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

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.

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...

Lush grass has a high water content BUT because it is mainly leaves and not much stem it still lacks fibre and won’t fulfill daily fibre requirements.

A healthy horse depends on a healthy microbiome which is reliant on the FIBRE content of the FORAGE .

Feed more FIBRE – the more hay the horse eats and the less grass, the better for the horse’s digestive system – and for you ...