My Story

Truly Equine Nutrition is named after my two horses, Tripp and Lucy. They are the inspiration and motivation for what I do.

In 2024, I lost my girl Lulu suddenly from ruptured intestines. Long story short, it was a loss like I had never felt before. If you love a horse, you know. If you have lost a horse, you know even better. Lucy left a huge hole in my heart. My source for joy, comfort and solace was gone. I had no reason to go to my happy place…

After Lucy died, I felt lost. I missed my girl, my reason for going to the barn and seeing my barn family. Worst of all, I felt like I had failed Lucy as a horse mom. Was there something I could have done to prevent this? My vet says no. These things happen. There were things that led him to believe that she possibly had cancer even though she appeared to be healthy with the exception of having Cushing’s.

As I looked back, I knew I could have and should have done better. Lucy was 25 when she passed and yes, was healthy, but she had Cushing’s. I didn’t know enough about what kind of lifestyle she should be living even though I thought I did. She was full of sass and loved to strut her stuff, getting the geldings all in a frenzy. But she HATED taking her medication. There were nutritional changes I should have made for her that I didn’t know to make. I had made some, but not enough. And there were things as a horse owner that I didn’t know. Things I should have that make me wonder if they could have possibly prevented her Cushing’s. Metabolic Syndrome is a problem. As much as I loved her and thought I was a good mom, I could have done better. And this led me on my journey to become an Equine Nutrition Advisor.

I’ve learned that as horse owners we can and should do better. We need to pay better attention to what is going on with our horses. It’s important to ask experts in their field and check credentials. Just because someone has years of knowledge does not mean it is correct knowledge. And just like with science, we learn, grow and change the way we see things. This is very evident in the equine world.

So, when Tripp came into my life I assured him I would most certainly do better for him. I’ve expanded my knowledge, from nutrition to training, and equine first-aid. Lucy taught me so much, and losing her taught me even more.

Now I want to help other horse owners make sure their horses are living their best lives.