Video on Getting an Easy Keeper Horse to Lose Weight

Updated June 30, 2025

In this special episode of Ask the Vet, we asked Dr. Nerida Richards, PhD, Equine Nutrition Specialist and founder of FeedXL.com, to answer your nutrition-based horse health questions. In this video, Dr. Lydia Gray and Dr. Richards answer a viewer question about easy keepers and how to keep their weight down. They mention a research study out of Melbourne, Australia, that looked at this exact thing. Watch the video to find out what the study recommends and see the ideas that Dr. Gray and Nerida have around that solution!