Weight Management

The Finer Points of Winter Feeding

• Dec 1, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Plenty is written every year about the basics of winter feeding, including lots of hay/fiber, increasing calories to compensate for energy lost staying warm, feeding salt, and constant water at a comf...Read more

Posted inEquine, Digestion, Senior Care, Weight Management and leaky gut

Inflammation and Equine Metabolic Syndrome

• Nov 19, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

You have probably read more than one thing which claims inflammation causes EMS, or vice versa. Is there really a connection?...Read more

Posted inEquine, Joint and Inflammation Support, Metabolic Support and Weight Management

True and False Options About Grain

• Nov 17, 2022
• Eleanor Kellon, VMD

As with most controversial subjects, it has generated many viewpoints that are factual, totally false, or something in between....Read more

Posted inEquine, Metabolic Support and Weight Management

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

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

Is my current hay balancing program working?

• Mar 14, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Question: This is what I am currently feeding my horse, and 830 mare that is 23 years old. Daily amount - split into AM, PM and Late night R/S/R Smart Beet beet pulp pellets - (1 cup dry) Glycocemi...Read more

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

Thyroid Hormone and Equine Metabolic Syndrome

• Feb 22, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Thyroid Hormone and Equine Metabolic Syndrome Supplementation with T4 thyroid hormone is a very common treatment in metabolic syndrome, but does it work? Thyroid hormone is often low in EMS horses b...Read more

Posted inEquine, Hoof Care, Metabolic Support and Weight Management

What do I need to cut from my horse's program in order to add Base Mix?

• Jan 31, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Question: I have a 5 month pregnant mare and would like to put her on Base Mix P55. I currently have her on 2 lb's of oats, 2lb's of Nutrena Empower ration balancer and pasture or alfalfa/grass mix ha...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Joint and Inflammation Support, Performance and Muscle and Weight Management

Why is Vit A content so high in Equi VM?

• Jan 26, 2022
• The Superfood Dude

Question: Why is Vit A content so high in Equi VM? Dr. Kellon: The NRC minimum recommendations are amount required to prevent full blown deficiency states with no room for error. It is known that i...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet and Weight Management

How can I put some weight on my PPID Mare?

• Dec 2, 2021
• The Superfood Dude

Question: Hi Dr Kellon. I have QH mare with PPID. She has daily medication and no laminitis for over 2yrs. She is in great condition. Get's fed under 10% ESC+Starch ablib hay. Gets a feed of lupins wi...Read more

Posted inAsk The Vet, Metabolic Support, Performance and Muscle and Weight Management

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

Learn to Recognize an Overweight Horse

• Sep 25, 2021
• The Superfood Dude

Learn to Recognize an Overweight Horse If you have to ask, your horse is probably fat. Overweight is the gentler way to say a large percentage of horses are fat if not frankly obese. In about 1/...Read more

Posted inEquine, Metabolic Support, Weight Management and Hay Analysis