June 2004

Limiting Sugar And Carbs Works For Horses, Too

Whether he’s fat, laminitic, Cushing’s or all three, if you don’t fix the diet, you won’t fix the problem.

Sometimes exercise alone just isn’t enough with horses that are especially heavy.

Insulin resistance, obesity and Cushing’s disease all put your horse at risk for laminitis. The metabolic changes associated with these conditions require strict limitation of sugars and starches in these horses. Being fat can also affect fertility and greatly increases joint stress.

While horse owners try all kinds of things to keep these horses healthy—from drugs to shoes to “miracle” supplements—nothing is going to be a real fix if you don’t get back to the basics: diet.

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