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01/15/2025

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01/12/2025

🔥 Lactic Acid in Horses: What You Need to Know 🐴
Let’s talk lactic acid—a byproduct of exercise and digestion that can impact both your horse’s gut health and muscles over time. Understanding how it works is key to keeping your horse feeling and performing their best!

🏇 Lactic Acid in Muscles
When your horse works hard, especially during intense exercise, their muscles produce lactic acid as a byproduct of burning energy.
Short-Term Effects: Lactic acid build-up can cause muscle fatigue and soreness, slowing your horse down and making recovery harder.
Over Time: Repeated lactic acid build-up without proper recovery can lead to chronic muscle stiffness and even performance issues.
But here’s the good news: Horses that aren’t fed grains or high-sugar feeds rely on fat and fiber for energy instead of starch. This energy source doesn’t result in lactic acid production during exercise, meaning their muscles recover more efficiently with less soreness!

🌾 Lactic Acid in the Gut
Lactic acid isn’t just a concern for muscles—it can build up in the hindgut too, especially when a horse’s diet includes:
Large amounts of starch or sugar (grains, sweet feeds).
Poorly digested feed that ferments in the hindgut.
This leads to hindgut acidosis, which can cause:
Damage to the gut lining.
Imbalance of gut microbes.
Increased risk of colic and laminitis.
However, if your horse’s diet is forage-based—rich in hay, grass, and fiber—the risk of lactic acid buildup in the hindgut is significantly reduced. Fiber digests slowly and keeps the gut balanced and healthy.

⚠️ The Long-Term Risks of Lactic Acid
Whether in the gut or muscles, excess lactic acid can take a toll:
1️⃣ Gut Health: Repeated hindgut acidosis may weaken your horse’s digestive system and make them more prone to ulcers and nutrient deficiencies.
2️⃣ Performance: Chronic muscle soreness from lactic acid can reduce your horse’s stamina and willingness to work.

💡 How to Keep Lactic Acid in Check
1️⃣ Feed a Forage-First Diet: Skip the grains and sweet feeds to avoid starch-related lactic acid buildup. Focus on hay, grass, and fiber for a healthier gut and smoother recovery.
2️⃣ Allow Recovery: Build rest days into your horse’s routine to let muscles recover fully.
3️⃣ Support Gut Health: Add prebiotics and healthy fibers like those contained in Victory to maintain a healthy gut microbiome.

👩‍⚕️ When in Doubt: Consult your vet or nutritionist to ensure your horse’s diet and exercise plan work in harmony. A balanced, forage-based diet can make all the difference in preventing lactic acid-related issues.

🗣️ Have you transitioned your horse to a grain-free diet? What changes did you notice? Share your experience below! 👇

01/09/2025

"I cannot think of a disease that does not involve inflammation."

" So a molecular level understanding of inflammation is necessary to understand the logic by which these systems function."

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Remove inflammation, remove disease.

The word “inflammation” might conjure up images of a swollen ankle after some missteps on a long hike. But inflammation has also emerged as a key factor in s...

12/14/2024

12/13/2024

Should you feed your horse grain?

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12/10/2024

Your horse needs more fat, fiber and protein. Not sugars and starches, aka grains and molasses. (including wheat and wheat middlings)

Did you know the Equine digestive system is extremely efficient at burning fats? In fact, in the absence of grains or other forms of these concentrated sugars, their preferred fuel source is fats and fibers, not sugars or starches.

This is because horses are uniquely adapted at converting them to VFAs or Volatile Fatty Acids. So they don't actually need many sugars or starches at all.

A horse stores it's glucose in the form of glycogen and glucagon in the muscles and liver. These are meant to be used as a last resort, not the first.

Consider this: when stored glucose is depleted it takes a horse up to 3 days to restore it.

If you feed sugars and starches, insulin spikes and blocks them from burning anything else until all the unnecessary excess glucose the sugars and starches caused are all used up.

This doesn't happen because it's the preferred fuel source, it happens because their bodies don't do well with excess glucose so they try to eliminate it as fast as possible.

When sugars and starches are the fuel source, lactic acid is the biproduct. When fats or fibers are the fuel source, their is no lactic acid biproduct.

Do you want your horse to have a better body condition, more efficient metabolism and increased stamina and strength?

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12/01/2024

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11/16/2024

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10/15/2024

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09/09/2024

🧵 Equine Gut Health: The Role of Amino Acids in Repair 🐴

Did you know that amino acids play a crucial role in keeping your horse’s gut in tip-top shape? 🌱 Here's a quick rundown on which amino acids are key players in gut repair and why they matter:

✨ Glutamine: Often called the “gut superhero,” glutamine is essential for the health and repair of the intestinal lining. It supports the cells that make up the gut barrier, helping to prevent leaky gut and promote nutrient absorption.

✨ Threonine: This amino acid is a building block for mucus production. Mucus is vital for protecting the gut lining from harmful substances and creating a healthy environment for beneficial bacteria.

✨ Arginine: Known for its role in wound healing, arginine supports the regeneration of gut tissue, making it especially important after any gastrointestinal stress or injury.

✨ Proline: Proline helps produce collagen, a key component in the gut lining. Healthy collagen levels ensure that the gut wall remains strong and flexible.

Making sure your horse gets these amino acids through their diet or supplements can support gut health and improve overall well-being. 🐎💚

Remember, always consult with a vet or equine nutritionist before making changes to your horse's diet!

09/06/2024

🧵 Can Gut Health Impact Anhidrosis in Horses? 🧐

Anhidrosis, or the inability to sweat properly, is a serious condition that can affect a horse's ability to cool down. But did you know there may be a link between gut health and this sweating disorder? 🤔

Here’s the connection: The gut plays a huge role in nutrient absorption, including key electrolytes like sodium and potassium that are critical for healthy sweat production. If the gut isn’t functioning optimally—due to poor diet, stress, or imbalances in gut bacteria—your horse may struggle to absorb the nutrients needed to sweat effectively. 🌿💧

Plus, a stressed gut can lead to inflammation, which impacts overall body function, including the ability to regulate temperature. By focusing on gut health, you may be able to support better sweating function and help manage anhidrosis symptoms.

Keeping your horse’s gut in good shape through proper nutrition and a balanced microbiome could be a key piece of the puzzle! 🐴🌱

Always consult your vet for tailored advice on managing anhidrosis.

09/02/2024

🚫 The Hidden Dangers of Bad Bacteria in Your Horse’s Gut 🐴

Did you know that feeding your horse grains, starches, and sugars can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria in their digestive system? 😟 Here’s what happens when these bad bacteria take over and the potential risks to your horse’s health:

🔬 How Bad Bacteria Develop:

When your horse digests grains, starches, and sugars, these carbohydrates are rapidly fermented in the gut.
This quick fermentation lowers the pH, creating an acidic environment that favors the growth of harmful bacteria over the beneficial ones.
⚠️ The Harmful Effects:

Colic: Bad bacteria produce toxins that can irritate the gut lining, increasing the risk of colic—a painful and potentially life-threatening condition.
Laminitis: The toxins released by these harmful bacteria can enter the bloodstream and affect the hooves, leading to laminitis, a painful inflammation of the hoof’s tissues.
Hindgut Acidosis: The acidic environment caused by rapid fermentation can lead to hindgut acidosis, a condition that disrupts digestion and causes discomfort.
Diarrhea & Gas: An imbalance in gut bacteria can lead to digestive upsets, resulting in diarrhea, excessive gas, and overall discomfort for your horse.
Weakened Immune System: A gut overrun by harmful bacteria can impair nutrient absorption, weakening your horse’s immune system and making them more susceptible to illnesses.
🌿 How to Protect Your Horse:

Go Grain-Free: Reducing or eliminating grains, starches, and sugars from your horse’s diet can help prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
Increase Fiber: Feed more high-fiber forage like hay and pasture to support the growth of beneficial bacteria and maintain a healthy gut environment.
By being mindful of what you feed your horse, you can help protect them from the harmful effects of bad bacteria and keep them healthy and happy! 💚

08/31/2024

🌾 Why a Grain-Free Diet is Key for Your Horse’s Stomach Health! 🐴

Did you know that your horse’s stomach and gut thrive on specific pH levels? 🧪 Maintaining the right pH balance is essential for proper digestion and keeping harmful bacteria at bay. Here’s why opting for a grain-free diet can make a world of difference:

🐴 Stomach & Gut pH Basics:

Stomach: The stomach’s pH is naturally acidic (around 1.5 to 3.5) to help break down food and kill harmful bacteria.
Small Intestine: The pH becomes more neutral (around 6 to 7) in the small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed.
Hindgut (Cecum & Colon): The hindgut is slightly acidic to neutral, which supports the growth of beneficial bacteria essential for fiber digestion.
🚫 The Problem with Grains, Sugars, & Starches:

Acidic Impact: When horses consume grains, sugars, and starches, these carbohydrates rapidly ferment in the stomach and small intestine, lowering the pH and making the environment too acidic.
Bacterial Imbalance: An overly acidic hindgut fosters harmful bacteria, which can lead to serious issues like colic, laminitis, and hindgut acidosis.
🌿 The Benefits of a Grain-Free Diet:

Stable pH Levels: A grain-free diet, rich in fiber from hay and pasture, helps maintain a stable pH throughout the digestive tract, supporting healthy bacteria and overall gut health.
Balanced Digestion: Without grains, your horse’s digestive system can function more naturally, reducing the risk of acid-related issues and promoting long-term wellness.
Choosing a grain-free diet for your horse not only supports their digestive health but also helps maintain a natural balance that’s key to their overall well-being! 💚

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