57. Feeding Horses for Weight Gain and Why “Just Feed More” Is Not the Answer

Podcast: Happy Horse Nutrition · MyHappy.Horse

Opublikowano: 2026-06-16

Is your horse underweight, a classic hard keeper, or one of those horses who seems to need a ridiculous amount of feed just to hold condition? In this episode of the Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast, Dr Nerida takes a practical, gut-first look at feeding horses for safe, effective and sustainable weight gain. Because weight gain is not simply a matter of “just feed more”. Yes, a horse needs to eat more energy than they use in order to gain weight, but they also need to be able to digest and use that energy. And that is where so m...