A Conversation About Equine Obesity

This week's episode tries to tackle the thorny issue of equine obesity. This is an enormous problem for the UK equine industry and despite huge efforts from equine welfare charities and vets all across the country either our horse owners can’t recognise that their horse is obese or are not motivated enough to take action. Last year at Loch Leven Equine Practice 1 in 5 of all the horses put to sleep was down to laminitis. This figure has almost doubled from the previous year. In this podcast Jane Haden MRCVS joins Liz Somerville to chat through how owners can objectively assess whether their horse is over weight, and discusses some of the ways to get your horse to loose weight.

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Has your horse just been diagnosed with a veterinary condition? Do you have lots of questions and want to know more? Join the team from Loch Leven Equine Practice for some regular conversations, and learn out about everything from laminitis to equine dentistry. Passionate about education and improving the health of our horses these conversations are here to answer your questions and give you the information to make the best decisions for your horse.