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24/07/2026

Recently, I sat in on "Two Athletes. One Future" - a welfare, performance and longevity series put together by Equestrian NSW & presented by FEI veterinarian Dr Mike Tomlinson (USA).
Over 100 people on the line and the conversation ran over time, which tells you something.
I took a lot of notes. This is the first of a few sets I'll share.

The thread running through the first talk was one most of us don't want to hear: most horses don't need more training. They need more recovery.

The point that stayed with me was cumulative burden. Not one hard session. The accumulation of sessions, events, travel days and arena circles that nobody is counting, because none of it looks like much on its own. This is something I have worked to reduce for my own horses in the last year + I have noticed big results.

Swipe through for the six points I found most useful, each with something you can actually do this week.

Thank you to Dr Mike for a genuinely excellent presentation, and to ENSW and the organising team for kindly funding and running it.

Save this one. Then go and count the last eight weeks.
📌 If you were on the call too - what stuck with you?

05/06/2026

The first 1,700m+ race for this big guy, and those nostrils are barely blowing. The power of Cellular Gold - supporting airways for race horses, eventers, showjumpers, allergy-affected & asthma recovery. 🐎💨

04/06/2026

Is this you, googling how to build topline in your horse? Stop searching, you've found APEX - the only topline supplement that not only supports muscle growth, but has added fats, collagen + colostrum for soft tissue and gut support.
Join our 5***** review crew

23/05/2026

Showjumpers have always fascinated me with equal parts awe and terror. The height of the jumps they point their horse's to is enough to have me glued to the ring. If you've not yet watched a World Cup before - I highly recommend!

But what does it take to condition a horse for jumping? Nutrition plays a major role in fitness, stamina and the horse's ability to bounce back between rounds - but nutrition is meaningless without appropriate fitness.

Read all about Zoe + the Diva [and read Zoe's secret for Diva's coat shine]

05/05/2026

We've been busy building something. The Topline Transformation Challenge is now open.
12 weeks | 4 coaches | Big Prizes
Focussing on Nutrition, Physio, Movement, Posture + Hooves.
A structured training + nutrition program.
And $5,500 in prizes across three categories.

Whether your horse is returning to work, managing kissing spines, needs posture support or you simply want lasting development - this challenge was made just for you.

Places are limited. Challenge starts on 1 June 2026.
Head to our website or link in comments for full information.

28/04/2026

One of the coolest things since creating AXLR8 Equine, is all the customers and their horses I've gotten to know! Your stories, your experiences and your success inspire me daily - truly, they do.
So, without further ado I'm delighted to be introducing, the AXLR8 Rider Feature series.
Each month, I'll share with you a new partnership to hear more about their journey
[when I tell you I have some incredible humans & horses lined up!!]

Our first AXLR8 Rider Feature, is none other than Maddison Maitland from South Australia and her main man Captivating BHI - also known as Benji 🖤
https://axlr8equine.com.au/blogs/axlr8riders/maddison

22/04/2026

Your forage is doing more for your horse's protein and nutrient needs than that bag of feed ever will.
But here's where it gets interesting.
Once you move into bagged feeds, the label switches to "Crude Protein" as the measure. And crude protein is not a measure of quality.

It's a measure of nitrogen content.
A leather boot technically has crude protein.

Then look at the ingredients. "Protein Meals" feature heavily in most commercial feeds. By feed industry standards, that term covers a wide range of sources and processing methods. It is not telling you what you think it's telling you.

You are not a bad horse owner for not knowing this.
This is deliberately vague language in an unregulated space.

This is exactly why APEX was built around quality amino acid sources, not crude protein claims. Human-grade whey and soy isolates. What's on the label is what's in the bucket. Our lab testing is available for anyone to see on our website.

If you want to know what actually feeds muscle in a 500kg horse, link in comments.

18/04/2026

“My thoroughbred just won’t gain weight”
“You have to work them to build muscle”
“Poles and hill work only”

Three things that aren’t true for the example below
Zero work.
Balanced diet foundation.
2 scoops of APEX for extra muscle support. 🦄
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www.axlr8equine.com.au/products/apex

16/04/2026

Soundness and healing are not the same thing.
This is the mistake that re-injures more horses than any other.
The horse feels better. Moving well. You can see it. So the workload increases.
And weeks later, the tendon is worse than at initial injury.
Here's what's actually happening:
After one to two weeks, a reduction or absence of lameness will be seen alongside resolution of the signs of inflammation - but the tendon will remain palpably enlarged and soft.

Pain resolves because acute inflammation settles. Nerve fibres calm down. The horse stops protecting the limb.
But the lesion is still there.
During the proliferative phase, the tendon creates a "provisional matrix" using Type III collagen, which is stiffer than Type I. While this provides a useful scaffold for reconstruction, it lacks the sophistication of the original tendon composition.

In plain terms: the repair tissue is immature, disorganised, and mechanically inferior to what it replaced. It cannot tolerate the load you're asking it to carry.
Abnormal high levels of Type III collagen and an absence of any rectilinear assembly may be present up to fourteen months after injury.

Fourteen months.

Healing takes place through three overlapping phases - initial inflammation, subsequent fibroplasia, and then a long and incomplete process of remodelling of the scar tissue. The remodelling phase is where most horses are destroyed by good intentions.

Soundness doesn't necessarily correlate with a healthy tendon - that's a direct quote from the research, not an opinion.

The only way to know when tissue is ready is imaging. Serial ultrasound - monitoring cross-sectional area, echogenicity, and fibre alignment - at every exercise transition, every three months.

Not feel. Not movement assessment.
Not "he seems fine."
Imaging.
"Feels better" is not a timeline.
It's a trap.

Sources:
Smith RKW, Equine Veterinary Education 2024;
O'Brien et al. via The Horse 2023; Stem cell & collagen III research via PetHelpful/Vettimes

15/04/2026

The human fitness industry has taught us to think about muscle as something you build for aesthetics or power. In horses, that framing can come with a price for our horse's health.
Muscle is your horse's primary metabolic tissue.
It regulates energy, manages heat, absorbs mechanical load, and drives recovery from exercise. A horse with adequate muscle isn't just stronger, they're more metabolically resilient.

This is why you can have a horse that looks "fit" but fatigues quickly.
Why a horse can carry weight poorly despite regular work.
Why recovery between sessions is slow.

It's not always a training problem.
Often it's a supply problem - the "raw materials" for muscle synthesis aren't there in adequate amounts. Amino acids. Quality fat. Collagen.
These are not optional extras.
They are the building blocks the body draws from to build and maintain functional muscle.

APEX was built for this. The full muscle system - not just protein.

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