--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> My old Arab is Insulin Resistant and the vet says he may have > Cushings too. She said to watch him very carefully and check his > hooves in the mornings before I turn him out. She said he could > get Laminitis very easily and it would not be anything I'm doing as > I have him on a pretty low carb diet already... > > > That's what I was talking about, Ferne. Even with the best of > care, there will be times when horses will develop laminitis. > Managing diet and exercise can help and maybe even prevent some > cases, but there's a limit to how much a person can do. >
Karen I really agree with this Karen. There are Cushings horses, I believe we have a cushings Icelandic which we manage very carefully with LMF low carb feed. Every batch is tested for the sugars. And there are people who just plain overfeed their horses, give too much grain, do not know what to look for...think that a fat horse is a good thing....all this shows up in their feet so fast that a good farrier can tell if there is a change in food if there is a problem. Both things happen....its whats makes up a big percentage of our farrier business. Sally is a Physician so she really understands the research and dealt with IR humans in her clinic in Seattle. The vets love her (except for the ones who do not like anyone else who knows anything...an unfortunate humane characteristic) as they can actually talk medical terms in dealing with these horses. Some horses are IR and some are overfed and fed incorrectly. Sometimes out of ignorance, sometimes thats how the owners show their love to their pets. And of course road founder, thats another whole issue of overworking a horse...
