Question about EPM
My friend's horse, 16 yo Quarterhorse gelding, has been exhibiting certain behavioral signs of a problem: spooking,bucking etc. for several weeks. At first we thought it was that he was overdue to have...
View ArticleHurt shoulder now putting weight on hind end
I have a 4 year old mare. I’m guess she was kicked by another horse. For about 2 days she wouldn’t put any weight on the front, now she’s is but is walking with her hide end up under her. Been soaking...
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My story with Cushings and IR
Finding this part of the forum and reading a few posts I decided to post my experience with the disease. I have an 18 year old Welsh pony.... He was born in 2005. I bought him around 2013. He was...
View ArticleRinsing hay.
I have another thread here discussing my ponies Cushings/IR and in that thread rinsing hay came up. I thought I would start a new thread on my method used during the summer and how I am trying to find...
View ArticleHow to Find My Cushings Horse a Home
Hi, my 12-15 year old rodeo horse Trix was diagnosed with Cushings disease today. Unfortunately I am already committed to paying for my horse Bens needs. This leaves me unable to pay for the expensive...
View ArticlePPID Trouble
Hi, my horse has just been diagnosed with PPID. About 5 weeks ago he got very sick, and has lost an incredible amount of weight since then. He is also lame. I exercised him on pain killers for the last...
View ArticleRULES, GUIDELINES AND HANDY TIPS
Horse Forum Rules and Guidelines | The Horse Forum We suggest that all new and returning members introduce themselves here New and Returning members, introduce yourself here | The Horse Forum Please...
View ArticleEDITING RULES
New Horseforum.com format was launched in November 2020. Unlike the old format, the new format technically enables a member to edit their own posts after publishing them in a thread, or in a...
View ArticleJust Some Thoughts on Soluble Fiber, EMS, Insulin Resistance, FWS
I've been learning a lot lately about soluble fiber's potential to improve the gut biome and it's potential to improve insulin response and such things as blood pressure, as a result of that improved...
View ArticleChewy Pharmacy Pergolide - Anybody Use It?
I just came across this https://www.chewy.com/pergolide-compounded-powder-horses/dp/670878 It looks like the savings over Prascend could be significant..
View ArticleGrazing Muzzle for Recovered (?) Laminitic
As many of you who are bored enough to read my stuff (thank you!) know, my 22 y.o. TWH mare suffered a Laminitis attack about two years ago. I would say her hooves are back to baseline (she doesn't...
View ArticleHay/Grass for possible lami-pony?
In a quandary here. Pony is prone to hoof soreness, when I walk him out he often climbs onto the grass side walk away from the road. Better now than he was, and I put that to cutting down his sugar...
View ArticleMaintaining Muscle for Laminitic Horses
Does anyone have advice for the best ways to keep muscle on a horse with Laminitis? Over the past month or so that my horse has been laid up I’ve noticed a drastic loss of muscle in her topline and...
View ArticleA different question about Cushings horses and hair growth
I clipped the undersides of everyone's neck except for Teddy this fall when the weather was still hot. By now, you can't even tell that I did it. I clipped a small patch of Teddy's neck at the same...
View ArticleCushing's Disease + EOTRH Diagnosis
Well, the Christmas season just keeps on giving this year, and I have received bad news on Toofine (twice in one week, of course). For those who don't remember my previous posts, he is a 22 year old...
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