Ask the Equine Nutritionist

Here at Horse Guard our mission is to help educate equine owners on their horses health to help them become the best owner they can be. Horse Guard founder, Del Johnson and his daughter Dr. Kelsey J. Nonella Ph.D., P.A.S. are both Certified Equine Nutritionist are are here to help you. Please submit your nutritional question below.

Equine Nutritionist, Dr. Kelsey Johnson Nonella

Kelsey J. Nonella, Ph.D., P.A.S.

Certified Equine Nutritionist

Horse Guard Funds Selenium Research

Kelsey J. Nonella, Ph.D. is an equine nutritionist who was riding horses before she could walk. Her love for horses drives her to help educate people on what their horses’ needs in order to have happy, healthy horses. Kelsey went to Cal Poly receiving a Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science and then onto West Texas A&M, where she got her Masters and eventually her Doctorates in Equine Science. At A&M, Dr. Nonella did extensive research on Selenium within horses. Click here to view her research. Kelsey’s colleagues have mentioned her as one of the United States equine Selenium experts.

Equine Nutritionist and Founder, Del Johnson

Del Johnson M.S. P.A.S

Certified Equine Nutritionist & Founder of Horse Guard, Inc.

Equine Nutritionist, Founder of Horse Guard Del created Horse Guard in ’78 after noticing selenium supplementation in cattle and sheep; yet nothing was on the market for horses. Since then, Del and his wife, Lori have put their heart and soul into creating the strong brand we know today, Horse Guard. Raising their two daughters, Ty and Kelsey around horses has kept the girls intrigued in equine nutrition as well, enough so that they are both deeply involved in the business today. Del and Lori are slowly “loosening the reins” on these two and enjoying every minute of it.

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