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Authored or reviewed by Montana Lowden, Certified Equine Nutritionist. Practical, evidence-based, no marketing fluff.
Featured · SupplementsHorse Vitamin E Supplements: Why Most Horses Are Deficient and What to Do About It
Most stalled and dry-lot horses are vitamin E deficient and their owners don't know it. Here's how to test, what to supplement, and which forms actually absorb.
SupplementsHow to Choose Horse Supplements: A Guide From an Independent Nutritionist
How to evaluate horse supplements without the marketing — the PURE Method framework, the categories that matter, and how to tell whether any of it is working.
SupplementsHorse Joint Supplements: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Know the Difference
Horse joint supplements are everywhere, and most are underdosed. A nutritionist's guide to what works, what doesn't, and how to measure the difference.
MeasurementEquine Nutritionist: What We Do, Why It Matters, and How to Find One
What an equine nutritionist actually does, why credentials and independence matter, and how to find one who measures whether their advice is working.
Supplement GuidanceIs Your Horse's Supplement Actually Working? A 30-Day Objective Test
A practical 30-day protocol for evaluating any supplement, using the same biometric markers Pure Horse uses with consulting clients.
Wearables & DataThe Wearable-Informed Feeding Plan: How HR, HRV, and Stride Data Should Reshape Your Feed Room
Five specific ways biometric data from a chest strap can change real feeding decisions in a real barn — without any guesswork required.
Performance & SportHeart Rate Recovery Is the Most Honest Trainer You'll Ever Hire — And Your Feeding Program Is Half the Answer
Heart rate recovery is the closest thing the equine world has to an honest scoreboard. Here's why it deserves more attention from the feeding side of the program.
Western DisciplinesReining and Cow Horse Nutrition: An AQHA World Show Approach
What I learned about feeding the AQHA performance horse from competing at the world level — and what I'd change today, with biometric data in the mix.
LocalEquine Nutritionist in Missoula and Western Montana
Working with horses in western Montana — what's locally available, what gets missed, and how to build a feeding program that fits this landscape.