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Ep. 109: 4 Horse Feeding Mistakes That Increase Laminitis Risk

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On this episode of the Feeding Fumbles & Fixes series of Beyond the Barn, host Katy Starr chats with Dr. Kelly Vineyard, PhD equine nutritionist, to discuss four common horse feeding mistakes that can increase laminitis, including:

  • Why some horses at the highest risk for laminitis look healthy and fit
  • What current research is teaching us about meal size, carbohydrate load, and metabolic stress
  • How everyday feeding and management decisions can strain the hoof long before any soreness appears

    • Dr. Vineyard also talks about how metabolic testing works, what body condition scores really mean, and why meal size and NSC intake per feeding matter, especially for at-risk horses.

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    Episode References – 

    ~19:07 – Dr. Erica Macon Research - Identifying possible thresholds for nonstructural carbohydrates in the insulin dysregulated horse  |  Insulin dysregulated horses metabolic responses to forage pellets

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    Resources to Learn More – 

    More about sugar and starch sensitivity in horses:

    • Podcast - Ep. 096: The Problem with One-Size-Fits-All Feeding Plans for Metabolic Horses - Part 2
    • Podcast - Ep. 095: Metabolic Horses Aren’t Always Fat - Here’s What No One Tells You - Part 1
    • Podcast - Ep. 088: NSC, Sugars, Starches, Fructans – Are They Good or Bad for Horses?
    • Podcast - Ep. 057: How to Prevent and Manage Laminitis
    • Podcast - Ep. 006: Successful Strategies to Help Limit NSC (aka Sugars and Starches) in Horse Diets
    • Podcast - Ep. 005: Are Horses Carbohydrate Sensitive?
    • Blog Post - Cresty Neck – A Precursor to Metabolic Disease in Horses
    • Blog Post - How to Avoid High NSC Intake for Horses in the Spring
    • Blog Post - Laminitis in Horses: Symptoms, Causes, and Feeding Strategies to Support Hoof Health
    • Nutritional White Paper - Carbohydrates and Horses — What Do I Need To Know?v
    • Webinar - Spring Into Action! What to Watch Out For: Metabolic Disease Prevention & Management
    • Webinar - My Horse Is Carb Sensitive, Isn’t It?

      • Product Solutions Recommended by Dr. Kelly Vineyard – 

      • Standlee Alfalfa Cubes
      • Standlee Alfalfa Compressed Bales
      • Standlee Teff Grass Pellets
      • Standlee Smart Carb Performance

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