What Are The Actual Costs of How We Feed Horses? The Horse's Advocate Podcast #186

Horse owners who are watching their budgets often focus on the cost of feeding each horse—hay, grain, supplements, and treats. But what about other expenses, like illness, less work, lost work, or even losing a horse too soon? These can lead to extra costs for vets, farriers, and other care. So, what is the real return on investment? I'm talking about this on the podcast because many horse owners think extra costs are just part of owning a horse and don't realize some of these expenses can be avoided. Like with all living things, what you put in shapes the life you get—good or bad. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:05 - All food is medicine, which drives an action. 3:09 - Energy is created in a mitochondrion. 5:06 - CORRECTION: The energy is not returned to the origin, but dissipated as light and heat. 6:30 - Eating more food doesn't create more energy. 7:30 - Eating the wrong food prevents horses from fully using the energy created. 9:20 - Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) come from inflammatory foods. 10:38 - ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the currency of cells. 11:40 - Clarifying - the energy is transformed into another form of energy that isn't helpful. 15:05 - Every cell has a set energy budget. 19:50 - Remove unnecessary things (inflammatory foods, stress). 20:45 - Changing the horse through improved energy production will take time. ******************************* #horses #veterinary #horseteeth #horsecare #equinedentistry Join us at The Horses Advocate Community page: https://community.thehorsesadvocate.com/yt Dentistry: https://theequinepractice.com/ Horsemanship Dentistry School: https://www.horsemanshipdentistryschool.com/c/information/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHorsesAdvocate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/horsesadvocate/ Geoff Tucker is a veterinarian and horseman who has worked with horses since 1973, earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University in 1984. Geoff went from mucking stalls as a farmhand to starting his own equine practice. He advocates for the horse by educating horse owners through his vast experience, with an emphasis on dentistry, horsemanship, nutrition, and more.