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

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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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

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

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

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

Isaac is still refusing to eat his supplements/timothy pellets since upping his Prascend does to the full dose of 1/2 tab. I lowered it back to 1/4 tab about two weeks ago and he still will not eat hi

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

Hello, Posting on behalf of a new hoof care client with a horse in need of ECIR help (she'll get a case history and profile set up soon). Situation: 16 year old Gypsy Vanner Mare (heavy build around 1

Just looking for advice on how long to wait to do another blood draw. Our current plan is to draw blood on 7/6 which is 30 days from our last draw on 6/7. Is this too soon to expect better insulin res

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

To All Great ECIR Members -- "Good works” are selfless acts of giving back to the horse, for the sake of the horse and people they serve. ~ AAEP That describes our head volunteer, Dr. Eleanor M. Kello

Hello, about five years ago I had a person through your group that helped me analyze my hay and balance it for my insulin resistant horse. Is there anyway that you can look up on record and see who wa

My Moonie had a case history from 8-10 years ago. Is there any way I can find it to update or should I start a new one? -- Kristie Brand 2003 Arcanum, Ohio

Dear all Hoping you can help. My pony Fizzie Iris much worse. Since reaching out in Jan - we have adjusted his diet as advised by Carol Layton - new diet in Case file. We have also lowered heels etc.

I just got my insulin/glucose results from last week. My 2 minis have been on Metformin since 5/28/22. Both have insulin significantly higher and I’m stunned. One went from 174 to 419. However, both a