Equine obesity
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Hopes new drug can help laminitis cases – but good management remains key
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Testing insulin levels in ponies could predict risk of laminitis
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Overweight horses should be placed lower, judges agree
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Jokes about fat horses may make equine obesity epidemic worse
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‘Think before you rug’: winter welfare plea to horse owners
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How to calculate your horse’s body condition score – is he the right weight?
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Months of hard work pays off for rescued morbidly obese ponies
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Concerns over showing judges’ ability to identify overweight and obese horses
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Major show gives signs of hope in battle against equine obesity
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Not just laminitis: vets warn of performance-related issues caused by excess equine weight
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Owner’s shock as judge deems healthy colt ‘too skinny’ in show ring
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Ban for owner of ‘grossly obese’ horse found more than 100kg overweight
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*Opinion* Laminitis: a harsh reality and lessons learnt
Vets are sometimes unfairly accused of “money grabbing” yet if we choose to ignore what they tell us about obesity and management, then surely that’s a surefire way of paying more vet bills, when we are calling them out to treat a case of laminitis?
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‘Reluctance and ignorance can mean signing horses’ death warrants’: top vet busts laminitis myths
“Food restriction is not as cruel as laminitis. Being clipped out and not wearing a rug is not as cruel as laminitis”
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Changing conversations to save equine lives *H&H Plus*
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The equine obesity epidemic: what can you do to help?
“No matter what your role is, what are you going to change, to help in this obesity epidemic?”
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Weight perception must change as equines live on laminitis ‘knife edge’
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Working together key in fight against fatal equine obesity
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Horses’ social behaviour could influence their weight, survey finds
IT is hoped the research has provided information to help in the fight against obesity
