Wellbeings Equine Holistic Veterinary Medicine

04/07/2025

Big shoutout to Dr. Rob Franklin, co-founder of FullBucket and one of my teachers during vet school at UF! Back then, he was a resident—and even then his passion for the equine microbiome was electric. It rubbed off on me in the best way, and I’ve carried that inspiration into my own work ever since.

I’m proud to support the quality, science, and heart behind FullBucket’s equine gut-supporting products.

✨ Want to know how they could help your horse?
Text me to schedule a personalized Functional Veterinary Medicine consult—I’ll design a strategic, science-based health plan tailored to your horse, blending the best of holistic and integrative care.

🎥 [Check out my FullBucket interview from AAEP—linked here or in bio!]

05/09/2023

Please do not treat this common drug lightly! It's a great tool but can also cause great harm!

Here's a list of 10 things Veterinarians want you to know about Banamine. How to use it, how NOT to use it, whether you can stack it with other medications, different options as far as how to administer it, some of the risks involved in giving Banamine to your horse, and more. 10 things veterinarian...

01/23/2023

Old horses need to still feel needed and enjoyed! Keep teaching them new things, even if they are no longer ridable for you. 💘

01/13/2023

Do you have an "easy keeper"? Consider this, their "health span" depends on you.

EMS results from a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors including insufficient exercise and a diet with too much sugar and starch. More details on our website here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-exercise.php and here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diet.php

09/28/2022

A higher percentage of obese horses have equine metabolic syndrome but this is because EMS makes them eat more and gain weight easily, not because obesity is causing EMS. Read more in the proceedings from Dr. Kellon's presentation COMPARATIVE HUMAN AND EQUINE METABOLIC SYNDROME from the 2021 NO Laminitis! Conference: https://www.e-junkie.com/i/11jjb. Downloads are free.