Happy Horse Nutrition
By MyHappy.Horse
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Episodes: 57
Description
The Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast with Dr Nerida McGilchrist makes horse nutrition make sense. A PhD equine nutritionist with more than 25 years of experience, Dr Nerida shares practical feeding advice, explains the science in plain English, and interviews leading experts in horse health, welfare and nutrition. From gut health and supplements to performance feeding and common mistakes, each episode helps horse owners, breeders and trainers feed with more confidence.
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57. Feeding Horses for Weight Gain and Why “Just Feed More” Is Not the Answer
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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56. Do Calming Supplements for Horses Actually Work?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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55. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Feeding horses with dental issues
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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54. Rethinking Yearling Horse Sales Prep: Less Grain, Better Gut Health
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May 26, 2026 |
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53. Feeding Horses in Winter
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May 19, 2026 |
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52. Protein Is Not Just Protein: Protein Quality in Horse Nutrition Explained
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May 12, 2026 |
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51. Equine Joint Health: What Works and What Doesn’t
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May 05, 2026 |
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50. Feeding Weanlings: The Art and Science of Getting Growing Horse Nutrition Right
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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49. Replay: Bone health and horses with Dr Brian Nielsen
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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48. Is Canola Oil for Horses as Bad as People Think?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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47. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Hair Analysis vs Diet Analysis, Raw Grain Risks, Ulcers & Orphan Foals
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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46. Horse Depression, Behaviour and Nutrition with Joanna Lepiarczyk
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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45. Feeding Grain Safely to Horses: Cooked vs Uncooked and Why It Matters (a lot!) for Gut Health
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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44. Species-Appropriate Horse Keeping & Why Track Systems Work
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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43. Free Fecal Water in Horses: Causes, Diet Fixes and What to Try First
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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42. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Straw, Diarrhoea, Feed Safety & Muscle Building
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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41. OTT Horse Nutrition: The First 12 Months Off The Track
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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40. What is NSC? And is it bad for my horse?
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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39. Horse not eating? Learn the 4 most common causes of loss of appetite
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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38. Danger in the Grass: High-Oxalate Pastures, Calcium Deficiency & Bighead Disease in Horses
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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37. Natural Disaster Horse Nutrition: What to Feed When Everything Changes
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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36. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Feeding Before Riding, Hydration Myths & Trail Snacks
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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35. Understanding Hay & Pasture Analysis Results for Horses
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Replay: Feed your horse like a horse
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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33. Replay: Your horse's hindgut microbes and their impact on... everything! | Best of 2025
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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32. Five Ingredients I Love (and Five I Avoid!) in Horse Nutrition
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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31. Is This Horse Fed Right? A Vet's Guide to the Rapid Assessment of Nutrition
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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30. Horse Nutrition Q&A: How racehorses are thriving on more fibre, less grain
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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29. Strip Grazing for Horses: How to reduce pasture intake safely and support weight control
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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28. Feeding your horse for an amazing coat
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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27. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Ryegrass Staggers, Mycotoxins, Grain Processing & Faecal pH
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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26. Feeding ‘Marey Mares’: What to Feed and Avoid for Behaviourally Challenging Mares
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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25. Breaking the Horse Nutrition Mold: How Ciaron Maher Racing are Challenging Status Quo in Australian Thoroughbred Racing
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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24. Ingredient Variety and Why it Matters in Horse Nutrition
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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23. The Guardian Mindset: How Horse Nutrition Impacts Welfare & Performance
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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22. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Omega-3, PSSM, and Anhidrosis
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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21. Does my horse need a supplement?
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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20. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Free Faecal Water Syndrome, Fibre Diversity & Putting Weight on Thin Broodmares
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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19. Does My Horse Need Grain?
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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18. How Much Hay Does My Horse Need?
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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17. Back Health: Keeping Your Horse Pain-Free with Dr. Nicolle Wiechula
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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16. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Winter Feeding, Pastures Problems & Weight Management
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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15. All about laminitis - keeping your horse safe
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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14. Do Joint Supplements for Horses Even Work? Part 2
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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13. Do Joint Supplements for Horses Even Work? Part 1
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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12. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Ulcers, Soy, Nitrates & More with Nerida and Orla
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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11. How to Measure Hindgut Health in Horses
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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10. Four Rules for a Healthy Hindgut in Horses
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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9. Your horse’s hindgut microbes and their impact on... everything!
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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8. Horse nutrition Q&A - ulcers, anxiety and weight loss
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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7. Drought Feeding for Horses - Part 2
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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6. Drought Feeding for Horses - Part 1
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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5. Feeding horses when you’re away from home
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May 30, 2025 |
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4. Bone health and horses with Dr Brian Nielsen
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May 24, 2025 |
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3. Feed lucerne (alfalfa) hay to your horse before you ride
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May 13, 2025 |
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2. A journey down the gastrointestinal tract of the horse
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May 05, 2025 |
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1. Feed your horse like a horse
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Apr 24, 2025 |