About
Behind EVN is a veterinarian who sees nutrition and medicine as one discipline. Here you can read who that is, where the approach comes from, and why.
Background
Richard Sygall qualified as an equine veterinary surgeon in 2000 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Ghent. In the years that followed he built up his own equine clinic in England and worked for a veterinary pharmaceutical company — a career in which medicine, pharmacology and nutrition consistently came together.
With more than fifteen years of experience in animal nutrition, Richard has built scientific expertise in pharmacology and equine nutrition, with one constant thread: the link between disease and nutrition. His expertise lies precisely at that intersection — where the diagnosis and the ration meet.
The story
His approach is level-headed and evidence-based: advice stands or falls on the science behind it. What can be substantiated, he recommends; what cannot, he says so plainly.
The horse is always central. Good nutritional diagnostics start with the horse itself — with the clinical examination, the body condition and the findings you can only see in person. These set the direction; the blood work and the ration calculation are read afterwards, in that context. To Richard, nutrition is not an afterthought but a clinical instrument — as serious as any other form of diagnosis and treatment.
A nutrition consultation is not only for the horse that already shows problems. Many issues announce themselves before the first symptoms appear, often at a point when a horse still looks perfectly healthy. That is exactly when there is still room to adjust course preventively.
What drives him is a genuine passion for nutrition and research: every day he works to achieve the best possible outcome for each horse.
Philosophy
Evidence without clinical experience is academic; experience without evidence is anecdotal.
EVN combines both — and, for every horse anew, translates that into metabolically sound nutritional advice.
And EVN is independent: we sell no feed or supplements. Drawing on an extensive database of feeds and supplements, we advise — with no commercial interest — on what best suits your horse.
The protocol system
Behind every recommendation lies a structured, scientifically grounded protocol system covering 22 clinical segments. Each segment represents a clinical area where nutrition makes the difference — from insulin regulation to liver and muscle function. For every area, it sets out what the research shows and how that translates into concrete advice. In this way every horse receives the same thorough, traceable assessment.
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