Showing posts with label pasture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pasture. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 01, 2020

How can horse owners restrict weight gain, prevent laminitis during time of inactivity and extended turnout?

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New research from Great Britain shows that a pasture management system known as strip grazing can help prevent weight gain in horses this...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Grazing Muzzles: New research shows grass length affects grazing behavior

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It’s that time of year. The grass in the pastures is waking up and springing to life. But animals at risk for laminitis require effectiv...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Grass's (Missing) Link to Laminitis: Hormonal Imbalance Sets the Stage for Disease

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For years, laminitis has been characterized as a disease of the horse's foot. Treatment has centered on relieving pain to the foot and...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

AAEP Laminitis Research Project Launched: Phase One to Investigate Pasture or Endocrinopathy-Associated Laminitis with Help of Boehringer Ingelheim Prascend® Donation

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(This information is an edited press release that was originally provided by the AAEP Foundation) On Saturday, the American Associatio...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Grazing Muzzles Reduce Pasture Consumption by 80 Percent in Grazing Ponies, According to New Study

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"It's not funny!" this horse seems to be saying and there's no question that most horses are less than amused at the pro...
Friday, March 11, 2011

Laminitis Prevention Research: Ponies Adapt to Grazing Time Reduction by Eating More in Less Time

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Recent laminitis prevention research soon to be presented at a biannual nutrition meeting in the United States suggests that ponies given re...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Grass Laminitis: Something Else to Blame on Global Warming?

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by Fran Jurga | 26 March 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog This pony is demonstrating the typical stance of a horse that is in pain from...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Laminitis Research from the Field to the Feed Room

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Research by Bridgett Byrd (M.S., PhD candidate) at Virginia Tech, was used to create this graph. It shows that pastures at certain times of ...
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Autumn Laminitis Warning: Restrict Grazing During Fall Months When Grass Risk is as High as Spring

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(The following health alert was received from Spillers Feed/Waltham Trust and is not an original post.) We all know that spring is a dange...