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Enteroliths: The Stone Nobody Sees Coming – And Why Minerals, Acid & Energy Matter More Than You’ve Been Told

Enteroliths.

Those massive mineral stones that form silently in the horse’s colon and suddenly show up as an emergency colic, surgery, or worse — euthanasia.

Most vets will tell you they’re random.
 Idiopathic.
 Unpredictable.

But I don’t believe in random disease processes.
 And if you’ve been following me for any length of time — neither do you.

Today I’m going to walk you through what enteroliths really are, why they form, and how mineral imbalance, digestive chemistry, and the horse’s energetic terrain create the perfect storm — long before any symptoms ever appear.

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References: 

Hassel, D. M., Rakestraw, P. C., Gardner, I. A., Spier, S. J., & Snyder, J. R. (2004). Dietary risk factors and colonic pH and mineral concentrations in horses with enterolithiasis. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
(This case–control study links high alfalfa proportion, colonic pH, and mineral concentrations to enterolith risk.)
PubMed

Hassel, D. M., et al. (2001). Petrographic and geochemical evaluation of equine enteroliths. American Journal of Veterinary Research.
(Shows magnesium concentration and colonic pH differences related to diet.)
AVMA Journals

Hassel, D. M., Langner, D. L., Snyder, J. R., Drake, C. M., Goodel, M. L., & Wyle, A. (2016). Evaluation of enterolithiasis in equids: retrospective study of 900 cases (1973–1996). University of California, Davis.
(Large retrospective analysis of clinical cases and management/dietary factors.)
researchgate.net

UC Davis Center for Equine Health. (2019). Enterolithiasis. University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
(Authoritative overview of formation around foreign objects, diet links, and prevalence.)
Center for Equine Health

Kentucky Equine Research Staff. (2018). Understanding equine enteroliths to minimize colic. KER Equinews.
(Details struvite crystal composition, dietary mineral contributors, and colonic pH conditions.)
Ker

Horse & Rider Editorial Staff. (n.d.). Enterolith: A common colic culprit. Horse & Rider Magazine.
(Discusses geographic and dietary associations, including alfalfa hay.)
Horse and Rider

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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Whether it is a new "forage feed" for your horses or the same old tired concentrated feed products, you will find Vitamin E on the label. Today, we are talking about why that doesn't count towards your horse's daily vitamin E requirement and what to do instead.

References 

1. Nielsen M M et al. (2022). Lipid oxidation in whole-grain flour during storage after milling. University of Copenhagen.
2. Barden L & Decker E A (2016). Lipid Oxidation in Low-Moisture Foods: Mechanisms and Role of Antioxidants. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
3. Merck Veterinary Manual. Vitamin E in Horses — Nutrition and Feed Management.
4. Liu Q et al. (2020). Effect of fat supplementation and vitamin E on oxidative status in exercising horses. Journal of Animal Science.
5. Barden L et al. (2015). Tocopherols as natural antioxidants in cereal products. Journal of Cereal Science.

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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Farriers are consistently the first people to spot chronic health issues in horses because mysterious hoof problems like persistent thrush, crumbling AND cracking hoof walls, abscess cycles, and white line disease aren't actually hoof problems at all, they're external symptoms of internal inflammatory chaos that's compromising the body's ability to build healthy tissue from the inside out. 

In this episode, we are diving into several topics around the root cause of hoof problems:

• why hooves reflect internal health
• the role inflammatory diets play in that cycle
• why hoof supplements don't always work (or stop working when you stop using them)
• long-term solutions for hoof issues

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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Hey friends, the horse world has been shook up over the last days with the EHV-1 outbreak stemming from the Waco race and fueled a bit more by the Oklahoma races. 

As per several vets on the front lines, monitor your horses if you have been to any shows in the last 14 days -- even if it wasn't Waco or Oklahoma. If your horse has symptoms, please call your vet immediately. 

For the rest of us left in the valley of did our horse get exposed or didn't they - I have put together this podcast to help. 

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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Today, we are talking about ASU - Avocado Soy Unsaponifiables and what the current science shows about whether or not it works and if we should be looking at this as part of an anti-inflammatory forage diet. We we talk about what the concerns are and if you MUST use it what that might look like based on the results.

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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The functional level of this ONE mineral can mean the difference between struggle and success for your horse's allergies and skin flares. Tune in to learn how.

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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Here's the August clean out of the Q&A - if you want your question answered on the air, use the link in this description to "text the show."

In this episode we talk about:

• Vaccines
• DSLD
• Roaring
• Pros and cons of cinnamon for PSSM1 horses

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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Join me for the Workshop here: https://autoimmunerev.kartra.com/checkout/bd63e530748baa704342205c1495a7d7

Tune in to this episode to learn about the holistic patterns for supporting horses after the acute phase. We are talking about herbs to support the chronic phases and the prevention of relapses too.

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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Man, its hot! Is your horse sweating? Have they recently stopped sweating? Are they chronically suffering from anhidrosis? Do you have a non-sweater? This is the time of year where we are seeing more and more of this. What is to blame? 

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.

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As requested, here is the episode on Heaves, also known as RAO, COPD, and IAD. What do all of these have in common? A base in allergies. In this episode we are talking about:

1. Calling your vet. Breathing issues are no joke and there are other more serious conditions to rule out.
2. Nutritional support, where to start, what to change from the base anti-inflammatory forage diet.
3. Herbal support - individual herbs to try and my favorite blended pre-made products
4. Homeopathy - supporting constitutionally, with nosodes, and symptom support

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Audrey is not an MD or DVM and has never implied or claimed to be either. Audrey holds a Doctoral Degree in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Science. She created an evidence-based anti-inflammatory nutrition program for equines and has successfully helped over 10k horses with a balanced anti-inflammatory forage diet. 

This information is non-medical in nature and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or cure, and is not a replacement for your veterinarian.  These are my personal interpretations based on my education, skills, and experience. 

Equine Energy Medicine refers to non-invasive, supportive modalities focused on energetic balance, nutrition, and overall well-being, and does not replace veterinary care.