Laminitis Survivors: Getting Back on Grass
Multiple Authors
September 18, 2019
After a horse has had a bout of laminitis, can she be brought up slowly on grass again? If so, how soon can this be done?
After a horse has had a bout of laminitis, can she be brought up slowly on grass again? If so, how soon can this be done?
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