Hi, I'm also new to the list. Let one of my guys (Icelandic) get overweight and this last week likely has mild founder. Seems maybe our winter rye grass we let him have in the front yard was too rich?

Howdy! Kathy, we have to meet sometime. I emailed Mandy a thanks. Update: He seems better today when he came walking up was not walking as splayed and stiffly. He still isn't his normal self yet. Let

Tough1 Easy Breathe Grazing Muzzle This seems like a good first muzzle, as would be less restrictive and help him get used to the concept. Mandy, hope you are reading this... you'd listed the Tough1 r

I'm really new and still implementing various suggestions, but am running into picky eaters too. I have been soaking their Bermuda hay in hot tap water for hour or so / drain / rinse in cold water / d

Natural sucrose (aka sugar) can be toxic for some people. Sucralose (aka Splenda) replaces a hydroxyl group with chlorine in sucrose and makes body unable to utilize, but still tastes sweet. Definitel

So glad found this group to help me on the right path. I have not done vet diagnostics, but clearly my guy is IR and had laminitic attack. I can't see how glucose / insulin blood tests or hoof X-rays

Forgot... also once a day giving him L-Arginine 1000mg Meg north Texas April 2010

Is reaction to fructan type grasses with laminitis a form of "carb overload"? Or are they referring to grains or something else? Could a hoof in an IR horse be pre-disposed to a laminitic reaction bei

I'm new, but also sorting through stuff trying to find what will work for us to get as near perfect as possible on the "plan" as fast as possible. Obviously best will be balancing minerals / supplemen

Thought this was a useful article, so thought would pass along. http://www.homesteadveterinary.com/ObesityandLaminitis.WhatCanBeDone.DonaldMWalshDVM.pdf This article has charts to help calculate calor

Thanks for such a great response. Learning a lot. It is especially confusing when I read conflicting research. I'm giving Google a work-out with keyword searches, but seems some terms are out dated. E

Thanks for your thoughtful response, Dr. Kellon. < North American hays as a rule don't get even remotely close to the level of fructan it takes to produce laminitis, and that's comparing a total daily

Thankfully caught my guy's ouchy feet quickly and he is back to looking 95% normal. I still think a touch of stiffness, but he voluntarily went running yesterday. Will be soaking hay indefinitely and

I do clicker too. What I've used is a lower carb pelleted feed. Not sure if you get this brand, but what I've found works well is "Purina Wellsolve W/C". Haven't found the timothy hay cubes at our loc

Till you do get the hay analyzed and everything balanced to perfection, then think something like Triple Crown Lite is a good supplement concentrate feed for adding to grass hay. TLC was recommended t

Sorry to hear this. One of mine had a colic and some fever reaction to vaccinations last year. This year we are splitting the vaccinations. The vet gives each shot in area of the body, so we can tell

Goof... should say "The vet gives each shot in different area of the body, so we can tell which gives any reaction." Meg

I have used it for my guys since summer 2010. I made a short video showing what it looks like, which maybe will benefit some before they decide to buy or not. I like to see what something looks like.

I am using soaked molasses free beet pulp now to get in the salt and Remission supplement (minerals, etc.). They are liking it more plain, but at first would turn up their noses and not eat it. Mixed

I live in north Texas and clipped mine last weekend. They had 1/2 inch thick coats, which by color can tell is winter coat coming in. They are Icelandics, so know they will keep growing their hair. We