‘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.