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How Stress Impacts Your Horse's Nutrition Needs
Episode 187

How Stress Impacts Your Horse's Nutrition Needs

The Equine Connection Podcast

June 26, 202412m 47s

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Show Notes

In this episode, Dr. Nicole Rambo discuss the impact of stress on the nutritional needs of horses. The conversation delves into various stress factors such as competition, travel, pregnancy, and weather, and how they affect horses' physiological state.

Dr. Rambo explains the importance of maintaining a good nutritional baseline, with a focus on forage quality, to support horses during stressful events. The episode also covers the role of specific nutrients and antioxidants in counteracting oxidative stress, the energy demands of the immune system during stress, and the significance of gut health in managing stress. 

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