If you suspect your horse has a metabolic disease, timely and accurate diagnostic testing is essential to developing a management plan.
Grass sugar content fluctuates with the time of day, season, and weather. Timing turnout for horses with EMS, IR, or a history of laminitis can help prevent problems.
Discover which horses and ponies have a higher genetic risk for EMS and how to manage them in the Spring 2024 issue of The Horse.
Sourcing lower energy hay and implementing slow-feeding strategies can help reduce your horse’s risk of becoming obese and developing metabolic problems.
Researchers suggest high-protein diets might be harmful for horses with ID.
Veterinarians should consider medications for controlling hyperinsulinemia in horses only when diet and exercise prove insufficient.
This new system might make testing sick horses’ blood glucose levels more efficient.
Dr. Luke Bass describes the unique joint changes that might be seen in horses with PPID and EMS.
Equine practitioners are using recent research in their day-to-day practice to diagnose PPID, EMS, and ID.
Horses with ID are at greater risk of developing laminitis. Knowing if your horse has a metabolic problem can help you prevent this painful condition.
One equine nutritionist explains how to ensure your horse’s diet does not contain dangerous levels of sugar.
Learn why some horses are more likely to develop EMS and associated laminitis and how to tell if your horse is at risk.
Learn how to help your horse shed his excess pounds safely.
Soaking hay for horses with PPID or insulin dysregulation can reduce the WSC and ESC values, making it safer for these horses to consume.
Dr. Susan White describes options for treating laminitis-prone EMS horses that also suffer from allergies.
Horses with insulin dysregulation can experience increased sugar absorption in the intestines, which could cause changes in blood glucose levels.
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