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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