Do Current EMS Treatments Work?
McGowan said owners can find success if they apply current treatment recommendations for EMS, but only with sufficient veterinary support and advice.
Category: Obesity
Choosing Grains for Your Horse’s Diet
Of all the grains commonly fed to horses, oats are generally considered the closest to the “perfect” feed, but even oats fail to supply sufficient quantities of some vitamins and minerals, and their relative energy density is low
How to Feed Fat to Horses
The only source to avoid is the rumen-protectant variety of fat designed for cattle, which horses will find at best indigestible and at worst, toxic. (You won’t run into this one unless you ask for it specifically at the feed store.)
EMS: Equine Enemy No. 1
Equine metabolic syndrome doesn’t just cause equids’ girths to expand; it can also lead to other very serious health conditions
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Obesity
It’s no secret that equine obesity is a growing problem.
Promoting Metabolic Wellness
By the time most owners start talking about equine metabolic issues, their horses have already developed a problem
The War Against Obesity
Who doesn’t love to see a herd of rotund shiny-coated horses grazing greedily in a sea of green grass?
Diagnosing and Managing Endocrine Disorders in Senior Horses
More than 20% of aged horses are known to suffer from equine Cushing’s disease (also known as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, or PPID)
Health Concerns Related to Equine Obesity
Obesity is a serious health condition, but, unfortunately, many horse owners still look at a fat pony and think how cute it is, or look at a fat horse and compliment its big bone.