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Shotgun Equine Nutrition Claire C. I'm a retired surgical nurse who has always been interested in nutrition. I have been balancing equine diets since 2008. It's that simple!

Cox-Wilson, a graduate of all of Dr. Eleanor Kellon's http://www.drkellon.com/home.html equine nutrition courses, has been balancing equine diets since 2008. I have taken over eleven courses in Equine Nutrition mainly from Dr. Eleanor Kellon and one from the University of Edinburgh. The truth is, that the importance of equine nutrition is vastly overlooked by most horseowners and sadly, many con

ditions are caused and/or exacerbated by inadequate nutrition. Providing your horse with optimum nutrition doesn't have to cost you an arm & a leg. The secret is to provide your horse with what he needs. To do that, you need to know what your feed contains in the way of protein, digestible energy, minerals & vitamins. I determine what is lacking in your horse's diet & tell you how to address the deficiencies & balance the excesses. You will see a difference in your horse's coat, hoof quality and performance.

Great post by Dr. Kellon...
08/08/2025

Great post by Dr. Kellon...

Tying up is not a specific disorder with one specific cause. It is a collection of symptoms that may have several different causes. A hallmark of all types of tying up is that the symptoms are caus…

As we approach the monsoon season in AZ and the humidity rises, don't forget catnip is a great mosquito repellent. Just ...
07/05/2025

As we approach the monsoon season in AZ and the humidity rises, don't forget catnip is a great mosquito repellent. Just add 15-20 drops of catnip essential oil to your regular fly spray or you can make your own. To two cups of witch hazel add 15-20 drops of catnip essential oil.

07/05/2025
This is very important for those that are steaming hay...
07/03/2025

This is very important for those that are steaming hay...

Using hay steamers to prepare dry hay has become fairly popular, especially for horses with respiratory issues. They are available in both smaller units to accommodate a hay net or larger ones to d…

05/15/2025

So...FB has threatened to delete my Shotgun Equine Nutrition (with less than 500 followers) page. I tried to reply but the link they gave me didn't work. Just so you all know if this page disappears it wasn't my doing. I can't even express how I feel about FB right now.

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Remember there is no better way to assure your horse is getting all the minerals he needs than by analyzing his hay.
04/15/2025

Remember there is no better way to assure your horse is getting all the minerals he needs than by analyzing his hay.

High insulin in horses  does not have the clear inflammatory component documented in people but there is increased oxidative stress. The size of the upper legs is a good indicator of what this…

A proper diagnosis...
03/09/2025

A proper diagnosis...

You’ve heard “If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…… it must be a duck”.  That is an example of abductive reasoning, more accurately inference, where a set…

Excellent post by Dr. Kellon....
02/15/2025

Excellent post by Dr. Kellon....

I thought the idea of free choice feeding for any horse had died out but it keeps resurfacing.The advice to allow free access to food for an obese horse (or human for that matter) is doomed to fail…

Good question...I know the answer, do you?
01/06/2025

Good question...I know the answer, do you?

Horses with exaggerated insulin responses to sugar and starch are at risk of laminitis. Most owners know to avoid pasture because levels vary widely and there is no guarantee any pasture will be sa…

01/03/2025

Metformin was first described in the 1920s and study in humans began in the 1950s. It is used to treat type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Metformin works by decreasing glucose production in th…

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