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Yeah, I knew one who got stress-induced laminitis after being stuck in a ditch for four or five hours and pulled out by the fire department.

Sadness is hard to quantify, but yes, extreme psychological stress can trigger laminitis (cortisol rush)

Wow. I take it back then. Gosh that’s sad.

I have known a horse suffer a bout of laminitis due to the loss of a field mate, due to the stress, but maybe this was what was meant?

We no longer make our own hay so paying out for it this last year has really hit home how expensive it now is. But compared to some of...

Do people truly believe all this nonsense? I read today horses get lami when they’re sad!!

Oh she's lovely, we had a Saluki x Greyhound and possible a bit of something else. She just looked like a small greyhound. On the...

My husband has started buying in bulk off Amazon, things like wash pods, and his preferred squash, its works out cheaper even delivered...

Woohoo! A fellow livery has switched to haylage, and sourced some beautiful, dry haylage that Old Dobbin can eat. Now sharing the cost...

Random question about blood. Does it apply to racehorses mouths?

I have never, ever caused my horse to bleed...from the mouth or any other place & I've never ridden with spurs. I loathe that this...

After reading the FEI/international SJC report this evening….on tack and blood….I don’t know if I want to cry or scream and shout….. I...

We always carry snacks for the horses when we hack. I'm sure they think its one of our main uses. They get doled out at various points...

It’s just crazy and very sad at the same time…

Well the sh** is certainly hitting the fan over on FB :eek::eek::eek: