Understanding and Managing Equine Obesity
Erica Larson
June 1, 2013
One equine nutritionist describes factors contributing to equine obesity and provides management tips.
One equine nutritionist describes factors contributing to equine obesity and provides management tips.
Learn about the potential benefits of soaking your horse’s hay, methods for soaking, and what to do with the remaining liquid (hint: don’t use it to water plants) in this information packed fact sheet.
Researchers found that dietary restriction to 1.25% of body mass can promote weight loss, to a certain extent.
Restricted pasture access does not have negative effects on hindgut fermentation or fluid balance.
Researchers now believe the microflora residing in the hindgut could contribute to equine obesity.
Researchers recently identified risk factors for bad behavior in a population of Pony Club horses.
The ideal way to manage an obese horse or pony is to prevent it from becoming obese in the first place.
Grazing muzzles can be effective at reducing pasture intake, sometimes reducing intake by as much as 85%.
Is inflammation involved in chronic laminitis development in horses with equine metabolic syndrome?
Adjusting what a horse consumes can help prevent or squelch some equine ailments.
But how should you manage a horse that hasn’t yet developed laminitis, but is a likely candidate?
Horse owners must be able to acknowledge that a horse is overweight and needs to drop a few pounds.
The term “easy keepers” refers to horses and ponies that maintain or gain weight on a minimum amount of food.
Expression of a particular protein in fat tissue is positively associated with an increased rate of postoperative mortality in horses, researchers recently reported. The research was led by Melissa Packer, BVetMed, MRCVS, who recently
Equine metabolic syndrome is a devastating disease characterized by the three main features of obesity, insulin resistance, and laminitis. Certain breeds or individual horses are predisposed to EMS, and are often referred to as “easy keepers.” These
Equine obesity increases a horse’s risk for equine metabolic syndrome, laminitis, and insulin resistance. Owners can bring horses back to healthy body condition by replacing grain rations with a fiber-rich, low-carbohydrate diet, while increasing exercise to include daily workouts.
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