26. Feeding ‘Marey Mares’: What to Feed and Avoid for Behaviourally Challenging Mares
Happy Horse Nutrition10 Marras 2025

26. Feeding ‘Marey Mares’: What to Feed and Avoid for Behaviourally Challenging Mares

Join Dr. Nerida as she tackles a listener question about feeding “marey mares” — those behaviourally expressive, sensitive, frequently moody, often brilliant mares. This solo Happy Horse Nutrition episode explores why behaviour challenges in mares are rarely caused by specific feed ingredients — and are almost always rooted in gut health, management, or pain.

What You’ll Learn:
• Why hindgut health is THE most important nutrition factor in mare behaviour 🐴
• How the gut-brain axis influences temperament via dopamine and B-vitamin production 🧠
• Why feeding hay before riding is non-negotiable for sensitive mares
• The 3 things all mares need for stable mental health
• How mycotoxin contamination (especially zearalenone in corn 🌽) wreaks hormonal havoc
• Why pain (feet, ovaries, saddle fit) must be ruled out first before blaming the feed
• The right way to test individual ingredients when sensitivities are suspected
• And why your own energy might be mirroring back through your mare’s behaviour 🪞

Dr. Nerida shares how her own anxious horses transformed through life changes, not supplements — and reflects on 25 years in the field, where true ingredient sensitivities are exceedingly rare (just 3 for alfalfa, 1 for soy!).

🎧 Ideal for mare owners navigating grouchiness, grooming drama, or hormonally “hot” behaviour. Get the real framework for fixing it — starting with pain, gut health, and feeding management, not guesswork.


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🤖 Ask your nutrition questions 24/7 with Dr Nerida AI: https://www.myhappy.horse/nerida-ai

If this episode helped you or your mare, please leave a review! It helps more horses benefit from grounded, science-based feeding advice. ❤️

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16. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Winter Feeding, Pastures Problems & Weight Management

16. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Winter Feeding, Pastures Problems & Weight Management

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15. All about laminitis - keeping your horse safe

15. All about laminitis - keeping your horse safe

If you own a laminitis-prone horse or pony you know well the anxiety this condition creates for us as horse owners! In this essential episode, Dr. Nerida explains why a change in season creates the 'p...

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14. Do Joint Supplements for Horses Even Work? Part 2

14. Do Joint Supplements for Horses Even Work? Part 2

In this evidence-first episode, Prof. Brian Nielsen (Michigan State University) and graduate researcher Renee Harbowy join me to unpack what we really know—and don’t—about glucosamine, chondroitin and...

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13. Do Joint Supplements for Horses Even Work? Part 1

13. Do Joint Supplements for Horses Even Work? Part 1

In this evidence-first episode, Prof. Brian Nielsen (Michigan State University) and graduate researcher Renee Harbowy join me to unpack what we really know—and don’t—about glucosamine, chondroitin and...

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12. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Ulcers, Soy, Nitrates & More with Nerida and Orla

12. Horse Nutrition Q&A: Ulcers, Soy, Nitrates & More with Nerida and Orla

Join Dr. Nerida McGilchrist and long-time  friend and fellow horse industry veteran Orla for a lively and insightful Q&A. With decades of combined experience—ranging from pasture sampling to product d...

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11. How to Measure Hindgut Health in Horses

11. How to Measure Hindgut Health in Horses

How can you tell if your horse’s hindgut is healthy—or heading for trouble? In this episode, Dr Nerida explains three practical and science-backed ways to assess hindgut health: manure scoring, faecal...

29 Heinä 202525min

10. Four Rules for a Healthy Hindgut in Horses

10. Four Rules for a Healthy Hindgut in Horses

Your horse’s hindgut microbes are the key to their health, happiness, and performance. In this episode, you’ll learn the 4 essential feeding rules that support a healthy hindgut—and why those rules ma...

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9. Your horse’s hindgut microbes and their impact on... everything!

9. Your horse’s hindgut microbes and their impact on... everything!

Want to unlock better health and performance for your horse? Start with the gut!In this episode, microbiologist Dr Belinda Chapman guides us through the fascinating world of your horse’s hindgut micro...

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