Laura Khurana wrote: > I am taking an equine nutrition course at the University of Guelph and > am doing a paper on laminitis. I am specifically focusing on laminitis > caused by an overload of pasture. I chose this, because my 2 > Icelandics are the first 'ponies' I have ever owned and I am worried > that they are at higher risk than average. > > Does anyone have an idea how common is "grass founder" in icelandics? > I gather it is fairly common in Iceland where the climate change is > quite drastic, but what about here? Does anyone use special pasture > management techniques or has this generally not been a problem? Looking forward to what you find out about grass founder, Laura. I didn't know grass founder in Iceland is common...wonder if this is related to the spavin problems that seem so common over there? Have you heard of the safergrass.org website? Lots of good information there too.
Trish
