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How To Feed the Underweight Horse With Insulin Dysregulation

Alexandra Beckstett November 15, 2021

The key is adding weight carefully without triggering hyperinsulinemia and laminitis.

Feeding Recreational Horses

Michelle Anderson October 14, 2021

How do you feed recreational riding horses to meet their nutritional and digestive needs without causing weight gain? Get those questions and more answered during this live recording of our podcast. Sponsored by Nutrena.

What's the Best Way to Estimate a Horse's Weight?

Study: Heavier Horses Are Less Symmetrical, Less Fit

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA September 20, 2021

Researchers found extra body fat causes movement asymmetries and affects horses’ performance on a chemical level.

Starved Horses: Each Body Score Improves Survival by 1,500%

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA September 13, 2021

Researchers found successful recovery from starvation improved with each full-point increase in condition on the nine-point body condition scale.

Can an Obese Horse Lose Weight Too Fast?

Clair Thunes, PhD August 30, 2021

Rapid weight loss can lead to hyperlipemia, a serious and sometimes fatal condition.

wellness exams for horses; Prepurchase Exams: Not Just Looking for Lameness

The Buyer’s Guide to Prepurchase Exams

Joan Norton, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM August 25, 2021

He might seem perfect—but before you call him yours, determine if a horse is sound and serviceable for the job at hand and if you can live with his inevitable flaws.

Control Your Horse’s Weight and Other Ways to Prevent, Treat Laminitis

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director June 11, 2021

Dr. Andrew van Eps suggests addressing obesity now to prevent laminitis, shares new insight into supporting limb laminitis, and offers advice about icing feet in acute cases.

PPID: An Endocrine Disease

Michelle Anderson June 7, 2021

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s disease) is caused by an enlargement of the pituitary gland’s middle lobe (the pars intermedia), which results in an overproduction of hormones that regulate bodily functions. Learn more about this disease in our slideshow.