Stephanie, I took a look at the ingredients of the Purina products that you are feeding. Optimal: has Alfalfa meal and wheat shorts in it Integri-T: also has wheat shorts in it Just my opinion but you

Thank you Karen for adopting and caring for these two seniors. I have included two links below that are a good place to begin. Now that the mini is on Prascend the next and critical step is changing h

Well this has been informative to read. I'd like to encourage ECIR members to read message chains about other member's horses. We can learn a lot!

I have been feeding Source to provide additional iodine to my horse's diet. He gets some iodine from his iodized salt but still requires a bit more. Source is a consistent and very reasonably priced p

Hello Marianna, Kudos to you for having your horse's IR under control. When you get your horse's case history loaded up be sure to include the blood test results that have been done. I am including a

Hello Emma, I think most of our members have faced the same dilemma of how to get our horses to eat what is good for them! If you haven't read about the Emergency Diet yet here is a link: https://ecir

Welcome Nancy, Your mare has had her share of health issues! Thank you for getting your signature in place. Please go ahead and join our CaseHistory group and create a file folder for you horse. Name

Jennifer. Have you read this file yet about Picky Eaters: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/9b%20Pulling%20it%20Together/Picky%20Eaters%20Checklist.pdf I am adding Brewers Yeast and Fenugreek powder

I cannot for the life of me get my horse to eat psyllium of any type that is safe for his IR status. I have resorted to doing manure sampling/testing for sand and my boy Mouse who lives in a sandy dry

I have an Amazon account and I buy the Fenugreek from there. Many choices available. I actually find a lot of my horse's food grade minerals there also. I would still like to know why Frances C. would

Joy, I am also boarding my horse now. It is hard to control a horse's diet when you board but not impossible if you find the right place to board. You can do it more easily if the facility is small en

I am feeding Fenugreek (1/2 tsp in each bucket feeding) just for flavoring. My horse is eating his minerals in a non-grain mix much better with the addition of Fenugreek. I've also read that Fenugreek

Daisy, Another helpful reading, especially for the horse owner is this link: https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diagnosis.php This is a helpful explanation for us the horse owners. You do need to scroll

Julie, I am lucky (in a weird way) that I had just retired when my horse had his first laminitis episode. I got help from another member who sent me to this group. Once I learned to test hays and crea

Hello and welcome Joy and Willie, We noticed that your first post to the ECIR "Main" group was a helpful reply to another message. Thank you for contributing and I do agree with your contribution as I

Diana it is the analysis that matters. The exception is with alfalfa. Some IR horses do not tolerate alfalfa even though it may be low ESC/starch. My horse's insulin will increase with alfalfa consump

Hello Sannene, You'll be getting a detailed response soon but I just wanted to guide you for now to the ECIR website, https://www.ecirhorse.org/ It looks like you have already made diet changes. Here

Hello Cindy, Welcome to the ECIR Group. Thank you for getting your signature started. Do you have a horse who has been diagnosed with Insulin Resistance (IR), Cushings, a case of laminitis? Since you

Hello Loni, I now see that you are a new member to the ECIR group. You will find below our "New Member" welcome post. It is a detailed "How-To-Get Started" primer for new members. Please skim over it

Loni, Here is a link to our member database. I think you may find 1-2 members in your region. Unfortunately very few of our members take the time to add themselves to this database. The purpose it to