69. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Starch in Clover, Protein, Gut Health & Fibre Diversity

Podcast: Happy Horse Nutrition · MyHappy.Horse

Opublikowano: 2026-09-08

How high can the starch content of clover really get? Can lupins be too high in protein? And does adding lots of different fibre sources actually help your horse’s hindgut microbiome? In this Q&A episode, Dr Nerida and Orla unpack a mix of practical horse nutrition questions, including clover and insulin dysregulation, faba beans and resistant starch, high-protein diets, gastric ulcers, and why even a skinny horse can still be metabolically at risk. They also explore one of the biggest emerging areas in equine nutrition: forage diversity and the gut microbiome and how much ing...