You don't need chromium unless your hay is grown in a chromium deficient area, plus there is some evidence that high intakes of chromium can cause increased insulin levels by decreasing uptake of insu

Hello Jonni Jump Welcome to the group! The following is the welcome that all new members receive and may help answer some of your questions. I Is she able to eat anything with her muzzle on or is it a

Hi Jonni Jump, Black oil sunflower seeds are not suitable for an IR/PPID horse as they have an upside down Omega3:6 ratio, ie., more omega 6's (pro-inflammatory) than omega 3's (anti-inflammatory). Th

Hi Kathy, Coat issues tend to be related to PPID- not IR. This usually indicates that the PPID may not be as well controlled as it should. However, even horses that are on the correct dose of Pergolid

Hi Pat, I did a quick search in the files ( I put dead+summer+grass in the search box) and came up with quite a few messages regarding the topic- Here are just two. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/messa

Hi Penny, July will be fine to test, as some horses can start responding to the seasonal high earlier. Given the numbers you had last year – I think it would be wise to test now so you can keep on top

kathy, I would err on the side of caution using this product. Even though it says no added sugar- it does contain molasses and corn syrup. Granted, I'm guessing these amounts to be tiny, but sometimes

Hi Jennie, Sorry, jumping in late here. If you want to get your hay tested in Australia, the best and cheapest place to have that done is to send it to Equi-analytical in the USA. I know that may soun

​Hi Jeanne, I see that both Paula and Dr Kellon have commented on your post regarding the potential of your horse being early PPID, so definitely worth having her tested. Even though you have been a m

Hi Jill, Great job with the case history- ​Did you had a chance to look at the Wiki ​for ​ information ​ on how to upload your history? https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/wiki/home ​If that doesn't help, t

Hi Jill and Welcome to the group. Sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time with Dash. Good idea to get him on the emergency diet and that he’s dry lotted. Radiographs and blood testing are d

Hi Becky, Welcome to the group! Glad you found us, we can certainly help you to get your heart horse on the road to recovery. Best thing that you can do is fill in a case history, as mentioned below,

Hi Jennifer, Maxisoy is definitely suitable as an alternative to beet pulp. My boys preferred it over the beet pulp, and the big plus is that it's cheaper to buy and less preparation time.

Hello Pauladfraser, Welcome to the group! Sounds like Evie is a very determined lady, hopefully she stayed in overnight and you managed to get some sleep. Our members are very innovative, so hopefully

Hello Lauren, Welcome to the group! It seems your post has got lost in the thread for another person, so thanks Cheryl for catching that! I’m going to start at new thread for you, so we can concentrat

Hello Daryl Welcome to the group! You can ask questions here- just select New Topic from the tabs on the left hand side and ask away. You will need to fill out a case history, but if your horse is in

Julie wrote: I am new here with a new diagnosis of laminitis in both hind legs for my 22 year old gelding. He has bad osteoarthritis in one of his front knees. How do I post what's going on and get ad

Great job of getting the case history and the links to it done. It certainly helps give a clearer picture. Just some observations arising from that regarding the diarrhoea- when he was last wormed and

Hello Trish Welcome to the group! Great that you’ve been reading through the files- hopefully that will give you an indication of what we’re all about. I appreciate that the information can seem overw