Calming

What do you recommend I supplement my horse with?

• May 20, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

I've purchased supplements in the past from you, and I just ordered some more magnesium. This is my most recent hay test, and I have a 15-hand 1100 lb draft cross compensated IR mare along with a 36" ...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Calming and Vitamins and Minerals

What Constitutes a "Whole Food," and Does That Make it Superior?

• May 4, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

The "whole food" claim is being used to market some feeds and supplements for horses but what is a whole food and are these products really superior? Does this look like whole food to you? The term ...Read more

Posted inEquine, Calming, Digestion, Electrolytes, Hoof Care, Joint and Inflammation Support, Longevity, Mare and Foal, Metabolic Support, Performance and Muscle, Respiratory and Allergy, Senior Care, Skin and Coat, Vitamins and Minerals, Weight Management and Immune

Mighty Magnesium

• Apr 26, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Magnesium often receives little attention in equine nutrition. For example, you will rarely see it listed in the analysis on a feed bag. Despite this, it could easily be argued that no other miner...Read more

Posted inEquine, Calming, Digestion, Metabolic Support, Performance and Muscle and Vitamins and Minerals

These May Not Be True Symptoms

• Apr 19, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Some signs and symptoms are too nonspecific to use for a diagnosis There has been an insidiously growing trend to label certain observations as indicators of a disease/disorder when actually they are...Read more

Posted inEquine, Calming, Digestion, Metabolic Support, Respiratory and Allergy, Skin and Coat and Muscle & Topline

Can I use Absorb-All with my horse's other supplements?

• Jan 28, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Question: Dr. Kellon, I feed a variety of supplements to my boarder's horses. I would like to add Absorb-all to one who has loose stools quite often. Can this be fed along with his regular feed supple...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Calming, Digestion and Vitamins and Minerals

Why are my horses' glucose so low?

• Nov 13, 2021
• The Superfood Dude

Question: I am not sure if this has anything to do with our feeding program, and so far I have only done blood draws on these 2 mares, but I found it surprising that the GLUCOSE is so low with both ho...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Calming, Metabolic Support, Skin and Coat and Weight Management

How can I help my Friesian Gelding cal down?

• Oct 6, 2021
• The Superfood Dude

Question: Hi, I have a new 10 year old Friesian gelding. He never runs off or spooks just always looking and raises his head like a giraffe snorts etc. he's on magnesium by Nupafeed and the Vet recomm...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet and Calming

Do I need to balance the extra magnesium in Seroquine for my nervous horse?

• Jul 10, 2021
• The Superfood Dude

Question: Hi Dr. Kellon, I feed my rescued horse Seroquine daily to reduce his nervousness (He is a Paso Fino; 800 lbs.). My hay (Tifton 85) is grown here in Florida-we have sandy, mineral poor soil. ...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Calming and Vitamins and Minerals

NASC: Taking the High Road

• May 17, 2021
• The Superfood Dude

NASC: Taking the High Road Setting consistent standards and giving companion animal supplement manufacturers a voice. The NASC, National Animal Supplement Council, is an independent organization...Read more

Posted inEquine, Calming, Digestion, Electrolytes, Flavorings and Treats, Hoof Care, Joint and Inflammation Support, Mare and Foal, Metabolic Support, Performance and Muscle, Respiratory and Allergy, Senior Care, Skin and Coat, Vitamins and Minerals, Weight Management, Topical Body Care, Immune, Muscle & Topline, Muscle and Topline and Hemp

Stallion Handlers Should be Moms

• May 4, 2021
• The Superfood Dude

Stallion Handlers Should be Moms Some mom skills come in really handy - like sensing when things are too quiet and having eyes in the back of your head.  In many ways stallions are like overgrown ...Read more

Posted inEquine, Calming and Performance and Muscle

Make Good Use of your Down time

• Dec 17, 2020
• The Superfood Dude

Make Good Use of your Down time Regardless of whether you are an upper level competitor or pleasure oriented owner, odds are you have a down season in late autumn and winter when you don't work you...Read more

Posted inEquine, Calming, Digestion, Electrolytes, Flavorings and Treats, Hoof Care, Mare and Foal, Metabolic Support, Performance and Muscle, Senior Care, Skin and Coat, Vitamins and Minerals and Immune

What can you suggest for my donkey?

• Dec 5, 2020
• The Superfood Dude

Question: Hi Dr. Kellon, I would like to ask for your nutritional/supplement recommendations for a 14 yr old standard size female donkey that I adopted about 3 months ago. I do not know her history, b...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Calming, Metabolic Support, Performance and Muscle and Muscle and Topline