Equine Nutrition Articles

Stomach ulcers (also called gastric ulcers) are one of the biggest challenges you can face as a horse owner. Unfortunately, ulcers in horses are extremely common, occurring in between 50-90% of our horses. Ulcer treatment is expensive, and some horses can’t seem to escape the vicious circle of ulcers returning once treatment finishes. Most horses with gastric ulcer show very few, if any, clinical signs. Find out how to support your horse.

Watch our free webinar on managing and preventing gastric ulcers from a nutritional and veterinary perspective.

Prior to scoping a horse for ulcers, most veterinarians will request that horses need to be fasted for no less than 12 hours. Read on to learn more about why this occurs and what we can do to help. 

Stomach ulcers (also called gastric ulcers) are one of the biggest challenges you can face as a horse owner. Treatment is expensive and some horses can’t seem to escape the vicious circle of ulcers returning once treatment finishes. With that in mind, we wanted to cut through the confusion and give you a guide based on the latest science, on what you need to know about gastric ulcers and what you can do to help reduce the risk of them coming back.