My horse Snip (18 year old Morgan) just received his IR test results. They are a bit perplexing to me. I have put them through the EMS calculator and these are the results: GI ration is 11.38, RISQI i

Wondering if anyone knows where I can purchase safe hay for Apollo. Not getting reply from commercial hay grower I had hoped to buy hay from regarding when new crop will be available. Only have 12 bal

Hi, I am almost out of the Foundation Balancer based in my hay analysis. I will be getting Bermuda hay from another source in a week or so. Do I wait to get a hay analysis on the new hay or go ahead a

Hi, This is a wierd one. Hope you can help me. About 2 weeks ago Peanut started not finishing her hay meals. She would eat most but not all. Prior to this she always ate everything I put in her hay ne

Does anyone have a recommendation for a seller of high-quality, tested hay in New Jersey? I'm struggling to find appropriate hay for a lean senior Thoroughbred who is not an easy keeper. He's currentl

Last week I celebrated that Ava's rads showed correction of rotation in both fronts and another blood test showed her insulin remains in "normal' reference range. Yesterday, the vet did rads of her ba

Hi Julie As you made your first post in the thread about hay, I've started a new thread for your welcome message. We send the welcome message to all new members when they first post in the group, as i

How long should you wait after stopping Metformin to run bloodwork? I’m not sure it’s working so we decided to just stop it and retest. Is a week fine or should I wait two weeks? -- - Anthie Northern

I took a new photo today. It’s been just over one year since the diet overhaul. I think Fergus looks great. No ribs yet but maybe some day. We have stayed committed to the diet and Fergus continues to

Mosey is a 20yr old IR/EMS Foxtrotter. He has been off work thru the winter and another few weeks after a problem trim. Off work = 1/10 acre dry lot. Work = trail riding: hilly, rocky wild horse trail

Jack has been having a really tough time with heaves causing prolonged wheezy respiration and often wide flaring nostrils. The entire month of June has mostly been in the mid to upper 90s with only a

Hello everyone, I hope I am doing this first post correctly. My 26 year old QH/Arabian mare (AKA Ribbon) has Cushings/IR. One blood test was taken in early May and it was 158, I was advised by my vet

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Hello everyone, Firstly, I would like to know where I can purchase Jiaogulan Powder from as Uckele is on backorder. Second, how much do I feed and how often? I have an IR horse that we are working on

Hello again, Seeking urgent advice regarding recent bloods taken which result in an unusual Anti-mullarian hormone result. My previous topic here was ‘Urgent Adive Required’ where I outlined the extre

This may have been covered before - but I have a training barn & there are a few IR horses here - the clients & guests love to give an occasional treat - are there any commercial treats that are accep

I dewormed using ECIR protocol this April (ivermectin, double-dose Strongid). Yesterday I found BOT flies on my horse's legs. I removed by hand, but wondering if I should deworm again and if so with w

Please - I’m not sure if my mare can be saved - I sent rads to the laminitis site & thankfully they gave me hope & direction but I need a farrier who can understand their directions for the trim off o

My 7 yr old Arab mare is showing many signs of IR. She is overweight despite regular exercise, she has fatty pads near her tail and has recently developed a cresty neck. She has an insatiable appetite

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