity Equine Nutrition, an independent consulting company based in Gilbert, Arizo

na. Her services include working with owners and veterinarians to create diets for individual horses, ranging from retired pasture pets to Olympic athletes. She also formulates feeds and supplements for companies, and thereโ€™s a good chance youโ€™ve scooped something she helped develop into your horseโ€™s bucket. Clair taught equine nutrition and physiology as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Davis, and is a highly sought after speaker. Clair shares a large pony with her daughter and competes in dressage. Michelle Anderson
Michelle Anderson is a lifelong horseperson who spent two decades writing for and editing well-known equine magazines and websites. In 2022, she started Cadence Marketing + Media to support equine-related brands and delivery quality educational content to horse owners. Her clients include equine veterinary hospitals, trainers, boarding stables, and businesses offering professional services for the horse industry. Her own herd lives at home, in Bend, Oregon, and includes an aspiring FEI dressage mare, a Warmblood-Arabian-cross who mare who prefers desert trails over arena circles, and a retired Quarter Horse gelding Michelle bred, raised, and (her husband points out) has been feeding for the past 20-plus years. Michelleโ€™s goal is to educate owners so they can best care for the horses they love.

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Žff ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐Whether youโ€™re in New England, the Mid-Atlantic...
24/06/2025

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Žff ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐

Whether youโ€™re in New England, the Mid-Atlantic, or the Southeast, today's forecast calls for dangerous tempsโ€”and horses are especially vulnerable.

We released 2 NEW episodes of ๐’๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž on Friday to help you stay informed and protect your horse during this major heat wave.

๐ŸŽง ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ & ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐๐ญ. ๐Ÿ โ€” ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
Learn how extreme temperatures silently impact equine physiologyโ€”and why visual signs arenโ€™t always enough.

๐Ÿฅ• ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ & ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐๐ญ. ๐Ÿ โ€” ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
Get practical strategies for hydration, electrolytes, feeding, and turnout to help your horse stay safe and strong.

๐Ÿ’ก Questions about sweating, salt, electrolytes, cooling, and hydration are already circulating online. Letโ€™s share reliable, research-based info.

โžก๏ธ Please share this with horse groups, barn friends, trainers, and equine professionals in your network. Letโ€™s help the whole community stay ahead of the heat.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ f๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ:

๐Ÿ”— PART 1 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://scoopandscale.com/ep-51-summer-heat-and-your.../
๐Ÿ”— PART 2 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://scoopandscale.com/ep-52-summer-heat-and-your.../

Join us as we dive into how horses handle hot weather and the internal changes they undergo when stressed by the heat. We answer critical questions about horse physiology in high temperatures. Weโ€™ll explore why horses get hot, how they regulate their body temperature, and what happens when they ca...

๐ŸŒก๏ธ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€”๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž f๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค.We have released ๐Ÿ ๐๐„๐– ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ to hel...
20/06/2025

๐ŸŒก๏ธ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€”๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž f๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค.

We have released ๐Ÿ ๐๐„๐– ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ to help horse owners stay ahead of this weekendโ€™s heat wave affecting much of the U.S.

๐ŸŽง ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
Learn how heat impacts your horseโ€™s body even when they look fine and what early signs of heat stress you should never ignore.

๐Ÿฅ•๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ: ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
Discover how to use electrolytes, hydration strategies, feeding changes, and turnout timing to support your horse through the hottest days.

Questions about ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ, ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง are already circulating across social media. Letโ€™s spread reliable, research-based infoโ€”๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ with fellow horse owners and help them stay informed and prepared.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ on your favorite podcast platform or the links below.
๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜๐‘  f๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ข๐‘ !

PART 1 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://scoopandscale.com/ep-51-summer-heat-and-your-horse-part-1-the-science-behind-the-stress/

PART 2 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://scoopandscale.com/ep-52-summer-heat-and-your-horse-part-2-nutrition-and-management/

Join us as we dive into how horses handle hot weather and the internal changes they undergo when stressed by the heat. We answer critical questions about horse physiology in high temperatures. Weโ€™ll explore why horses get hot, how they regulate their body temperature, and what happens when they ca...

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ”ฅWith dangerously high temperatures hitting much of the country this weekend, weโ€™re releasing ๐“๐–๐Ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š...
19/06/2025

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ”ฅ
With dangerously high temperatures hitting much of the country this weekend, weโ€™re releasing ๐“๐–๐Ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ to help you take actionโ€”fast.

๐ŸŽง ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ & ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž:

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž โ€“ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
Understand what heat does to your horseโ€™s body and how to spot early signs of heat stress.

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž โ€“ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
From electrolytes to turnout timing, we cover practical ways to support hydration, cooling, and recovery.

โ˜€๏ธ PLUS: Weโ€™re sharing this science-based infographic from Dr David Marlin with essential tips for heat safety, hydration, and when to call the vet.

๐Ÿ“Œ https://askanimalweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DM_HeatwavePoster_A4_EN.pdf

Horses can't tell us when theyโ€™re overheatingโ€”but we can learn to see the signs and respond. Stay informed, stay prepared.
F๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™ f๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ - ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ!

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€”๐ก๐จ๐ฐโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง? ๐Ÿ”ฅDehydration, electrolyte loss, and heat stress are serious concerns as...
16/06/2025

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€”๐ก๐จ๐ฐโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง? ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Dehydration, electrolyte loss, and heat stress are serious concerns as temperatures rise. If you're not sure your horse is drinking enough or if you're feeding electrolytes correctly, this episode is a must-listen.

๐ŸŽง ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž: ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ”: ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐›๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ญ
On this episode of ๐’๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ & ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž, we cover:
๐Ÿ’ง Signs of dehydration you donโ€™t want to miss
๐Ÿง‚ How (and when) to feed electrolytes
๐Ÿด Tips to encourage drinkingโ€”even for picky horses
โ˜€๏ธ Managing heat stress and travel during high temps

Whether youโ€™re prepping for shows or just trying to keep your horse comfortable in the heat, this episode is packed with practical, science-based advice. Please share with your horse friends.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Listen now: https://scoopandscale.com/why-horses-need-electrolytes/

Electrolytes are an important part of horses' diets. Learn how feeding salt encourages horses to drink and stay hydrated all year round.

โœจ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž! โœจ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ: F๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ก๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  โ€” ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ f๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ฌShedding season strug...
09/06/2025

โœจ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž! โœจ

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ: F๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ก๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  โ€” ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ f๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ

Shedding season struggles? Dull coat? Tail rubbing? Weโ€™ve got answers.

In this milestone episode, weโ€™re diving deep into equine coat healthโ€”from the nutrients your horse needs to shine, to practical grooming and care tips that actually work. You'll learn:

โœ… Why โ€œnormalโ€ vitamin E levels might not be enough
โœ… The best fats and omega-3 sources (spoiler: skip the corn oil)
โœ… Key trace minerals like copper, zinc & manganeseโ€”and how to spot the most bioavailable forms
โœ… How to manage sunburn, hives, tail rubbing, and more

Whether you're prepping for show season or just want your horse to glow from the inside out, this episode is packed with actionable advice from trusted experts. ๐Ÿด

๐ŸŽง Listen now on your favorite podcast platform!

๐Ÿ“ฌ Got questions about feeding your horse? Email us: [email protected]


Jun 9, 2025 | Coat Quality, Dr. Clair Thunes, Equine Nutrition, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Podcast, Shedding, Supplements, Vitamin E

๐ŸŒพ ๐‡๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž! ๐–๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐งf๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐š๐ฒ ๐ŸŒพAs haying season k...
03/06/2025

๐ŸŒพ ๐‡๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž! ๐–๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐งf๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐š๐ฒ ๐ŸŒพ

As haying season kicks into full gear, itโ€™s the perfect time to tune into our podcast and get advice on everything from sourcing hay to storing it properly. Whether you're cutting, baling, or simply preparing for the upcoming months, these episodes are a must-listen for anyone in the equine world! ๐Ÿดโœจ

๐ŸŽง ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ:

1๏ธโƒฃ ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ: ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฒ
Learn what makes the best hay for your horses, and how to choose the right type based on their nutritional needs. https://scoopandscale.com/ep-30-understanding-horse-hay/

2๏ธโƒฃ ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—: ๐“๐จ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญโ€ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐  ๐‡๐š๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
Is hay testing worth it? We break down the benefits and why it could save you money and trouble in the long run. https://scoopandscale.com/ep-19-to-test-or-not-to-test-the-big-hay-question/

3๏ธโƒฃ ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ—: ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ F๐ž๐ž๐
Proper hay storage is critical to preserving quality and preventing waste. Find out how to keep your hay in top condition until it's needed. https://scoopandscale.com/ep-9-storing-horse-hay-and-feed/

4๏ธโƒฃ ๐„๐ฉ. ๐Ÿ’: ๐‡๐š๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฐ! ๐–๐ก๐ฒ F๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž F๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จf ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ž๐ญ
Forage is the cornerstone of any horseโ€™s diet. Discover why getting the right hay can make all the difference in your horseโ€™s health. https://scoopandscale.com/ep-4-hay-now-why-forage-is-the-foundation-of-the-equine-diet/

๐Ÿ”— ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ and get your haying game on point this season! https://open.spotify.com/show/6rr2X8hVw8udfSkaFeRTUj?si=a1e12d86d19248c2

Ep. 49: Beyond Diarrhea: Identifying and Managing Free F***l Water Syndrome (FFWS) in Horses In this episode, we explore...
26/05/2025

Ep. 49: Beyond Diarrhea: Identifying and Managing Free F***l Water Syndrome (FFWS) in Horses

In this episode, we explore the frustrating condition known as Free F***l Water Syndrome (FFWS) in horses. If youโ€™ve ever dealt with your horse passing brown liquid before or after manure, you know this condition and how challenging it can be. Join us as we welcome back Dr. Phoebe Smith DVM, DACVIM, (an internal medicine specialist), to help us understand what FFWS is, how itโ€™s diagnosed, and effective management strategies. Specifically we discuss:

-the differences between FFWS, loose manure, and diarrhea,
-the various potential causes of this condition, from diet changes to individual horse variability
-common myths around breeds that are more at risk
-when you need to consider calling your vet
-typical diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies
-dietary changes and supplements that might be beneficial
-whether this condition requires treatment if your horse is otherwise happy and healthy.

You can find more information about Dr. Phoebe Smith and Riviera Equine Internal Medicine & Consulting

Do you have questions about feeding your horse? Contact us at [email protected]

Thanks for riding along with us!

May 26, 2025 | Dr. Clair Thunes, Dr. Phoebe Smith DVM, DACVIM, Equine Nutrition, Free F***l Water Syndrome (FFWS), Podcast

21/05/2025

Join us Monday as we talk to special guest, Internal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Phoebe Smith of Riviera Equine Internal Medicine & Consulting. We have had many listeners reach out because they are struggling with Free F***l Water Syndrome (FFWS). On Monday, Dr. Phoebe helps us understand what this is and how to manage it.

16/05/2025

Our next episode comes out May 26th. We are joined by Dr. Phoebe Smith, DVM DACVIM of Riviera Equine Internal Medicine & Consulting to discuss a highly requested topic! Put your guess in the comments below.

Ep. 48: Decoding Muscle Myopathies Part 2: Managing RER, MFM, MFM-ER, MFM-WB, PSSM2-ER; Welcome to part 2. Weโ€™re revisit...
12/05/2025

Ep. 48: Decoding Muscle Myopathies Part 2: Managing RER, MFM, MFM-ER, MFM-WB, PSSM2-ER;

Welcome to part 2. Weโ€™re revisiting the complex world of muscle myopathies, specifically focusing on Myofibrillar Myopathy (MFM) in both Arabian and Warmblood horses. If you missed our previous episodes on PSSM Type 1 and the initial breakdown of other muscle myopathies, we highly recommend you go back and catch up. In this episode Dr. Katie Young, a leading equine nutritionist with Kentucky Equine Research, returns to help us navigate the nuances of MFM-ER in Arabians, characterized by elevated muscle enzymes and desmin aggregates, and MFM-WB in Warmbloods, which presents with performance issues without elevated enzymes. Specifically, we discuss:

-Diagnostic differences between conditions,
-The progressive nature of MFM in Warmbloods, and what it means for diagnosing younger horses versus older horses.
-What we think the metabolic issues are that cause these conditions and how these differ significantly from PSSM, RER and MFM.
-Specific feeding recommendations for each conditions based on their metabolic differences.
-Common misconceptions about high-fat diets, and play a game of โ€œFeed that Horse!โ€ to apply what weโ€™ve learned to real-life scenarios.

Join us as we unravel the complexities of muscle myopathies and provide practical advice for managing these conditions.
Thanks for riding along with us!

Photo credit Bill Gore

May 12, 2025 | Dr. Clair Thunes, Dr. Katie Young, Podcast, Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy, PSSM2, MFM, RER, MFM-ER, MFM-WB, PSSM2-ER, Tying-up

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