Feeding Easy-Keeping Horses With Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips

About this episode

Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips discusses the nutritional needs and common feeding mistakes for easy-keeping horses.

In this episode, Shannon Pratt-Phillips, MS, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS, professor at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, in Raleigh, explains the ins and outs of feeding easy-keeping horses. She describes the unique nutritional needs of these types of horses, why they might be at a higher risk of metabolic problems, and common feeding mistakes owners make with these animals. GUESTS AND LINKS - EPISODE 39: Host: Hailey Pfeffer (Kerstetter) Guest: Shannon Pratt-Phillips, MS, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS, professor at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine Please visit our sponsors, who makes all this possible: Ask TheHorse Live

People in this episode

Host: Hailey Pfeffer (Kerstetter)

Guest: Shannon Pratt-Phillips

Topics covered

• feeding horses
• nutritional needs
• metabolic problems
• feeding mistakes
• easy-keeping horses

Keywords

• easy-keeping horses
• feeding
• nutrition
• metabolic problems
• horse care

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Organizations: North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

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