Equine Energy Medicine

E: 104 Fecal Water Syndrome: Your Horse's Hind End Isn't the Real Problem

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Send Audrey a Text to get your question answered on the show Your horse has had fecal water for months. You've tried the probiotics. You've added the gut supplements. You've done the paste. You switched hay. You called your vet. And every single time, you get some version of the same answer: it's probably stress, or maybe ulcers, or just how some horses are. And meanwhile your horse is standing there with stained legs, and you are standing there with an empty wallet and zero answers. Here's w...

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