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How do I create a good feeding plan for my skinny horse? Step-by-step guide toward a suitable ration
Nutrition is not “one size fits all”
Horses have, by nature, transitioned into a life in stables. When creating a feeding plan, it’s important to keep your horse’s origins in mind. This means: forage forms the basis of every ration and pasture access is important.
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Laminitis is a painful condition of the hooves in horses and ponies that requires urgent treatment. In other words, a rather serious matter. Because it is better to prevent than to cure, we have listed a few causes of laminitis below. Spoiler alert: there’s quite a few of them.
In a horses and ponies with laminitis, the layers of tissue between the hoof wall and the coffin bone are inflamed. The affliction is very painful for your horse or pony and, in the worst case, can be life-threatening. In other words, no picnic. Hence, it is better to prevent than to cure — and this is how.