{"id":6040,"date":"2016-02-23T15:14:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T04:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:08:19","slug":"new-laminitis-rescue-mineral-vitamin-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalhorseworld.com\/stage\/new-laminitis-rescue-mineral-vitamin-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoof Xtra Mineral Mix could help horses & ponies prone to laminitis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"153_L\"<\/a>Developed by Carol Layton from Balanced Equine, the Hoof Xtra Mineral mix<\/a> came about after horse owners requested a mix which offers the nutrients that benefit horses who are either laminitic prone or diagnosed as insulin resistant (IR), also known as Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) or chronic laminitis.<\/p>\n

What is Insulin Resistance (IR)?<\/h4>\n

This is similar to Type II diabetes in people but unlike people, horses rarely have high glucose except in very severe cases.
\nSince both sugar and starch cause insulin to rise, the aim is to eliminate all high sugar and starch feed.
\nThe target is to have sugar and starch no greater than 10% in the overall diet and for each feed ingredient.
\nAvoid high-fat feeds as high fat intake is considered a risk factor for laminitis.<\/p>\n

The most common cause of dietary laminitis (including pasture laminitis) is insulin resistance (IR).
\nIR is a condition where the body’s cells don’t respond to insulin signalling. As a result, the pancreas produces more insulin than normal.<\/p>\n

The solution is an excellent quality, low sugar and starch grass hay diet to replace the grass component of the diet.
\nSince IR is on a spectrum, severe IR horses can’t tolerate a blade of grass, but others that are more mildly IR can tolerate a grass intake if carefully managed.<\/p>\n