The equine gut microbiome, herbs, soil health and chronic disease in horses
Modern research now places the gut microbiome at the centre of metabolic, inflammatory, and immune-driven conditions, both in humans and animals.
In horses, the interaction between diet, forage quality, soil microbiology, gut integrity, and microbial diversity is increasingly recognised as a foundational determinant of long-term soundness and metabolic resilience in horses.
Causes of head shaking in horses and what to do
Some head-shaking behaviour in horses is normal. Trigeminal-mediated head-shaking is a little-understood neuropathic facial condition of the horse.