10/20/2026
Sharing more about my personal journey with my horses in areas where I am not an expert.
I started taking my own nutrition very seriously when we were dealing with infertility and unable to get pregnant. The more I learned about nutrition, inflammation, and body performance, the more questions I started to ask about our horses.
I have done 5 different nutrition consults with 5 different people about doing a forage based diet, and most of them were SO so similar.
Which is great! Solidifies that information has validity.
If you are wanting to transition your horses to a forage based diet and off of grain, this is a simple approach to get started with.
1. Forage pellet
2. A fat
3. A mineral
4. Salt
There are many nuances, yes, but this basic plan is a great foundation to start with. Once this is established you can add customized needs from there.
Obviously hay was not discussed in this video and is a very critical part of their nutrition. I feed bales of Timothy, alfalfa, and brome, and I’m thankful I have access to all 3.
Again, I am not an expert on nutrition. I have seen the power of nutrition in my own family heal cancer and allow us to have children.
There are studies that have found changes in the laminae within 48 hours of adding non-structured carbohydrates.
I do not think every horse has laminitis, but I do think there is a spectrum and we are missing tons of cases on the low end of the spectrum.
Those horses in the low end are dealing with frequent low grade chronic inflammation but nothing ever severe enough to catch an owners attention if they are not educated in what to look for.
So I’m sharing my journey and hope it helps someone!
