>>> A question that comes to my mind though, is - are our ponies more
>>> susceptible to developing allergies to bugs that aren't in their birth
>>> environment? - case in point is Tivar - was he any more susceptible
that another breed to developing an allergy because there weren't
cullicoides i
> I find this so interesting as a recent TV show I watched on Icelandic
> horses showed them just covered by clouds of biting flies. I wonder if
> the high levels of ALA they consume in the grass helps them ward off
> allergies/reactions to the bites? Or if supplementation could help the
> Icelan
I was listening to Dr. Mehmet Oz's radio show recently and caught an
interview with Dr. Daphne Miller. She recently published a book called
"The Jungle Effect" regarding the healthiest diets in the world ("cold
spots" or areas where chronic Western diseases are rare). One of the
countries she
