Feeding PPID and IR Senior Horses
Erica Larson
May 7, 2018
From reducing PPID-associated muscle wasting to managing IR and obesity, here’s what to consider for your old horse.
From reducing PPID-associated muscle wasting to managing IR and obesity, here’s what to consider for your old horse.
This suggests old horses need an appropriate diet and management plan to help minimize the risks associated with insulin dysregulation, such as laminitis.
Researchers are working to help owners find ways to help their horses lose weight no matter their circumstances–from boarding facility set up issues to unsound horses that can’t be exercised.
Our equine nutritionist explains the differences between horse life-stage and feed types.
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Learn what distinguishes PPID, EMS, and IR from each other and how to care for “metabolic” horses.
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She is studying how diet, exercise, and season impact metabolic and inflammatory responses in horses with endocrinopathies.
Is rice bran or coconut (copra) meal a better option to help a horse gain weight? Our nutritionist shares her thoughts.
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I used a senior equine feed to help my hard keeper gain weight. Now, should I switch him to a low-NSC product?
Find reports and forms on horse identification, scratches, supplements, harmonious housing, senior horses, and more.
Oil? Rice bran or flax seeds? Fat-fortified feed? Learn how to pick the best option for horses that are hard-keepers.
How can you make sure your horse is getting the nutrition he needs during the cold months? Ask our equine nutritionist!
Find tips on how to extend horses’ “health spans,” maximize performance years, and maintain a good quality of life.
Readers said maintaining weight, osteoarthritis, and other lameness were their top senior horse care concerns.
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