I’ve found horses diagnosed with metabolic issues are generally horses with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), Cushing’s or insulin resistance. I have two horses diagnosed with EMS, which is the inability to process certain sugars found in green grass, green forage or green hay. In the old days, they referred to these concerns as spring founder or grass founder. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by the International Hoof-Care Summit.
Eleanor M. Kellon, equine veterinarian, addresses the link between insulin resistance and laminitis. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
The Morris Animal Foundation has received funding for three new pilot studies to combat equine parasites, to assess a new equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) test and to analyze the role of gut microbiomes in EMS. The grants total more than $30,000 and have been raised in addition to the other studies announced earlier this year.
Another record number of equine hoof-care professionals invested in their continuing education in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the 15th annual International Hoof-Care Summit for “Sound Strategies For Better Footcare.”
A wealth of information from some of the most knowledgeable hoof-care experts in the world was offered up to the 1,270 attendees from 18 countries.
This diet information from the United Kingdom is designed to be a general guide to feeding a laminitic horse and diet. It should be discussed in detail with an equine veterinarian and/or nutritionist.
Because of its association with laminitis, insulin resistance will be critical to the health of many horses as they are turned out on pasture this spring.
Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.
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