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The Equine Connection Podcast

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As horse owners, we always strive to do what"s best for our horses. They are our soulmates and a lifelong passion! Brought to you by Tribute® Superior Equine Nutrition, The Equine Connection Podcast is where health, nutrition and love for the horse come together. We share helpful advice, tips and tricks to help all horse owners better care for their four-legged partners.

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25:04

Understanding a Hay Analysis

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/09/15

Getting your hay tested and analyzed is an excellent tool to evaluate your horse's diet. In this week's podcast, we discuss on why you should get your hay tested. It is an affordable option, ~ $30 USD, that allows you to ensure your horse's are eating high quality hay. There are many options for you to get your hay tested, which can be found via the internet or you can ask your local extension office. The hay analysis includes many categories (listed below) and you can discuss with the lab that

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19:47

Feeding the Lazy Horse

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/09/08

Last week we discussed feeding strategies for the anxious horse. In this week's podcast, we evaluate the other spectrum and offer tips and advice on feeding the lazy horse. There can be many factors that can contribute to a horse being considered lazy, one of which is diet. One factor that is common is quite simply the horse is overweight. Thus, we discuss what in the diet is contributing to a horse being overweight and we offer up advice on how you might adjust your feeding plan. On the flipside,

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22:23

Feeding the Anxious Horse

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/09/01

Everyone who works with or around horses will encounter an anxious horse, or even many anxious horses in their lifetime. While we briefly cover the many contributing factors that potentially lead to anxiety in horses, one we especially highlight this week is diet. When focusing on the diet as a potential cause, we first talk about the different nutrient categories and discuss how they may or may not be a problem for this type of horse. One category that we especially focus on is energy in the diet

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18:47

Hair Analysis for your Horse

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/08/25

Is it possible to analyze your horse's hair and get a snapshot of their dietary health? In this week's podcast we discuss what is exactly involved in a hair analysis, the science behind it, and what some are claiming it proves. However, we discuss why this actually is not a good strategy for aiding your nutritional decision making. We do discuss where a hair analysis might be useful for you as a horse owner and when you may want to use it. We conclude this week's podcast with discussing a more

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22:23

Carbohydrates in your Horse's Diet

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/08/18

Carbohydrates are a hot topic in the equine industry and for good reason. They are often linked with metabolic disease and other disorders in some of our equids. Specifically, non-structural carbohydrates (NSC). However, NSC are also critical to your horse's health and their performance. Thus, in this week's podcast we focus in on carbohydrates and why they are important your horse. We first talk about the different types of carbohydrates, structural and non-structural, and where horses receive them

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27:04

Interview with former jockey and current trainer...

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/08/11

Rosie Napravnik is former world-class jockey and now current trainer of retired racehorses. Rosie had an incredibly successful career as a jockey and was in fact the second female jockey to win a Breeder's Cup race. She also has raced in multiple Triple Crown events and was a top 10 jockey for multiple years before retiring in 2014. Today, Rosie is focused on training retired racehorses. In our interview we talk about Rosie's illustrious career and about her love of Thoroughbreds has led to her

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18:13

Horses that don't Sweat (Anhidrosis)

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/08/04

It is estimated up to 6% of all horses develop a syndrome where they start to sweat less and less, which is called "anhidrosis." Eventually, anhidrosis can lead to an almost complete absence of sweat from a horse. This is very concerning since sweating is the primary way horses cool their body temperatures. In this week's podcast, we discuss how anhidrosis may manifest in your horse. We highlight some of the signs to look for in a horse that is developing anhidrosis and what some of the dangers are

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20:28

Cribbing Horses

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/07/28

One of the most frustrating abnormal behaviors a horse may adopt is the act of cribbing. Briefly, cribbing is when a horse places their front teeth on a hard surface, arch their necks back forcefully, and then gulp or inhale air. There are many factors that may cause a horse to start cribbing and in this week's podcast we address some of the latest research into the origins of cribbing. Stress is still a primary factor on why a horse may start cribbing, but there are other influences that owners

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16:38

Horses Eating Manure

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/07/21

Owners may become alarmed when they witness their horse start to eat either its own manure, or even manure from another horse. Typically this is seen in foals and other young horses and we talk about why they may exhibit this behavior. There is even some evidence that manure eating is beneficial to young horses and we briefly touch upon that. Then we switch the discussion of what to do when this behavior is observed in our adult horse population. Owners should be aware of the underlying causes of

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20:05

Importance of Vitamin E

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/07/14

When discussing equine nutrition we often focus on the larger picture. However, sometimes we need to focus down to the importance of certain nutrients. Vitamin E is one such nutrient. In this week's podcast we focus in on the importance of vitamin E and why owners should be aware of it, and why they need to ensure their horses are receiving enough of it. Vitamin E is not only critical for basic body function, it also imparts many benefits such as its role as an antioxidant. Vitamin E deficiency has

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29:41

Interview w/Lauren Sprieser of Sprieser Sporthorse

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/07/07

This week we are publishing our first podcast interview with equine industry professionals. The focus for our interviews will be to find out about our guest's journey into the horse industry and the "why" of what they do. We are very excited to host for our first interview Lauren Sprieser of Sprieser Sporthorse. In our chat Lauren describes where her love for horses began and how she has navigated her successful career as a Grand Prix Dressage trainer, rider, and clinician. We talk about what she

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19:12

Managing Horses in the Heat

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/06/30

Entering the hotter months of the year can be a cause of concern for many horse owners. As ambient temperatures rise and humidity increases you may be wondering how best you can manage your horses. In this week's podcast we address this topic and more. First, we discuss how horses respond to heat and how it can induce heat stress. We then address at what temperatures and humidity can stress a horse and how owners should respond. We also discuss a horse's body temperature and what the danger zones

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19:00

Read that Feed Tag

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/06/23

Feed tags provide critical nutritional information for the horse owner. In this week's podcast we talk about what is printed on the feed tag and why that information should interest you. On the feed tag are bits of information like what class of horse the feed is specifically formulated for, the ingredients within the feed, and then some guaranteed values of certain nutritional components. Which values are included is encompassed in what is called a "guaranteed analysis." We describe what exactly

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21:38

Underfeeding your Horse

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/06/16

While it is more common for owners to overfeed their horses, some may actually underfeed them. This can be due to an owner wanting to encourage weight loss, or even mistakenly underfeed them without realizing it. This week we discuss just why your horse needs some supplemental nutritional on top of their hay diet. We first discuss how a horse's basic nutritional needs are determined. Since all horse diets starts with forage, we briefly discuss which important nutrients they receive from forage and

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26:52

Costs of Feeding Your Horse

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/06/09

The costs associated with feeding a horse are one of the more expensive parts of being a horse owner. Thus, it is no wonder owners are rightly concerned about the costs of their feed. This week, we start off discussing the differences in forage and why some may be more expensive than others. We also talk about how costs can differ with hay quality or even how hay is sold, i.e. round bales versus square bales. Then we highlight that the selection of a hay can impact what else in the diet the horse

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24:04

Building a Horse's Topline

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/06/02

For decades the Body Condition Scoring (BCS) system has been the gold standard for evaluating a horse’s nutritional status. However, it doesn't give a complete picture. This week we discuss why a horse’s topline muscling is important when evaluating your horse’s diet. Many factors do influence topline muscling in a horse and we discuss which ones we can manage, particularly diet. For example, the BCS system evaluates the energy in a horse’s diet, but misses other components such as protein, or more

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23:16

Feeding Underweight Horses

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/05/26

While many horses are considered overweight and are considered easy keepers, often owners will have horses that are difficult to maintain weight and are considered hard keepers. We provide a brief review of the Henneke Body Condition Scoring System and also discuss the Tribute Wellness System. Together, they can be used to evaluate how well your horses are doing with their diets. We discuss what could be considered an underweight horse and what nutrients these horses may be lacking in the diet. Then

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20:34

Feeding Overweight Horses

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/05/19

It is estimated that over 50% of horses in the United States are overweight. In this week’s podcast we discuss how to adjust your diets to reduce a horse's weight safely. We start off with discussing how to diagnose if your horse is overweight. We then provide a brief review of the Body Condition Scoring System and what is the healthy range for horses. When adjusting diets for any horse it can be tricky. Thus, we outline some basics for owners to consider with regards to adjusting the concentrate

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23:02

Focus on Foals

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/05/12

This week we transition from the mare to the foal. For our foals, their nutrition starts with the mare. What you feed the mare has direct consequences for her offspring as she passes those nutrients through her milk. Then as foals begin eating solids, mimicking mom, this has some implications to their nutrition. Thus, we highlight why it is important to remember that foals cannot digest plant-based proteins until at least three months old and explain why owners should be feeding their young foals

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22:35

Focus on Broodmares

The Equine Connection Podcast ·

2021/05/05

This week we focus on the broodmare and discuss why she requires special care and attention. Broodmares are especially interesting because they go through so many tremendous changes through gestation and then immediately following parturition. During gestation, broodmares require careful management as they provide critical nutrients to the foal. We specially focus on why owners need to be careful on what they are feeding as it has major implications on offspring wellbeing. Then once she has given

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