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Scoop & Scale: An Equine Podcast (Mostly) About Nutrition
Ep. 69: Managing Overweight Horses Through Diet, Forage, and Exercise
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In this episode we discuss a challenge many horse owners face: fat or overweight horses. From disciplines where a “round” horse is seen as ideal to the health risks of carrying extra weight, we cover why managing body condition matters. Our guest, Madeline Boast, MSc, PAS, equine nutritionist and founder of Balanced Bay Nutrition, shares her research on safe weight loss programs for horses and explains how diet, exercise, and metabolic health work together to support long-term wellbeing. In t...