Vitamins and Minerals

Racehorse Injuries

• May 9, 2023
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

The scratch of the Kentucky Derby favorite and catastrophic injuries in two races before that has once again shone a spotlight on the safety of horseracing....Read more

Posted inEquine, Performance and Muscle and Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamin C and the Horse

• Mar 13, 2023
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Vitamin C is a very versatile nutrient....Read more

Posted inEquine, Vitamins and Minerals and Immune

Supplementing for Health

• Mar 8, 2023
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Why is sound nutrition such a hard sell?...Read more

Posted inEquine and Vitamins and Minerals

The Three Things Every Hay-Based Diet Needs

• Oct 17, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

All hay requires some protein/amino acids and/or mineral balancing but this is highly variable even within a geographical region and is best done by analyzing the hay to see what the starting point tr...Read more

Posted inVitamins and Minerals, Weight Management, Equine, salt, vitamins and minerals

Late Season Pastures

• Sep 1, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

I'm going to define failing pastures as those that no longer can meet the nutritional needs of the horse....Read more

Posted inVitamins and Minerals

Do Horses Need Grain?

• Jun 16, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

It is a widely held opinion that horses "need" grain. Horses have been fed grain from at least the time of the Roman Empire, probably for as long as people have eaten grains....Read more

Posted inEquine, Metabolic Support, Vitamins and Minerals, grain, vitamins, minerals and metabolic

Are these Insulin and aCTH levels acceptable?

• May 20, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Question: I wanted to ask your advice once again about my 18 year old Welsh pony mare who recovered completely from the winter laminitis( I am still giving her jiaogulan daily) I had my vet come out a...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Hoof Care, Metabolic Support and Vitamins and Minerals

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

Is this the best balancer I can get for my horse?

• May 20, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Question: I finally have full results of the hay bales I'm using now, including the Selenium value. Currently I'm using VT blend but totally open to using a Uckele custom mix (My horse is r...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet and Vitamins and Minerals

Copper and Zinc

• May 19, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Rich, fade-proof colors require adequate copper and zinc Copper and zinc are two of the most common trace mineral deficiencies around the world and the symptoms often intertwine and overlap so discus...Read more

Posted inEquine, Skin and Coat and Vitamins and Minerals

Can You Help Balance my Horse's Diet?

• May 17, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Thank you for your help and expertise through your courses and through the ECIR. I owe so much to you and the group for help with both of my PPID/IR horses. But I am in need of some help with the diet...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Hoof Care, Metabolic Support and Vitamins and Minerals

Don't Fear Selenium

• May 17, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Don’t Fear Selenium While it is true that selenium can be toxic, so can many other nutrients.  Focusing on toxicity leads to unjustified fears of supplementin...Read more

Posted inEquine and Vitamins and Minerals