The Optim Equine Article Database

Optimal advice on horse health

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Mares & Reproductive Health

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

What can herbal medicine do (and what can’t herbs do?)…

Optim equine article with guest author Dr Marcus J Head on mare microbiome

The influence of a mare’s microbiome

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Blog post about Relocatig and traveling mares prior to foaling posted on the Optim Equine blog by Camilla Whishaw

Relocating/travelling mares prior to foaling

Mare-behavioural-issues-and-pregnancy-loss

Mare behavioural issues and pregnancy loss: is altrenogest really the answer?

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

The importance of trace minerals in late pregnancy by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

The importance of trace minerals in late pregnancy

Broodmare nutrient requirements, foetal growth rate and the influence of nutrition on the skeletal health of a mare’s offspring

Broodmare nutrient requirements, foetal growth rate and the influence of nutrition on the skeletal health of a mare’s offspring

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Optim-Equine-Foal-feeding-habits-and-growth

Foal feeding habits and growth

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Equine Digestive Health Why-is-it-important-to-make-dietary-changes-slowly-in-horses-and-ponies-Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Why is it important to make dietary changes slowly in horses and ponies?

Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities: Why both feed and body condition in the broodmare matter, Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities: Why both feed and body condition in the broodmare matter

Non-steroidal-anti-inflammatories-NSAIDs-and-ovulation-in-the-broodmare Optim equine

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) and ovulation in the broodmare

STRESS-What-is-stress-exactly-when-it-relates-to-horses-And-what-do-we-need-to-consider

STRESS: What is stress exactly when it relates to horses? And what do we need to consider?

Optim Equine The Risks of Altrenogest (AKA: Regumate/Readyserve/Ovamed/Altren) to Humans

The Risks of Altrenogest (AKA: Regumate/Readyserve/Ovamed/Altren) to Humans

Optim Equine Hormonal-Mares-&-Vitex-(AKA-ChasteberryChaste-tree)

Hormonal Mares & Vitex (AKA Chasteberry/Chaste tree).

Optim-Equine-Feed-formulation-and-broodmares

Coco Pops, Feeding Broodmares and Skeletal Development…What’s the Link?

optim equine bad breath in horses

Bad Breath in Horses

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

overweight-horse-and-gut-microflora

Overweight horses and ponies: there’s more to the equation than just feed…

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Optim-Equne-Iodine-and-Horses

Iodine & Horses

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Foals-And-Colostrum-Optim-Equine

Foals & Colostrum

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour--Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Mare Behaviour

Bisphosphonates-(Tildren-&-Osphos)-Time-to-talk-about-the-Skeleton-in-the-Closet-Optim-Equine

Bisphosphonates (Tildren & Osphos): Understanding how they work and their role in bone health

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour-Optim-Equine

Placentitis: Think about it

Mare-Body-Condition-Osteochondrosis-Risk-in-Offspring-Optim-Equine

Mare Body Condition: Osteochondrosis Risk in Offspring

Corticosteroids-stop-and-think-Optim-Equine

Corticosteroids. STOP and THINK!

Selenium-Deficiency-(&-Toxicity)-in-the-Equine

Selenium: Deficiency (& Toxicity) in the Equine

Nutrient Requirements for Horses: Fortified Feeds and the need for Supplementation-Optim-Equine

Nutrient Requirements for Horses: Fortified Feeds and the need for Supplementation

Regumate-Altrenogest-and-Difficult-Mares-&-Fillies-What-Are-The-Alternatives-Optim-Equine

Regumate / Altrenogest and Difficult Mares & Fillies: What Are The Alternatives?

When-Supplements-actually-make-the-problem-worse

When Supplements actually make the problem worse

Foal-Heat-Scours-and-Diarrhoea-Optim-Equine

Foal Heat Scours and Diarrhoea

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation-Optim-Equine

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation

Bacterial-Endometritis-Bacteria-and-Biofilms-Optim-Equine

Bacterial Endometritis: Bacteria and Biofilms

Fillies-Mares-Hormones-and-Performance-Opim-Equine

Fillies, Mares, Hormones and Performance

Stallion Fertility & Libido

Stallion fertility….what may be happening when sperm motility, morphology and count are good, yet fertility rates are low

Stallion fertility….what may be happening when sperm motility, morphology and count are good, yet fertility rates are low…

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

What can herbal medicine do (and what can’t herbs do?)…

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

The impact of environmental toxicity on stallion fertility

The impact of environmental toxicity on stallion fertility

Spotlight on Stallion Fertility

Spotlight on Stallion Fertility

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw Stress and stallion fertility

Stress and stallion fertility

Optim-Equine-Stallion-Fertility

Omeprazole and Stallion Fertility

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Stallion Health and Fertility Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

How does your stallion’s body condition influence his fertility rate and libido?

Equine Digestive Health Why-is-it-important-to-make-dietary-changes-slowly-in-horses-and-ponies-Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Why is it important to make dietary changes slowly in horses and ponies?

STRESS-What-is-stress-exactly-when-it-relates-to-horses-And-what-do-we-need-to-consider

STRESS: What is stress exactly when it relates to horses? And what do we need to consider?

Stallion Fertility: What is happening for your stallion NOW influences the season he has ahead.

optim equine bad breath in horses

Bad Breath in Horses

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

An unusual case of sudden decline in sperm motility in a healthy stallion

An unusual case of sudden decline in sperm motility in a healthy stallion

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

overweight-horse-and-gut-microflora

Overweight horses and ponies: there’s more to the equation than just feed…

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Optim-Equne-Iodine-and-Horses

Iodine & Horses

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Corticosteroids-stop-and-think-Optim-Equine

Corticosteroids. STOP and THINK!

Ulcer-Medications-The-Potential-Impact-on-Stallion-Fertility-Optim-Equine

Ulcer Medications: The Potential Impact on Stallion Fertility

Selenium-Deficiency-(&-Toxicity)-in-the-Equine

Selenium: Deficiency (& Toxicity) in the Equine

Optim Equine Blog Article Equine asthma & Clenbuterol The harmful side effects

Equine asthma & Clenbuterol: The harmful side effects

Nutrient Requirements for Horses: Fortified Feeds and the need for Supplementation-Optim-Equine

Nutrient Requirements for Horses: Fortified Feeds and the need for Supplementation

Naturopathic-Principles-Treat-the-Individual-and-not-the-Disease-Optim-Equine

Naturopathic Principles: Treat the Individual and not the Disease

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation-Optim-Equine

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation

Behavioural Issues

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

Equine-asthma-in-horses,-the-risks-of-clenbuterol-and-long-term-medication-use

Equine asthma in horses: the risks of clenbuterol and long-term medication use

What can herbal medicine do (and what can’t herbs do?)…

How does our horses gut health influence their behaviour immune function and overall health article by optim equine Camilla Whishaw

How does our horse’s gut health influence their behaviour, immune function and overall health?

Mare-behavioural-issues-and-pregnancy-loss

Mare behavioural issues and pregnancy loss: is altrenogest really the answer?

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw Stress and stallion fertility

Stress and stallion fertility

Why is my horse eating manure?

Help! Why is my horse eating manure?

Spring,-Summer-and-More-Riding-Optim-Equine

Spring, Summer and More Riding!

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Equine Digestive Health Why-is-it-important-to-make-dietary-changes-slowly-in-horses-and-ponies-Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Why is it important to make dietary changes slowly in horses and ponies?

Grass,-Hay,-Fibre-and-Short-Chain-Fatty-Acids-Optim-Equine

Grass, Hay, Fibre and Short Chain Fatty Acids

STRESS-What-is-stress-exactly-when-it-relates-to-horses-And-what-do-we-need-to-consider

STRESS: What is stress exactly when it relates to horses? And what do we need to consider?

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Training-a-Horse’s-Brain-Optim-Equine

Training a Horse’s Brain

Optim-Equine-HELP!-My-horse-won’t-put-on-body-condition

HELP! My horse won’t put on body condition

Why Does My Horse Chew Wood Optim Equine

Why Does My Horse Chew Wood?

Optim Equine The Risks of Altrenogest (AKA: Regumate/Readyserve/Ovamed/Altren) to Humans

The Risks of Altrenogest (AKA: Regumate/Readyserve/Ovamed/Altren) to Humans

Optim Equine Pain in our horses and ponies

Injury and Pain in our Horses and Ponies

Optim Equine Hormonal-Mares-&-Vitex-(AKA-ChasteberryChaste-tree)

Hormonal Mares & Vitex (AKA Chasteberry/Chaste tree).

Tryptophan-helpful-or-harmful-calmer-for-horses-optim-equine

TRYPTOPHAN…A helpful or harmful calmer for horses?

Vitamin B12 in horses Optim Equine

Vitamin B12 for Horses

Optim-Equine-Hindgut-Colonic-Ulcers-In-Ponies

Hindgut (Colonic) Ulcers in Horses and Ponies

Laminitis-‘Prevention’--But-at-what-cost Optim Equine

Laminitis ‘Prevention’- But at what cost?

Bad-Behaviour-&-Exclusion-Diets-Optim-Equine

Bad Behaviour & Exclusion Diets

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

Optim equine poor behaviour in horses

Is it Poor Behaviour or is it Pain?

Stress-in-Horses-Why-it-isn’t-always-obvious

Stress in Horses: Why it isn’t always obvious

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Why-Do-Horses-Wind-Suck-And-Cribb-Bite-Optim-Equine

Why do horses wind suck and crib bite?

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour--Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Mare Behaviour

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse-Optim-Equine

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse

Wind-sucking,-Crib-biting,-Cribbing-The-role-of-Antioxidants,-including-Selenium

Wind-sucking, Crib-biting, Cribbing: The role of Antioxidants, including Selenium

Optim Equine Blog Article Equine asthma & Clenbuterol The harmful side effects

Equine asthma & Clenbuterol: The harmful side effects

Nutrient-Synergy-Magnesium-and-Vitamin-D-Optim-Equine

Nutrient Synergy: Magnesium and Vitamin D

Lignophagia-Why-Do-Some-Horses-Chew-Wood-Optim-Equine

Lignophagia: Why Do Some Horses Chew Wood?

Regumate-Altrenogest-and-Difficult-Mares-&-Fillies-What-Are-The-Alternatives-Optim-Equine

Regumate / Altrenogest and Difficult Mares & Fillies: What Are The Alternatives?

Why-Can-such-an-Average-Horse-Achieve-at-the-Highest-Level

Why Can such an ‘Average’ Horse Achieve at the ‘Highest” Level?

Performance Horses

Equine-asthma-in-horses,-the-risks-of-clenbuterol-and-long-term-medication-use

Equine asthma in horses: the risks of clenbuterol and long-term medication use

Joint injections and laminitis…what is the risk?

Joint injections and laminitis…what is the risk?

How does our horses gut health influence their behaviour immune function and overall health article by optim equine Camilla Whishaw

How does our horse’s gut health influence their behaviour, immune function and overall health?

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Illustration of salt balance for horses, highlighting the importance of adequate salt intake in hot and humid summer conditions in the Southern Hemisphere. Text emphasizes salt's role in hydration, fluid balance, muscle and nerve function, digestion, and the potential risks of both insufficiency and excessive intake

Salt: Too little or too much?

Post-viral-syndromes-in-equines-Optim-Equine

Post Viral Syndromes in Equines

To-Ice-or-Not-to-Ice-Optim-Equine

To ice or not to ice?

Longeing-Horses-and-Joint-Health-Optim-Equine-Camilla-Whishaw

Longeing Horses and Joint Health: A Helpful or Harmful Practice?

Spring,-Summer-and-More-Riding-Optim-Equine

Spring, Summer and More Riding!

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

The-importance-of-salt-for-horses-and-ponies-Optim-Equine

The Importance of Salt for Horses and Ponies

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Optim-Equine-HELP!-My-horse-won’t-put-on-body-condition

HELP! My horse won’t put on body condition

Optim Equine Hormonal-Mares-&-Vitex-(AKA-ChasteberryChaste-tree)

Hormonal Mares & Vitex (AKA Chasteberry/Chaste tree).

Tryptophan-helpful-or-harmful-calmer-for-horses-optim-equine

TRYPTOPHAN…A helpful or harmful calmer for horses?

Vitamin B12 in horses Optim Equine

Vitamin B12 for Horses

Optim-Equine-NSAIDS-and-exercise

Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Recovery

Optim-Equine-Hindgut-Colonic-Ulcers-In-Ponies

Hindgut (Colonic) Ulcers in Horses and Ponies

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Promoting-bone-health-and-strength-in-the-sales-yearling

Promoting bone health and strength in the sales yearling (even after purchase!)

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

Optim Equine Horse Physical Activity

Horses are meant to MOVE. A LOT…

Optim-Equine-Heat-Humidity-Horses

Heat, Humidity and Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

Stress-in-Horses-Why-it-isn’t-always-obvious

Stress in Horses: Why it isn’t always obvious

Joint-Injections-in-the-Horse--Important-Considerations

Joint Injections in the Horse- Important Considerations

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Feeding-the-injured-horse-optim-equine

Feeding The Injured Horse

Optim-Equne-Iodine-and-Horses

Iodine & Horses

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour--Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Mare Behaviour

Tying-up-Optim-Equine

Tying Up

Ulcer-Medications-What-Nobody-Tells-You-And-What-You-Need-To-Know-Optim-Equine

Ulcer Medications: What Nobody Tells You and What You Need To Know

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health-Optim-Equine

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse-Optim-Equine

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse

Corticosteroids-stop-and-think-Optim-Equine

Corticosteroids. STOP and THINK!

Skeletal-Injuries-Considering-the-Role-of-Bone-Density-in-the-Horse-Optim-Equine

Skeletal Injuries: Considering the Role of Bone Density in the Horse

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health-Optim-Equine

Equine Asthma Syndrome

Regumate-Altrenogest-and-Difficult-Mares-&-Fillies-What-Are-The-Alternatives-Optim-Equine

Regumate / Altrenogest and Difficult Mares & Fillies: What Are The Alternatives?

When-Supplements-actually-make-the-problem-worse

When Supplements actually make the problem worse

Fillies-Mares-Hormones-and-Performance-Opim-Equine

Fillies, Mares, Hormones and Performance

NSAID-Ulcer-Medication-in-Horses-Optim-Equine

NSAIDs and Ulcer Medications Together? Think Again

General Nutrition

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

What can herbal medicine do (and what can’t herbs do?)…

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Article about the risks associated with automatic watering systems for horses, by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

The risks associated with automatic watering systems

Article discussing one of the most commonly overlooked factors contributing to gastric ulcers in horses, by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

One of the most commonly overlooked factors which can contribute to gastric ulcers

Fresh carrots being fed to a horse, showing carrots as a low-sugar, healthy treat suitable for horses and ponies, including those with metabolic conditions. On Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw Equine Naturopath Website

Carrots: Are they a suitable treat for horses and ponies?

How many bacteria are in a horse’s digestive tract?

How many bacteria are in a horse’s digestive tract?

The importance of trace minerals in late pregnancy by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

The importance of trace minerals in late pregnancy

Broodmare nutrient requirements, foetal growth rate and the influence of nutrition on the skeletal health of a mare’s offspring

Broodmare nutrient requirements, foetal growth rate and the influence of nutrition on the skeletal health of a mare’s offspring

Optim Equine Concerned about colic in your horse or pony?

Concerned about colic in your horse or pony?

Photosensitivity in Horses Optim Equine

Photosensitivity in horses…Lucerne (alfalfa), clover and other potential contributors

Illustration of salt balance for horses, highlighting the importance of adequate salt intake in hot and humid summer conditions in the Southern Hemisphere. Text emphasizes salt's role in hydration, fluid balance, muscle and nerve function, digestion, and the potential risks of both insufficiency and excessive intake

Salt: Too little or too much?

Probiotics for Horses Optm Equine

Probiotics for horses

Why is my horse eating manure?

Help! Why is my horse eating manure?

Hoof Health Beyond Biotin

Hoof Health: Beyond Biotin

Equine Digestive Health Why-is-it-important-to-make-dietary-changes-slowly-in-horses-and-ponies-Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Why is it important to make dietary changes slowly in horses and ponies?

Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities: Why both feed and body condition in the broodmare matter, Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities: Why both feed and body condition in the broodmare matter

Grass,-Hay,-Fibre-and-Short-Chain-Fatty-Acids-Optim-Equine

Grass, Hay, Fibre and Short Chain Fatty Acids

STRESS-What-is-stress-exactly-when-it-relates-to-horses-And-what-do-we-need-to-consider

STRESS: What is stress exactly when it relates to horses? And what do we need to consider?

The-importance-of-salt-for-horses-and-ponies-Optim-Equine

The Importance of Salt for Horses and Ponies

Why-do-horses-and-ponies-turn-their-backs-to-cold-during-inclement-weather

Why do horses and ponies turn their backs to the cold during inclement weather?

Feeding-Horses-and-Ponies-in-Cold-Weather

Feeding Horses and Ponies in Cold Weather

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Optim-Equine-Inflammatory-Bowel-Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the horse. Is GLUTEN a culprit?

Optim-Equine-HELP!-My-horse-won’t-put-on-body-condition

HELP! My horse won’t put on body condition

Why Does My Horse Chew Wood Optim Equine

Why Does My Horse Chew Wood?

Optim Equine Mineral Licks

Mineral Licks: A valuable addition to our horses’ diets or not?

Optim Equine Pain in our horses and ponies

Injury and Pain in our Horses and Ponies

Tryptophan-helpful-or-harmful-calmer-for-horses-optim-equine

TRYPTOPHAN…A helpful or harmful calmer for horses?

Vitamin B12 in horses Optim Equine

Vitamin B12 for Horses

Optim-Equine-Feed-formulation-and-broodmares

Coco Pops, Feeding Broodmares and Skeletal Development…What’s the Link?

Hay-and-gastic-and-colonic-ulcers-Optim-Equine

Hay, Stomach (Gastric) & Hindgut (Colonic) Ulcers

Bad-Behaviour-&-Exclusion-Diets-Optim-Equine

Bad Behaviour & Exclusion Diets

optim equine bad breath in horses

Bad Breath in Horses

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Why-Basics-Matter-The-Importance-of-Chewing-Optim-Equine

Why Basics Matter: The Importance of Chewing

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

Optim Equine Horse Physical Activity

Horses are meant to MOVE. A LOT…

overweight-horse-and-gut-microflora

Overweight horses and ponies: there’s more to the equation than just feed…

Stress-in-Horses-Why-it-isn’t-always-obvious

Stress in Horses: Why it isn’t always obvious

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Feeding-the-injured-horse-optim-equine

Feeding The Injured Horse

Optim-Equne-Iodine-and-Horses

Iodine & Horses

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour--Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Mare Behaviour

Tying-up-Optim-Equine

Tying Up

Laminitis How Naturopathy Can Help-Optim-Equine

Laminitis: How Naturopathy Can Help

Why-Do-Some-Yearlings-Become-Overly-Upright-Topple-Forward-During-Sales-Prep

Why Do Some Yearlings Become Overly Upright/Topple Forward During Sales Prep?

Are-we-creating-resilient-racehorses-or-superficial-sales-horses-Optim-Equine

Are we creating resilient racehorses or superficial sales horses?

Fibre,-Chewing-and-Gastrointestinal-Health-Optim-Equine

Fibre, Chewing and Gastrointestinal Health

Mare-Body-Condition-Osteochondrosis-Risk-in-Offspring-Optim-Equine

Mare Body Condition: Osteochondrosis Risk in Offspring

Therapeutic Nutrition & Supplements

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw Stress and stallion fertility

Stress and stallion fertility

Abstracts-from-the-14th-International-Equine-Colic-Research-Symposium-10th-to-12th-July-2024-Surgeons-Quarter,-Edinburgh,-UK

Abstract: Non-pharmaceutical interventions in the successful management of refractory lymphocytic-plasmacytic enterocolitis

Post-viral-syndromes-in-equines-Optim-Equine

Post Viral Syndromes in Equines

Optim-Equine-Stallion-Fertility

Omeprazole and Stallion Fertility

Probiotics for Horses Optm Equine

Probiotics for horses

Hoof Health Beyond Biotin

Hoof Health: Beyond Biotin

Antimicrobial-Resistance-Optim-Equine-Camilla-Whishaw

Antimicrobial Resistance

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Optim-Equine-Inflammatory-Bowel-Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the horse. Is GLUTEN a culprit?

Optim Equine Mineral Licks

Mineral Licks: A valuable addition to our horses’ diets or not?

Optim Equine Pain in our horses and ponies

Injury and Pain in our Horses and Ponies

Tryptophan-helpful-or-harmful-calmer-for-horses-optim-equine

TRYPTOPHAN…A helpful or harmful calmer for horses?

Vitamin B12 in horses Optim Equine

Vitamin B12 for Horses

Laminitis-‘Prevention’--But-at-what-cost Optim Equine

Laminitis ‘Prevention’- But at what cost?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Feeding-the-injured-horse-optim-equine

Feeding The Injured Horse

Optim-Equne-Iodine-and-Horses

Iodine & Horses

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour--Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Mare Behaviour

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Joint-Health-Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Horse Joint Health

Supplements-An-Holistic-Approach-Optim-Equine

Supplements: An Holistic Approach

Tying-up-Optim-Equine

Tying Up

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse-Optim-Equine

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse

Corticosteroids-stop-and-think-Optim-Equine

Corticosteroids. STOP and THINK!

Skeletal-Injuries-Considering-the-Role-of-Bone-Density-in-the-Horse-Optim-Equine

Skeletal Injuries: Considering the Role of Bone Density in the Horse

Wind-sucking,-Crib-biting,-Cribbing-The-role-of-Antioxidants,-including-Selenium

Wind-sucking, Crib-biting, Cribbing: The role of Antioxidants, including Selenium

Selenium-Deficiency-(&-Toxicity)-in-the-Equine

Selenium: Deficiency (& Toxicity) in the Equine

Vitamin-D-and-Rugging-An-Important-Consideration-Optim-Equine

Vitamin D and Rugging: An Important Consideration

Beyond-Biotin-Optimising-Horse-Hoof-Health-Optim-Equine

Beyond Biotin: Optimising Horse Hoof Health

Nutrient Requirements for Horses: Fortified Feeds and the need for Supplementation-Optim-Equine

Nutrient Requirements for Horses: Fortified Feeds and the need for Supplementation

Nutrient-Synergy-Magnesium-and-Vitamin-D-Optim-Equine

Nutrient Synergy: Magnesium and Vitamin D

Naturopathic-Principles-Treat-the-Individual-and-not-the-Disease-Optim-Equine

Naturopathic Principles: Treat the Individual and not the Disease

Regumate-Altrenogest-and-Difficult-Mares-&-Fillies-What-Are-The-Alternatives-Optim-Equine

Regumate / Altrenogest and Difficult Mares & Fillies: What Are The Alternatives?

When-Supplements-actually-make-the-problem-worse

When Supplements actually make the problem worse

Bacterial-Endometritis-Bacteria-and-Biofilms-Optim-Equine

Bacterial Endometritis: Bacteria and Biofilms

Vitamin-K-The-role-of-Gut-Health-and-the-Effect-on-Bone-Health-and-Insulin-Resistance

Vitamin K: The role of Gut Health and the Effect on Bone Health and Insulin Resistance

Salt-An-Essential-Component-of-the-Horse's-Diet-Optim-Equine

Salt: An Essential Component of the Horse’s Diet

What-Supplements-are-best-for-building-Topline-Optim-Equine

What Supplements are best for building Topline?

Hoof-care-Hoof-Rings-and-Ridges-Optim-Equine

Hoof Rings and Ridges

Turmeric: Use in the Horse

Turmeric: Use in the Horse

Herbal Medicine

What can herbal medicine do (and what can’t herbs do?)…

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

Abstracts-from-the-14th-International-Equine-Colic-Research-Symposium-10th-to-12th-July-2024-Surgeons-Quarter,-Edinburgh,-UK

Abstract: Non-pharmaceutical interventions in the successful management of refractory lymphocytic-plasmacytic enterocolitis

Post-viral-syndromes-in-equines-Optim-Equine

Post Viral Syndromes in Equines

Antimicrobial-Resistance-Optim-Equine-Camilla-Whishaw

Antimicrobial Resistance

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Optim Equine Pain in our horses and ponies

Injury and Pain in our Horses and Ponies

Optim Equine Hormonal-Mares-&-Vitex-(AKA-ChasteberryChaste-tree)

Hormonal Mares & Vitex (AKA Chasteberry/Chaste tree).

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour--Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Mare Behaviour

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Joint-Health-Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Horse Joint Health

Supplements-An-Holistic-Approach-Optim-Equine

Supplements: An Holistic Approach

Tying-up-Optim-Equine

Tying Up

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse-Optim-Equine

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse

Devil's-Claw-and-Ulcers-Optim-Equine

Devil’s Claw and Ulcers

Garlic-The-Suitability-and-Use-in-Horses-Optim-Equine

Garlic: The Suitability and Use in Horses

Naturopathic-Principles-Treat-the-Individual-and-not-the-Disease-Optim-Equine

Naturopathic Principles: Treat the Individual and not the Disease

Bacterial-Endometritis-Bacteria-and-Biofilms-Optim-Equine

Bacterial Endometritis: Bacteria and Biofilms

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse-Optim-Equine

Chamomile: Use in the Horse

Turmeric: Use in the Horse

Turmeric: Use in the Horse

Aloe-vera-wound-healing-Optim-Equine

Aloe Vera and Wound Healing: An Effective Home Remedy Backed by Science

Metabolic Health

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

What can herbal medicine do (and what can’t herbs do?)…

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Joint injections and laminitis…what is the risk?

Joint injections and laminitis…what is the risk?

Article discussing one of the most commonly overlooked factors contributing to gastric ulcers in horses, by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

One of the most commonly overlooked factors which can contribute to gastric ulcers

Fresh carrots being fed to a horse, showing carrots as a low-sugar, healthy treat suitable for horses and ponies, including those with metabolic conditions. On Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw Equine Naturopath Website

Carrots: Are they a suitable treat for horses and ponies?

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Photosensitivity in Horses Optim Equine

Photosensitivity in horses…Lucerne (alfalfa), clover and other potential contributors

Illustration of salt balance for horses, highlighting the importance of adequate salt intake in hot and humid summer conditions in the Southern Hemisphere. Text emphasizes salt's role in hydration, fluid balance, muscle and nerve function, digestion, and the potential risks of both insufficiency and excessive intake

Salt: Too little or too much?

Hoof Health Beyond Biotin

Hoof Health: Beyond Biotin

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Stallion Health and Fertility Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

How does your stallion’s body condition influence his fertility rate and libido?

Equine Digestive Health Why-is-it-important-to-make-dietary-changes-slowly-in-horses-and-ponies-Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Why is it important to make dietary changes slowly in horses and ponies?

Grass,-Hay,-Fibre-and-Short-Chain-Fatty-Acids-Optim-Equine

Grass, Hay, Fibre and Short Chain Fatty Acids

STRESS-What-is-stress-exactly-when-it-relates-to-horses-And-what-do-we-need-to-consider

STRESS: What is stress exactly when it relates to horses? And what do we need to consider?

The-importance-of-salt-for-horses-and-ponies-Optim-Equine

The Importance of Salt for Horses and Ponies

Rugging (Blanketing): Increasing the Risk of Laminitis, Insulin Resistance & Equine Metabolic Syndrome.

Rugging (Blanketing): Increasing the Risk of Laminitis, Insulin Resistance & Equine Metabolic Syndrome.

Optim-Equine-HELP!-My-horse-won’t-put-on-body-condition

HELP! My horse won’t put on body condition

Vitamin B12 in horses Optim Equine

Vitamin B12 for Horses

Laminitis-Grazing-Time-Periods-Optim-Equine

What Is The Safest Time To Graze A Horse Or Pony At Risk Of Laminitis?

Optim-Equine-Feed-formulation-and-broodmares

Coco Pops, Feeding Broodmares and Skeletal Development…What’s the Link?

Laminitis-‘Prevention’--But-at-what-cost Optim Equine

Laminitis ‘Prevention’- But at what cost?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

Optim Equine Horse Physical Activity

Horses are meant to MOVE. A LOT…

Optim-Equine-Heat-Humidity-Horses

Heat, Humidity and Horses

overweight-horse-and-gut-microflora

Overweight horses and ponies: there’s more to the equation than just feed…

Stress-in-Horses-Why-it-isn’t-always-obvious

Stress in Horses: Why it isn’t always obvious

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Laminitis

Optim-Equne-Iodine-and-Horses

Iodine & Horses

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

The Overweight Horse: An Holistic Approach

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour--Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Mare Behaviour

Tying-up-Optim-Equine

Tying Up

Laminitis How Naturopathy Can Help-Optim-Equine

Laminitis: How Naturopathy Can Help

Mare-Body-Condition-Osteochondrosis-Risk-in-Offspring-Optim-Equine

Mare Body Condition: Osteochondrosis Risk in Offspring

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

Vitamin-D-and-Rugging-An-Important-Consideration-Optim-Equine

Vitamin D and Rugging: An Important Consideration

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation-Optim-Equine

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation

Vitamin-K-The-role-of-Gut-Health-and-the-Effect-on-Bone-Health-and-Insulin-Resistance

Vitamin K: The role of Gut Health and the Effect on Bone Health and Insulin Resistance

Salt-An-Essential-Component-of-the-Horse's-Diet-Optim-Equine

Salt: An Essential Component of the Horse’s Diet

Musculoskeletal Health

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

What can herbal medicine do (and what can’t herbs do?)…

Optim equine article with guest author Dr Marcus J Head on mare microbiome

The influence of a mare’s microbiome

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

The importance of trace minerals in late pregnancy by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

The importance of trace minerals in late pregnancy

Broodmare nutrient requirements, foetal growth rate and the influence of nutrition on the skeletal health of a mare’s offspring

Broodmare nutrient requirements, foetal growth rate and the influence of nutrition on the skeletal health of a mare’s offspring

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Illustration of salt balance for horses, highlighting the importance of adequate salt intake in hot and humid summer conditions in the Southern Hemisphere. Text emphasizes salt's role in hydration, fluid balance, muscle and nerve function, digestion, and the potential risks of both insufficiency and excessive intake

Salt: Too little or too much?

Optim-Equine-Foal-feeding-habits-and-growth

Foal feeding habits and growth

To-Ice-or-Not-to-Ice-Optim-Equine

To ice or not to ice?

Longeing-Horses-and-Joint-Health-Optim-Equine-Camilla-Whishaw

Longeing Horses and Joint Health: A Helpful or Harmful Practice?

Spring,-Summer-and-More-Riding-Optim-Equine

Spring, Summer and More Riding!

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities: Why both feed and body condition in the broodmare matter, Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities: Why both feed and body condition in the broodmare matter

Grass,-Hay,-Fibre-and-Short-Chain-Fatty-Acids-Optim-Equine

Grass, Hay, Fibre and Short Chain Fatty Acids

STRESS-What-is-stress-exactly-when-it-relates-to-horses-And-what-do-we-need-to-consider

STRESS: What is stress exactly when it relates to horses? And what do we need to consider?

The-importance-of-salt-for-horses-and-ponies-Optim-Equine

The Importance of Salt for Horses and Ponies

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Training-a-Horse’s-Brain-Optim-Equine

Training a Horse’s Brain

Optim-Equine-HELP!-My-horse-won’t-put-on-body-condition

HELP! My horse won’t put on body condition

Optim Equine Pain in our horses and ponies

Injury and Pain in our Horses and Ponies

Optim-Equine-Feed-formulation-and-broodmares

Coco Pops, Feeding Broodmares and Skeletal Development…What’s the Link?

Optim-Equine-NSAIDS-and-exercise

Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Recovery

Bad-Behaviour-&-Exclusion-Diets-Optim-Equine

Bad Behaviour & Exclusion Diets

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Promoting-bone-health-and-strength-in-the-sales-yearling

Promoting bone health and strength in the sales yearling (even after purchase!)

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

Optim Equine Horse Physical Activity

Horses are meant to MOVE. A LOT…

Optim equine poor behaviour in horses

Is it Poor Behaviour or is it Pain?

Optim-Equine-Heat-Humidity-Horses

Heat, Humidity and Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

overweight-horse-and-gut-microflora

Overweight horses and ponies: there’s more to the equation than just feed…

Joint-Injections-in-the-Horse--Important-Considerations

Joint Injections in the Horse- Important Considerations

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Feeding-the-injured-horse-optim-equine

Feeding The Injured Horse

Laminitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses: Rethinking The Use of Corticosteroids

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses: Rethinking The Use of Corticosteroids

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Joint-Health-Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Horse Joint Health

Tying-up-Optim-Equine

Tying Up

Ulcer-Medications-What-Nobody-Tells-You-And-What-You-Need-To-Know-Optim-Equine

Ulcer Medications: What Nobody Tells You and What You Need To Know

Laminitis How Naturopathy Can Help-Optim-Equine

Laminitis: How Naturopathy Can Help

Bisphosphonates-(Tildren-&-Osphos)-Time-to-talk-about-the-Skeleton-in-the-Closet-Optim-Equine

Bisphosphonates (Tildren & Osphos): Understanding how they work and their role in bone health

Are-we-creating-resilient-racehorses-or-superficial-sales-horses-Optim-Equine

Are we creating resilient racehorses or superficial sales horses?

Mare-Body-Condition-Osteochondrosis-Risk-in-Offspring-Optim-Equine

Mare Body Condition: Osteochondrosis Risk in Offspring

Corticosteroids-stop-and-think-Optim-Equine

Corticosteroids. STOP and THINK!

Skeletal-Injuries-Considering-the-Role-of-Bone-Density-in-the-Horse-Optim-Equine

Skeletal Injuries: Considering the Role of Bone Density in the Horse

Selenium-Deficiency-(&-Toxicity)-in-the-Equine

Selenium: Deficiency (& Toxicity) in the Equine

Devil's-Claw-and-Ulcers-Optim-Equine

Devil’s Claw and Ulcers

Pharmaceutical Medications

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

Equine-asthma-in-horses,-the-risks-of-clenbuterol-and-long-term-medication-use

Equine asthma in horses: the risks of clenbuterol and long-term medication use

Joint injections and laminitis…what is the risk?

Joint injections and laminitis…what is the risk?

Article discussing one of the most commonly overlooked factors contributing to gastric ulcers in horses, by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

One of the most commonly overlooked factors which can contribute to gastric ulcers

Mare-behavioural-issues-and-pregnancy-loss

Mare behavioural issues and pregnancy loss: is altrenogest really the answer?

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Gastric Ulcer Medications Optim Equine

Gastric ulcer medications (omeprazole and esomeprazole) and the effects they have on our horses

Photosensitivity in Horses Optim Equine

Photosensitivity in horses…Lucerne (alfalfa), clover and other potential contributors

Illustration of salt balance for horses, highlighting the importance of adequate salt intake in hot and humid summer conditions in the Southern Hemisphere. Text emphasizes salt's role in hydration, fluid balance, muscle and nerve function, digestion, and the potential risks of both insufficiency and excessive intake

Salt: Too little or too much?

Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw Stress and stallion fertility

Stress and stallion fertility

Abstracts-from-the-14th-International-Equine-Colic-Research-Symposium-10th-to-12th-July-2024-Surgeons-Quarter,-Edinburgh,-UK

Abstract: Non-pharmaceutical interventions in the successful management of refractory lymphocytic-plasmacytic enterocolitis

Optim-Equine-Stallion-Fertility

Omeprazole and Stallion Fertility

Diarrhoea in Foals

Diarrhoea in Foals

Hoof Health Beyond Biotin

Hoof Health: Beyond Biotin

Longeing-Horses-and-Joint-Health-Optim-Equine-Camilla-Whishaw

Longeing Horses and Joint Health: A Helpful or Harmful Practice?

Antimicrobial-Resistance-Optim-Equine-Camilla-Whishaw

Antimicrobial Resistance

Non-steroidal-anti-inflammatories-NSAIDs-and-ovulation-in-the-broodmare Optim equine

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) and ovulation in the broodmare

STRESS-What-is-stress-exactly-when-it-relates-to-horses-And-what-do-we-need-to-consider

STRESS: What is stress exactly when it relates to horses? And what do we need to consider?

Optim-Equine-Colic-in-Horses-and-Ponies

Colic in Horses and Ponies

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Optim-Equine-HELP!-My-horse-won’t-put-on-body-condition

HELP! My horse won’t put on body condition

Optim Equine The Risks of Altrenogest (AKA: Regumate/Readyserve/Ovamed/Altren) to Humans

The Risks of Altrenogest (AKA: Regumate/Readyserve/Ovamed/Altren) to Humans

Optim Equine Pain in our horses and ponies

Injury and Pain in our Horses and Ponies

Vitamin B12 in horses Optim Equine

Vitamin B12 for Horses

Stallion Fertility: What is happening for your stallion NOW influences the season he has ahead.

Optim-Equine-NSAIDS-and-exercise

Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Recovery

Deworming Drenching Panacur Optim Equine

Drenching/Deworming with Panacur

Optim-Equine-Hindgut-Colonic-Ulcers-In-Ponies

Hindgut (Colonic) Ulcers in Horses and Ponies

Laminitis-‘Prevention’--But-at-what-cost Optim Equine

Laminitis ‘Prevention’- But at what cost?

Optim-Equine-Timing-Vaccinations-in-Young-Horses

Timing Vaccinations in Young Horses

optim equine bad breath in horses

Bad Breath in Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

overweight-horse-and-gut-microflora

Overweight horses and ponies: there’s more to the equation than just feed…

Joint-Injections-in-the-Horse--Important-Considerations

Joint Injections in the Horse- Important Considerations

Feeding-the-injured-horse-optim-equine

Feeding The Injured Horse

Laminitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses: Rethinking The Use of Corticosteroids

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses: Rethinking The Use of Corticosteroids

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Joint-Health-Optim-Equine

An Holistic Approach to Horse Joint Health

Supplements-An-Holistic-Approach-Optim-Equine

Supplements: An Holistic Approach

Ulcer-Medications-What-Nobody-Tells-You-And-What-You-Need-To-Know-Optim-Equine

Ulcer Medications: What Nobody Tells You and What You Need To Know

Bisphosphonates-(Tildren-&-Osphos)-Time-to-talk-about-the-Skeleton-in-the-Closet-Optim-Equine

Bisphosphonates (Tildren & Osphos): Understanding how they work and their role in bone health

Are-we-creating-resilient-racehorses-or-superficial-sales-horses-Optim-Equine

Are we creating resilient racehorses or superficial sales horses?

An-Holistic-Approach-to-Mare-Behaviour-Optim-Equine

Placentitis: Think about it

Fibre,-Chewing-and-Gastrointestinal-Health-Optim-Equine

Fibre, Chewing and Gastrointestinal Health

Corticosteroids-stop-and-think-Optim-Equine

Corticosteroids. STOP and THINK!

Skeletal-Injuries-Considering-the-Role-of-Bone-Density-in-the-Horse-Optim-Equine

Skeletal Injuries: Considering the Role of Bone Density in the Horse

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

Ulcer-Medications-The-Potential-Impact-on-Stallion-Fertility-Optim-Equine

Ulcer Medications: The Potential Impact on Stallion Fertility

Racehorses

Equine-asthma-in-horses,-the-risks-of-clenbuterol-and-long-term-medication-use

Equine asthma in horses: the risks of clenbuterol and long-term medication use

Optim equine article with guest author Dr Marcus J Head on mare microbiome

The influence of a mare’s microbiome

Article discussing one of the most commonly overlooked factors contributing to gastric ulcers in horses, by Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

One of the most commonly overlooked factors which can contribute to gastric ulcers

How does our horses gut health influence their behaviour immune function and overall health article by optim equine Camilla Whishaw

How does our horse’s gut health influence their behaviour, immune function and overall health?

Article-on-horse-ponies-and-pain-by-optim-equine

Horses, Ponies and Pain

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies Optim Equine Camilla Whishaw

Side effects of commonly used medications in horses and ponies

Optim Equine Concerned about colic in your horse or pony?

Concerned about colic in your horse or pony?

Gastric Ulcer Medications Optim Equine

Gastric ulcer medications (omeprazole and esomeprazole) and the effects they have on our horses

Post-viral-syndromes-in-equines-Optim-Equine

Post Viral Syndromes in Equines

To-Ice-or-Not-to-Ice-Optim-Equine

To ice or not to ice?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

The-importance-of-salt-for-horses-and-ponies-Optim-Equine

The Importance of Salt for Horses and Ponies

Optim-Equine-Off-The-Track-Thoroughbreds

An Introduction to Off The Track Thoroughbreds (OTTB)

Tryptophan-helpful-or-harmful-calmer-for-horses-optim-equine

TRYPTOPHAN…A helpful or harmful calmer for horses?

Vitamin B12 in horses Optim Equine

Vitamin B12 for Horses

Optim-Equine-NSAIDS-and-exercise

Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Recovery

Laminitis-‘Prevention’--But-at-what-cost Optim Equine

Laminitis ‘Prevention’- But at what cost?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

Promoting-bone-health-and-strength-in-the-sales-yearling

Promoting bone health and strength in the sales yearling (even after purchase!)

Optim-Equine-Equine-Protein-Intake

The Importance of Protein

Optim Equine Horse Physical Activity

Horses are meant to MOVE. A LOT…

Optim-Equine-Heat-Humidity-Horses

Heat, Humidity and Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

Inflammation & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Horses

Stress-in-Horses-Why-it-isn’t-always-obvious

Stress in Horses: Why it isn’t always obvious

Joint-Injections-in-the-Horse--Important-Considerations

Joint Injections in the Horse- Important Considerations

Soy-The-Good-The-Bad-The-Confusing-Optim-Equine

Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

Feeding-the-injured-horse-optim-equine

Feeding The Injured Horse

Optim-Equne-Iodine-and-Horses

Iodine & Horses

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Ulcers in Horses: The importance of understanding how medications work

Tying-up-Optim-Equine

Tying Up

Bisphosphonates-(Tildren-&-Osphos)-Time-to-talk-about-the-Skeleton-in-the-Closet-Optim-Equine

Bisphosphonates (Tildren & Osphos): Understanding how they work and their role in bone health

Are-we-creating-resilient-racehorses-or-superficial-sales-horses-Optim-Equine

Are we creating resilient racehorses or superficial sales horses?

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health-Optim-Equine

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse-Optim-Equine

Calming Supplements: Use in the Horse

Skeletal-Injuries-Considering-the-Role-of-Bone-Density-in-the-Horse-Optim-Equine

Skeletal Injuries: Considering the Role of Bone Density in the Horse

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

Levothyroxine Use in Performance Horses and Racehorses

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health-Optim-Equine

Equine Asthma Syndrome

Optim Equine Blog Article Equine asthma & Clenbuterol The harmful side effects

Equine asthma & Clenbuterol: The harmful side effects

Regumate-Altrenogest-and-Difficult-Mares-&-Fillies-What-Are-The-Alternatives-Optim-Equine

Regumate / Altrenogest and Difficult Mares & Fillies: What Are The Alternatives?

When-Supplements-actually-make-the-problem-worse

When Supplements actually make the problem worse

Fillies-Mares-Hormones-and-Performance-Opim-Equine

Fillies, Mares, Hormones and Performance

Gastrointestinal (Gut) Health

Magnesium in horses, is it helpful? what do I need to know?

Magnesium for horses: Is it helpful? And what do I need to know?

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What Supplements are best for building Topline?

Skin Health

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Respiratory Health

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Bad Breath in Horses

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Soy: The Good, Bad and Confusing!

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health-Optim-Equine

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The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health-Optim-Equine

Equine Asthma Syndrome

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When Supplements actually make the problem worse

Foals

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Broodmare Body Condition & Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) Risk in Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings

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The importance of trace minerals in late pregnancy

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Broodmare nutrient requirements, foetal growth rate and the influence of nutrition on the skeletal health of a mare’s offspring

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Foal feeding habits and growth

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Diarrhoea in Foals

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Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities: Why both feed and body condition in the broodmare matter

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Timing Vaccinations in Young Horses

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Selenium- Is your horse actually using the amount on the feed or supplement label?

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Foals & Colostrum

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Foal Heat Scours and Diarrhoea

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Osteochondrosis and Osteochondritis Dissecans: Reducing the Risk

General Health/Other

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One of the most commonly overlooked factors which can contribute to gastric ulcers

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Carrots: Are they a suitable treat for horses and ponies?

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To-Ice-or-Not-to-Ice-Optim-Equine

To ice or not to ice?

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Antimicrobial Resistance

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Spring, Summer and More Riding!

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

Grain Free Feeds….What does this mean, and do our horses really need these feeds?

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Why is it important to make dietary changes slowly in horses and ponies?

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Grass, Hay, Fibre and Short Chain Fatty Acids

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The Importance of Salt for Horses and Ponies

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Why do horses and ponies turn their backs to the cold during inclement weather?

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Feeding Horses and Ponies in Cold Weather

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Rugging (Blanketing): Increasing the Risk of Laminitis, Insulin Resistance & Equine Metabolic Syndrome.

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Colic in Horses and Ponies

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Training a Horse’s Brain

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HELP! My horse won’t put on body condition

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Why Does My Horse Chew Wood?

Optim Equine Mineral Licks

Mineral Licks: A valuable addition to our horses’ diets or not?

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The Risks of Altrenogest (AKA: Regumate/Readyserve/Ovamed/Altren) to Humans

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An unusual case of sudden decline in sperm motility in a healthy stallion

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Why Basics Matter: The Importance of Chewing

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Stress in Horses: Why it isn’t always obvious

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Feeding The Injured Horse

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The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health-Optim-Equine

The Stabled/Stalled Horse: The Impact of Ammonia and Airway Health

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Vitamin D and Rugging: An Important Consideration

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Naturopathic Principles: Treat the Individual and not the Disease

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation-Optim-Equine

Horse Dental Health and Systemic Inflammation

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Why Can such an ‘Average’ Horse Achieve at the ‘Highest” Level?