Health & Care · #metabolic

Health & Care guides tagged “metabolic” from the Apex Equine resource center.

• Feeding the laminitis-prone horse — For a metabolic horse, sugar in the diet isn't a comfort — it's a trigger. Feeding to keep the feet attached means controlling carbohydrates with a discipline most barns find uncomfortable.
• A feeding playbook for the metabolic and laminitis-prone horse — For the easy keeper with a cresty neck, feeding isn't about shine — it's about keeping the coffin bone attached. This is the season-by-season playbook we give owners after a metabolic diagnosis.