Ep 174: Performance Horse Nutrition with Dr. Laurie Lawrence

About this episode

Dr. Laurie Lawrence discusses the nutritional needs of performance horses, including balanced diets and the role of supplements.

In this episode, Laurie Lawrence, PhD (equine nutrition), joined us to discuss nutrition for performance horses. She explained what a “balanced diet” means from a nutritional standpoint and talked about energy sources, protein recommendations, digestive physiology, the role of supplements, and more. This episode of Disease Du Jour is brought to you by Equithrive . Use promo code DUJOUR to get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping at Equithrive.com . GUESTS AND LINKS - EPISODE 174: Host: Carly Sisson (Digital Content Manager) of EquiManagement | Email Carly (CSisson@equinenetwork.com) Guest: Dr. Laurie Lawrence Podcast Website: Disease Du Jour This episode of Disease Du Jour podcast is brought to you by Equithrive . Connect with the Host: Carly Sisson (Digital Content Manager) of EquiManagement | Email Carly (CSisson@equinenetwork.com)

People in this episode

Hosts: Carly Sisson, Carly

Guest: Dr Laurie Lawrence

Topics covered

• performance horse nutrition
• balanced diet
• energy sources
• protein recommendations
• digestive physiology
• supplements

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Equithrive

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Products: Equithrive

Books & works: Performance Horse Nutrition

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