In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the association between the
development of obesity in mature horses and risk of laminitis [1]. Unlike the often cripplingly …

Laminitis, one of the most debilitating conditions of all equids, is now known to be the result
of several systemic disease entities. This finding, together with other recent developments in …

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a widely recognized collection of risk factors for
endocrinopathic laminitis. The most important of these risk factors is insulin dysregulation …

Reasons for performing study: Hyperinsulinaemia is known to induce laminitis
experimentally in healthy ponies with no history of the condition. Horses are more insulin …

Reasons for performing study: The ability to predict ponies at increased risk of laminitic
episodes, when exposed to nutrient dense pasture, would facilitate management to avoid …

Insulin resistance is considered a risk factor in obesity, laminitis, exertional rhabdomyolysis,
and osteochondrosis. The objective was to use the minimal model to estimate glucose …

Recent studies associate obesity and insulin resistance in horses with development of
abnormal reproductive function and debilitating laminitis. The factors contributing to insulin …

Objective—To compare obese horses with insulin resistance (IR) with nonobese horses and
determine whether blood resting glucose, insulin, leptin, and lipid concentrations differed …

Compared with some other species, insulin dysregulation in equids is poorly understood.
However, hyperinsulinemia causes laminitis, a significant and often lethal disease affecting …

Breed-related differences may occur in the innate insulin sensitivity (SI) of horses and
ponies, an important factor believed to be associated with the risk of laminitis. The aim of this …