Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. is a specialist in equine nutrition whose philosophy is founded on feeding a horse in sync with his natural needs and instincts. Dr. Getty is the author of the comprehensive resource, Feed Your Horse Like A Horse, and her articles and interviews often appear in national and international publications.
Dr. Getty has been working with horse owners for more than 20 years, offers private consultations, and designs customized feeding plans to promote horses’ health, reverse illness, and optimize performance. She has many years of formal study from highly reputable, accredited universities and has used her education in professional settings while continuing to follow research on a daily basis. Educated at the University of Florida and the University of Georgia, she performed research with equines, as well as with ruminants, and dogs. Her studies include over 120 credits in areas such as surgery, pathology, endocrinology, nephrology, gastroenterology, anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, blood chemistry, and parasitology, to name a few where she obtained a perfect 4.0 GPA from both programs. She also developed a unique protein-isolating chemical procedure.
A former university professor and recipient of several teaching awards, Dr. Getty is a popular speaker and consultant with individual horse owners and equine farms. Retired from the University of North Texas, she taught comparative nutrition for 20 years to more than 1200 students each year. In this course, the digestive systems of different animals, including humans, were emphasized to allow for a complete understanding of how nutrients are digested, absorbed, and metabolized. At the same time, she managed a private consulting company working with individual horse owners and horse farms to help horses overcome a variety of illnesses, improve performance, and reach optimal health.
Based in beautiful rural Bayfield, Colorado, Dr. Getty runs a consulting company, Getty Equine Nutrition, LLC through which she helps horse owners locally, nationally, and internationally. The well-being of the horse remains Dr. Getty’s driving motivation, and she believes every horse owner should have access to scientific information in order to give every horse a lifetime of vibrant health.
Her consulting work includes a variety of services to suit her clients’ needs and interests. The “Ask the Nutritionist” forum offers an easy venue for obtaining information. For more complex cases, Dr. Getty meets with horse owners via phone, or in person, to address a vast array of nutritional concerns, offer unbiased recommendations, and formulate customized feeding plans that meet the individual hores's needs. Her website also offers a wealth of information, including a library of relevant articles, nutrition quizzes, tips of the month, and a free monthly e-newsletter, "Forage for Thought."
Dr. Getty enjoys speaking to groups, large and small. She has been a resident expert for several online websites, served on the board for a local horse rescue, and enjoys doing live presentations, teleseminars, and interviews for a variety of organizations, expos, radio programs, local horse groups, magazines, and newletters. She serves on the prestigious advisory panel of the Equine Sciences Academy (www.equinesciencesacademy.com)
She offers regular teleseminars on timely topics that are popular with participants from all over the world. Her expertise is sought by many magazines including The Hores, Horse Illustrated, The Horse Digest, Integrative Veterinary Care, Equestrian Retailer, Western Horse Review, Holistic Horse, Today's Horse Trader, the American Quarter Horse Journal, Paso Fino Horse World, The Ultimate Horse Lover, Stable Management, and international publications such as Equine Wellness, and The South African Sport's Horse & Rider.
Dr. Getty finds rewards in visiting with every horse owner, from the novice to the most seasoned professional. Taking a holistic approach toward equine health, she meticulously evaluates the entire experience taking into account not only what horses eat, but their history, medical interventions, environment, level of work or training, and both physical and mental needs, to give all horses the best opportunity for optimal health and performance throughout their lives. Her comprehensive reference book, Feed Your Horse Like A Horse: Optimize your horse's nutrition for a lifetime of vibrant health, is a must-have for every horse owner. Feeding is the foundation of every horse’s health, and every owner cares about it, but answers can be hard to find. Based on solid science and the author’s long experience, Feed Your Horse Like A Horse illuminates the secrets of equine nutrition and points the way toward lifelong vitality for your horse.
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