Dr. Ben Sykes of BW Sykes Consultancy explains how horse owners can help prevent gastric ulcers. His video is worth sharing with horse owners on social media or in newsletters. Ulcer prevention starts at home with Sykes big five:
- Adequate roughage, specifically hay
- Avoiding excessive carbohydrates
- Managing exercise and exercise duration
- Ensuring periods of rest
- Managing environmental stresses
Source: BW Sykes Consultancy, The Horse, Facebook, August 7, 2025. Link.
Also see: Gastric ulcers in senior horses, My Senior Horse, September 23, 2025. Link. Equine gastric ulcer syndrome, abbreviated as EGUS, is an umbrella term, describing ulcer-related damage mainly in the equine stomach writes Nanna Luthersson, DVM.
When looking at the stomach in more detail, it is now clear that we are dealing with at least two different conditions which require different treatment approaches:
- ESGD (equine squamous gastric disease), which describes lesions in the squamous region, and
- EGGD (equine glandular gastric disease), which describes damage to the glandular mucosa