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My pony has just
recovered from laminitis. What should I feed her now?
Laminitis is a very common condition often caused by lush grass growth.
You can reduce your pony's sugar intake by up to 85%, by reducing her
time at grass to 4 hours/day. Badminton
Easy Rider is a combination of fibres and vitamin and mineral pellets
and is recommended for ponies under a laminitic management programme.
Badminton Alfalfa
Light with Speedi-Beet,
which is recommended by the Laminitis Trust, is also an excellent alternative.
My 'companion'
pony is too fat and has had laminitis in the past. I need to feed him
a little bit of something when the others are fed. What would you suggest?
High
Fibre Complete Nuggets and Easy
Rider are high in fibre and low in starch but will provide the vitamins
and minerals he needs. They are ideal for ponies which are prone to overweight.
My 24yr old pony
started to lose weight last year and now he really looks old. He has just
recovered from his first every attack of laminitis, so I have to be careful
what I feed. Do you have anything in your range which might help him?
Loss of weight followed by laminitis in an old, but previously healthy
pony, suggests that he may benefit from a 20-day course of Remount,
a liver tonic. The liver is under constant onslaught from toxins. It has
a remarkable capacity for self-regeneration but under certain circumstances,
especially in older horses, the regeneration fails to keep pace with degeneration.
Impaired liver function is often only a temporary condition, but due you're
your pony's age, we would suggest you give him a 20-day course 3-4 times
a year.
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