64. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Insulin Sensitivity, Muscle Building and Misleading Feed Labels

<p>Join Dr Nerida and Orla as they discuss how exercise can improve insulin sensitivity. Plus they talk feeding for muscle development, and how whey protein, soybean and leucine play a role.</p><p>They also dive into digestive enzymes, why they are being added to more feeds, and how enzymes may help some horses digest starch more efficiently when grain-based feeds are used. This leads into a bigger discussion about diet analysis, nutrient deficiencies, toxicities, misleading “grain-free” labels, and why horse owners need a way to check whether a diet is genuinely safe and balanced.</p><p>The episode finishes with musings on raw grain, stomach pH, hindgut pH, gastroscopy, omeprazole, acid rebound, and has a few classic Orla and Nerida side tracks along the way.</p><p>📲 To check your horse’s diet and KNOW you are feeding right, download the MyHappy.Horse app <a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/myhappy-horse/id6633422324">⁠https://apps.apple.com/au/app/myhappy-horse/id6633422324⁠</a></p><p>💛 We’d love if you would leave us a rating, follow the show and share this episode with a friend, it truly helps us get this information in front of more horse owners.</p><p>🩺 And if you’d like to get in touch with Orla, <a href="mailto:Orla.lyons@randlab.com.au">Orla.lyons@randlab.com.au</a></p>