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Your horse finished Lyme treatment and still is not right. Technically cleared by the vet, but you know something is still obviously not right. 

Your vet did her job. The medication is finished. And your horse still is not the horse you had last spring.

Flat topline. No stamina. Sticky behind. Grouchy about the girth. Nothing you can point to on a vet exam, and nothing that has improved since the last dose went in.

Here is the piece that gets missed: treatment addresses the disease process. Recovery rebuilds the horse. Those are two separate jobs, and the second one has an order.

In this episode, Audrey McLaughlin, Functional Equine Nutritionist, lays out the six step recovery order of operations she uses with horses after veterinary Lyme treatment, and explains why the sequence matters as much as the inputs. Two plus three times four gives you twenty or fourteen depending entirely on what order you work it in. Same math applies to your feed room.

You will learn:

• Why treatment and recovery are two different phases, and what is actually sitting in front of you after the medication is done
• The six step order of operations: bind and remove toxins, protect and optimize the liver, reduce oxidative stress, lower inflammation, support normal acid base balance, restore fluid and mineral balance
• Why step one is almost always subtraction, not a binder purchase
• How to support the liver through the diet instead of an aggressive detox
• The hidden oxidative load sitting in processed oils and high concentrate diets
• What is actually true about acidity and alkalinity in horses, and what no supplement can do
• Why sodium is the most underfed nutrient in the American horse industry, and why a salt block is not a feeding program
• Why mineral relationships matter more than mineral amounts
• The honest amino acid conversation: they will not cover a bad diet, and a topline is not rebuilt out of a bucket
• Why targeted immune support belongs last, not first

This episode picks up after veterinary assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. It is supportive nutrition education, not a replacement for veterinary care.

Mentioned in this episode: Minerals and Metals Mane Test (MMMT), nutrition consultations, the anti-inflammatory forage diet.

Minerals and Metals Mane Test: https://equine-energy-medicine.myshopify.com/products/minerals-and-metals-mane-test?variant=66748496150832

Find all the resources listed here: linktr.ee/equineenergymed

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.