it is because of excess nitrogen in the grass which gets converted into urea in the liver so it can be excreted in the urine.

Consecutive days of cool, cloudy, rainy weather keeps grass green and favours clover growth. When interspersed with HOT sunny days this creates high risk conditions for all equines especially those prone to laminitis and other issues caused by such grass.

There is a BIG difference between a horse whose nervous system is disturbed by the mineral/nutrient imbalances in Spring (or Autumn) grass and one that merely has excess energy from 'sugars'.

Glyphosate - Concerns about Glyphosate residues in beet are completely unfounded

Cape-weed, especially when it has been mowed, can cause ‘neurological’ issues in horses. Sometimes signs are only mild as in being spooky but occasionally they are far more serious

Horses that are ‘down’ on their nutrition tend to be affected more often and more seriously. Especially when it rains after a dry spell and the grass greens up! Well mineralized horses are more resilient and tend to be less affected.

When rehabbing horses and ponies from laminitis, head-shaking and many other issues we categorize as ‘grass-affected’, these new ‘green shoots’ can cause a relapse.

‘Pinking’ of the white line is a Red Flag because it means that blood supply to the laminae has been compromised, even if it was temporary.

In our view the MAIN culprit when it comes to the development of EMS, is chronic consumption of grass which is in a vegetative STAGE OF GROWTH. The message regarding carbohydrate over-load is well entrenched and lowering intake of them is frequently not enough.

Horses who show signs of Equine Metabolic Syndrome are prone to laminitis any time of the year but the risk goes up in spring and autumn.

Grazing brand new grass is a very unsafe thing to do as brand new grass is EXTREMELY potent in Potassium and Crude Protein/Nitrogen and can cause all sorts of issues including grass tetany.

An allergy is a hypersensitivity or over-reaction by the immune system to substances in the environment that are normally harmless.

Importantly Amanda stuck with it UNTIL his metabolism returned to normal functioning – time frames are always hard to predict but look at the difference over the last 6 months...

Her sensitive, but normally sane stock horse started to change...

The Key to NO MORE ABSCESSES in no particular order as they are all equally important...

Consuming a small amount here and there won’t hurt most horses, but if you don’t keep on top of it, it can take over and become highly problematic.

Grass after a drought-breaking rain is highly potent in potassium and nitrogen especially when it is fluorescent!

Your broodmare will be either well into, or progressing through the last trimester of her pregnancy. Over this time the developing foal will double in size...

The more FIBRE you feed, the less likely your horse will develop issues, and therefore the less supplements you'll need to fix them!

The best way to balance your horse’s diet is to REMOVE the things that UNBALANCE it...