Feeding Horses with Metabolic Issues

Carbohydrate Values of Triple Crown Horse Feeds

Carbohydrate Values of Triple Crown Horse Feeds
 
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Feeding for Health Problems and Metabolic Diseases

Feeding for Health Problems and Metabolic Diseases
(Relationship to Soluble Carbohydrates)

Benefits of a Low Carbohydrate Diet

Benefits of a Low Carbohydrate Diet
By Eric Haydt

Your horses health and performance are directly linked to the health of its digestive system. The equine digestive system is designed to continually graze fiber. Therefore, horses on high fiber feeds, which closer mimics their natural high fiber and low soluble carbohydrate (starch and sugar) diet, provides a healthier digestive tract and will allow horses to look and perform better.

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Cushing's Syndrome in Horses

Cushing's Syndrome in Horses

Cushing's syndrome is a devastating disease for horses. In horses the syndrome is primarily characterized by pituitary malfunction that progresses to secondary hyperadrenocorticism and can be complicated by insulin resistance. All Cushing's cases eventually lead to laminitis and a suppressed immune system.

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