It’s hard to imagine that perhaps 25 years ago virtually no one had heard of gastric (stomach) ulcers in horses. Today it would be hard to find a horse owner who is not aware
Author: David Marlin
David Marlin
Dr David Marlin is a physiologist and biochemist who has worked in academia, research and professional sport. He has worked in the equestrian and veterinary world and in human sport, healthcare, medicine and exercise science. In 1989 David obtained his PhD from the UK’s leading sports university, Loughborough University following a four-year study on the responses of Thoroughbred racehorses to exercise and training, undertaken at the renowned Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. You can read David's full biography in the Our Website section.
A close friend was thrown from her horse on Boxing Day whilst out with a friend on a “gentle hack”.…
Can you really increase your horse’s muscle mass by feeding it the right nutrients? Yes, to an extent. The one key requirement more than what you feed is that a horse won’t develop more muscle unless it is in regular training. Even anabolic steroids work best when used in people or animals that are exercising. Of course, anabolic steroids are banned from being used in horses except in rare cases where they are used for specific medical reasons. Interestingly, a study in horses showed that the use of anabolic steroids in yearlings did increase muscle mass but by the time they were two years olds there was no clear difference between those that had and those that had not had anabolic steroids.
Dr David Marlin discusses the topic of Nutrition This podcast is loosely based around a Facebook Live event done by Dr…
Dr David Marlin’s top winter feeding tips.
Dr David Marlin took us through the common ingredients found in horse supplements and feed and how UK law dictates what should be presented clearly for customers. We also discussed ‘best practice’ and ‘red flags’ to spot when looking at feed or supplement labels.
Following a recent bedding survey, we conducted and following the extensive testing we conducted this horse owner switched from their small shavings to Bedmax which scored as one of the highest-rated in our independent tests.
Iron in supplements – Who’s high, who’s low, who’s listing iron levels? In the past 10 years a number of…
Winter is almost upon us and we’re all starting to prepare ourselves for the extra chores winter brings horse ownership.…
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