The Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast with Dr Nerida McGilchrist makes horse nutrition make sense. A PhD equine nutritionist with more than 25 years of experience feeding horses, Nerida shares practical feeding advice, explains the science in plain English, and interviews leading experts in horse health, welfare and nutrition. From gut health and supplements to performance feeding and common mistakes, each episode helps horse owners, breeders and trainers feed with more confidence.
Happy Horse Nutrition
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The Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast with Dr Nerida McGilchrist makes horse nutrition make sense. A PhD equine nutritionist with more than 25 years of experience feeding horses, Nerida shares practical feeding advice, explains the science in plain English, and interviews leading experts in horse health, welfare and nutrition. From gut health and supplements to performance feeding and common mistakes, each episode helps horse owners, breeders and trainers feed with more confidence.
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Recent Episodes
July 28, 2026
63. Preventing Gastric Ulcers in Horses: Nutrition Strategies Beyond Forage
<p>Preventing squamous gastric ulcers takes more than just feeding enough forage. In this episode, Dr Nerida explains four additional nutrition strategies: feeding a balanced diet, controlling grain and starch intake, supplying high-quality protein, and using lucerne or alfalfa strategically. </p><p>Plus she covers why grain is not automatically the problem, how key nutrients support stomach repair, and why lucerne is so valuable for gut health. </p><p>Here are some of the papers referenced:</p><p>Effects of feeding alfalfa hay in comparison to meadow hay on the gastric mucosa in adult Warmblood horses <a href="https://pferdeheilkunde.de/files/20200105.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pferdeheilkunde.de/files/20200105.pdf</a> </p><p>Evaluation of diet as a cause of gastric ulcers in horses <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10895901/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10895901/</a></p><p>Risk factors associated with equine gastric ulceration syndrome (EGUS) in 201 horses in Denmark <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19927579/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19927579/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>📲 For help assessing your horse’s diet and making sure you are feeding a balanced diet to prevent gastric ulcers, download the MyHappy.Horse App https://apps.apple.com/au/app/myhappy-horse/id6633422324 </p><p>💖 If you found this episode helpful we'd be so grateful if you would follow the Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast and share it with a horse owning friend who is struggling with gastric ulcers.</p><p>🌟 And please leave us a rating and review, it helps us help more horse owners to find practical, science-based nutrition advice.</p>
July 21, 2026
62. Preventing gastric ulcers – the top 3 things you must do for your horse
<p>Gastric ulcers are incredibly common in horses, but before changing feeds or reaching for an ulcer supplement, there are three far more important foundations to get right.</p><p>In this episode, Dr Nerida explains why forage is central to preventing equine squamous gastric ulcers and reveals the three practical steps every horse owner should prioritise: feeding enough forage, minimising the time horses spend without something to chew, and feeding hay before, and ideally after, exercise.</p><p>You’ll also learn why simply providing hay does not necessarily mean your horse is eating enough, how herd dynamics and restrictive hay nets can reduce forage intake without you actually noticing, and why weighing your horse’s hay may be one of the most useful things you can do for their gastric health.</p><p>Here is the link to free full text research study mentioned in the podcast: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/22/3512</p><p> </p><p>📲 For help assessing your horse’s diet and making sure you are feeding enough forage to prevent gastric ulcers, download the MyHappy.Horse App https://apps.apple.com/au/app/myhappy-horse/id6633422324 </p><p>💖 If you found this episode helpful, please follow the Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast and share it with a horse owning friend who is struggling with gastric ulcers.</p><p>🌟 And we'd love you to leave us a rating and review, it helps us help more horse owners to find practical, science-based nutrition advice.</p><p><br></p>
July 14, 2026
61. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Gravel in the Gut, Lucerne Myths and Haynets
<p>Orla is back on the Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast, and this time she and Dr Nerida are answering listener questions, sharing stories from the behind the gastroscope, and chat themselves down a number of rabbit holes.</p><p>In this (very 😂) relaxed Q&A episode, Nerida and Orla talk about sand, gravel and soil in the gut, when psyllium may be useful, and why forage and fibre are so important for helping horses move dirt through the digestive tract. They also discuss the tricky balance between using haynets to slow intake, while still keeping horses comfortable, chewing and ulcer-free.</p><p>They answer a listener question about lucerne/alfalfa and whether it is actually too high in sugar for metabolic horses (spoiler alert, it's not but there are so many misconceptions!). Nerida explains why lucerne can be a useful low-NSC forage, and how it can help add protein, calcium and fibre diversity to the diet.</p><p>The conversation also wanders into fasting horses for gastroscopy, soaking hay, muscle cramping, potassium, PSSM and HYPP, because one good horse nutrition question always seems to lead to five more 🙈😄.</p><p>This is a fun episode with some useful info and interesting stories 💖</p><p>💛 If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the Happy Horse Nutrition Podcast and share it with a horse-loving friend 🙏🏼</p><p>📲 For help assessing your horse’s diet, download the MyHappy.Horse app <a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/myhappy-horse/id6633422324">https://apps.apple.com/au/app/myhappy-horse/id6633422324</a>.</p><p>🩺 And if you’d like to get in touch with Orla, <a href="mailto:Orla.lyons@randlab.com.au">Orla.lyons@randlab.com.au</a></p>
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