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 pH, and microbiome testing. Learn how each method works, what to look for, and how these insights can help you determine if your horse’s hindgut and the microbes who live there are healthy, or not!Get your manure scoring cheat sheet here: https://www.myhappy.horse/manurescoring Discover and download the MyHappy.Horse app: https://www.myhappy.horseIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review! It really helps us to get grounded, science-based information to horse owners… and it is their horses who benefit the most! ❤️