67. Laminitis & Spring Grass: How to Keep Your Horse Safe

Podcast: Happy Horse Nutrition · MyHappy.Horse

Opublikowano: 2026-08-25

Managing a laminitis-prone horse through spring can feel like a full-time job! Especially when pasture non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) levels can change dramatically with the weather. In this episode, Dr Nerida and Orla talk through the practical realities of managing horses with laminitis and insulin dysregulation, including why frosty nights and sunny days can make spring pasture particularly risky, when grass is likely to be safest to graze, and how grazing muzzles, strip grazing and low-NSC hay can help. They also discuss clover, forage testing, nitrate risk, exercise and insulin sensitivity, and the challenge of keeping h...