Hello... My friend, with a Cushings horse, just emailed me the following after talking with a new acquaintance that she felt was a knowledgeable horse person: "I didn't realize that the new research has decided that insulin resistant horses should have alfalfa, rather than grass hay. She said the same goes for Cushings...." I am hoping you all will help me respond to her comments. I did read Dr. Kellon's article in the files about the high glucose content in Alfalfa hay.
On another subject, I am also curious if this group would consider it a good thing for an IR horse to have a super shiny coat with dapples. Does this indicate that their diet is well balanced and that they are in good health... or not necessarily?
