On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr discuss the topline of horses including:

• The most common reasons for a poor topline in horses
• Tips to improve a horse’s topline with nutrition
• Specific nutrients that impact a horse’s topline

Poor topline in horses is a common concern among horse owners, so this topic will be sure to provoke considerable interest! Send this to someone you think would benefit from this episode.

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Additional Resources or References during this episode – 

3:30 – Body Condition Scoring System

3:56 – Cresty Neck Scoring System

• “Cresty Neck – A Precursor to Metabolic Disease in Horses” blog post - https://www.standleeforage.com/standlee-barn-bulletin/cresty-neck-a-precursor-to-metabolic-disease-in-horses/
• “Ep. 057: How to Prevent and Manage Laminitis” podcast episode - https://www.standleeforage.com/podcast/episodes/ep-057-how-to-prevent-and-manage-laminitis/
• “Ep. 052: Why Your Horse is Overweight, and You Probably Don’t Know It” podcast episode - https://www.standleeforage.com/podcast/episodes/ep-052-why-your-horse-is-overweight-and-you-probably-dont-know-it/

4:24 – Development of an equine muscle condition score (initial research on muscle conditioning in 25 thoroughbred horses) - https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eve.13777

12:58 – Refeeding Syndrome and how to safely feed a neglected, starving rescue horse – chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ceh.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk4536/files/local_resources/pdfs/pubs-July2012-bkm-sec.pdf

• “How Can I Safely Feed a Neglected/Starved Horse Back to Health?” webinar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNKf2_dRW_g

32:15 – “Myth or Fact? Horses Can’t Digest Oils” podcast episode - https://www.standleeforage.com/podcast/episodes/ep-0012-myth-or-fact-horses-cant-digest-oils/

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