We do not advocate riding laminitic horses, injured horses, or horses that could put you in danger by tripping and falling. Gentle hand walking is a wonderful exercise if your horse is able (not

--- In EquineCushings@..., "timjkempton" <tim@...> wrote: There is a lot of work on > the effects of coconut oil as an effective natural antibiotic in > monogastrics, which may have

re exercise, my mare tore up her suspensory branch in May. after few weeks we got vet's okay to start walking and i began ground driving her on trails. we're still ground driving about 30-45 minutes.

thanks for the support. it's unfortunate that so many of us have experienced the closed mindendness in the horsey universe. sad:( but at least you have a great vet. i have very little confidence in

wrote: Horses with foot pain often do this - but so do horses with long toes, horses that are too heavy on the forehand, and even lazy horses. It is *not* a specific IR

wrote: OMG is this a symptom? My horse has done this for YEARS. Not a lot, maybe once or twice every day, and he always got very angry when it happened, like he was surprised or something. He would

Dr.Kellon said: Oops,Pauline.I need to take back what I said about knowing the amount of pergolide in the ml dose. And this: Sorry ,didn't take this into account.Learning curve. Lorna

Carol, I am truly sorry. Please take some consolation that she knew how much you cared and she is now happily running with all the others that have gone before us. Carol and Blue in Maine

wrote: to You might want to take a look at the pony IR field study I just put up in the insulin resistance file. Interestingly enough, the % they found that were IR is similar to the full size horse

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the EquineCushings group. File : /Insulin Resistance/IR PONY FIELD STUDY.pdf

wrote: It might, and you might consider the amino acid supplement I just posted too: http://www.bulknutrition.com/?products_id=1843 Cortisol causes the breakdown of muscle amino acids, particularly

Hi LeeAnne, If you can do it, I agree a check for Lyme as well as a CBC and chemistry screen to look for any other problems is a good idea. You never know at this age. That said, it's entirely

FWIW, that tripping thing also turned out, in hindsight, to have been a symptom of my dear departed Kallie's DSLD. She was the one with iron overload induced IR also. She had that tripping or

LOL, no problem Lars, know how easy it is to get some of these nutritional factors mixed up! I am glad you are on the list because I can tell you are very thoughtfully researching all this and am

The way I learned iron overload could be an important factor in insulin resistance (thanks again Dr. Kellon!) was when I found my way here to this group a few years ago with a lean body style

Nobody can answer that, Pauline. If your vet has any experience with the switch he/she may be able to share experiences with you. Here, many horses either become much better controlled on the dry form

You had it correct the first time. The paper you mentioned was written when the theory was that non-Cushings IR was caused by overproduction of cortisol by fat cells. That has never been

Dr. Kellon's quote that you referenced was discussing fatty acids. > Jeanie > Of course you're right. I really should read more carefully before drawing any conclusions. Thanks Jeanie! (I am using

aren't showing any signs of significant injury to your farrier (e.g. widened white line), you might want to try Jiaogulan and/or acetyl-L- carnitine, 10 grams twice a day to start,<< I'm gearing

Hi I have filed the chemical analysis for Coolstance copra meal. The NSC is approx 11%. The energy is provided from the MCT and fibre. I am sending a sample of washed copra meal to Dairy One for