David Nash
Horse Health / Care
David has been involved in the equine industry as a scientist, educator, competitor, breeder and administrator for nearly 40 years.
As a career David has been an equine nutritionist for over 28 years, presenting at the very first EQUITANA and, extensively traveling around the world working with some of the largest horse studs and stables in the world to assisting single horse owners with various nutritional or metabolic issues. David has published scientific articles and has regularly written articles for various equine magazines on nutritional topics.
As a breeder and competitor David, along with his wife, breeds trains and competes their own Australian Stock Horses at National Level in Stock Horse, Campdrafting, Cow Horse and Dressage. As an administrator he has held National Board positions of several breed associations and has held judging tickets for numerous breeds and disciplines.
Essential the horse is a 24/7 concern for David and feels he is extremely fortunate that his passion is his career..
Visit David Nash at the following sessions
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Thursday November 14th
10:30 am to 11:15 am
EQUITANA Classroom (Royal Block)
What do our horses actually eat?
What do our horses actually eat? We feed nutrients not ingredients!
An interactive review of what nutrients horses require and where they get them from. A review of common feedstuffs and some novel ingredients that are being fed to horses.
A simple way to evaluate whether you are balancing your horse’s diet or simply over or under supplying nutrients.
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Friday November 15th
12:30 pm to 1:15 pm
Ariat Theatrette, Ariat Building
Diet and a horses gastrointestinal tract interactions
How does my horses diet interact and react with horses gastrointestinal tract and where are the nutrients absorbed?
An interactive review of how different nutrients are digested in the gastrointestinal tract and share some simple philosophies that can assist and minimize gastrointestinal issues in the horse. We will also explore some myths and common misconceptions of ingredients and feeding practices.
