Inside the Five Domains: Why Nutrition Is the Foundation of Horse Welfare

In this episode, Sarah Braithwaite, founder of Forageplus and advocate for equine welfare, launches a short podcast series exploring horse welfare through the Five Domains framework, showing how nutrition, environment, health, behavioural interactions and mental state combine to shape a horse's life.

In the first episode we focus on nutrition: why analysing forage matters, how traditional feeds can miss key needs, and how a forage-led approach supports better horse health, behaviour and wellbeing. Next time we’ll cover the environment and how living spaces influence comfort and safety.

Discover the science behind welfare

Learn how forage analysis transforms feeding

Understand how nutrition impacts horse happiness

Read the show notes here → https://forageplus.co.uk/five-domains-horse-welfare-nutrition-podcast/

Read the original paper by David J. Mellor → https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1870

Learn more about Forageplus → https://forageplus.co.uk/horse-feeding-philosophy/

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