63. Preventing Gastric Ulcers in Horses: Nutrition Strategies Beyond Forage

<p>Preventing squamous gastric ulcers takes more than just feeding enough forage. In this episode, Dr Nerida explains four additional nutrition strategies: feeding a balanced diet, controlling grain and starch intake, supplying high-quality protein, and using lucerne or alfalfa strategically. </p><p>Plus she covers why grain is not automatically the problem, how key nutrients support stomach repair, and why lucerne is so valuable for gut health. </p><p>Here are some of the papers referenced:</p><p>Effects of feeding alfalfa hay in comparison to meadow hay on the gastric mucosa in adult Warmblood horses <a href="https://pferdeheilkunde.de/files/20200105.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pferdeheilkunde.de/files/20200105.pdf</a>  </p><p>Evaluation of diet as a cause of gastric ulcers in horses <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10895901/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10895901/</a></p><p>Risk factors associated with equine gastric ulceration syndrome (EGUS) in 201 horses in Denmark <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19927579/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19927579/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>📲 For help assessing your horse’s diet and making sure you are feeding a balanced diet to prevent gastric ulcers, download the MyHappy.Horse App https://apps.apple.com/au/app/myhappy-horse/id6633422324 </p><p>💖 If you found this episode helpful we'd be so grateful if you would follow the Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast and  share it with a horse owning friend who is struggling with gastric ulcers.</p><p>🌟 And please leave us a rating and review, it helps us help more horse owners to find practical, science-based nutrition advice.</p>