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In our horse and equine nutrition section, you'll find lots of useful information about the clinical conditions that can sometimes affect the health of our horses. Each nutrition topic includes an overview of the condition, who's at risk, what the signs are and how nutrition can play a role in managing the impact on our horses' wellbeing;
Nutritional Topics
Laminitis
Laminitis is inflammation of the laminae, the soft tissue that attaches the pedal bone to the inner hoof wall, causing pain and lameness…
Energy
Although the term ‘energy’ is often associated with performance or behaviour and ‘calories’ with weight, they are exactly the same thing…
Liver Disease
The liver is one of the most important organs in the horse’s body. It weighs approximately 5kg and is located centrally within the abdomen…
Colic
Colic is abdominal pain, with episodes ranging in severity from the very mild to life threatening…
Gastric Ulcers
Gastric ulcers or EGUS can be caused by prolonged exposure of the stomach lining to gastric juices…
Cushings Syndrome
Cushings or more correctly, PPID, is an endocrine (hormonal) disorder involving the pituitary gland…
Excitability
Diet is just one factor that can affect behaviour, but it can also help to manage, and in some cases hinder excitable or nervous temperaments…
Senior Horse
There was a time when a horse was deemed a ‘veteran’ at 15, but with good management and better veterinary care, they are now living well into their 20’s and 30’s…
Sugar
Sugars are carbohydrates and can be broadly categorised according to the number of ‘units’ they contain…
Tying Up
Equine Rhabdomyolysis (ERS) or ‘tying up’ is a condition that causes the muscles running over the hind quarters to tighten and cramp up…
Poor Doer
The term ‘poor doer’ is often used to describe horses and ponies that lose weight easily. Although certain breeds such as Thoroughbreds are…
Good Doer
The term ‘good doer’ is often used to describe horses and ponies that maintain and/ or gain weight easily. Although ponies, natives…