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  2. Grass sickness - Wikipedia

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    Grass sickness, alternatively termed equine dysautonomia, is a rare but predominantly fatal illness in horses. Grass sickness may affect all types of horse, pony and donkey , and has affected some well known horses including the thoroughbred stallions Dubai Millennium , Moorestyle and Mister Baileys .

  3. Equine nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Grass is a natural source of nutrition for a horse. Equine nutrition is the feeding of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, and other equines. Correct and balanced nutrition is a critical component of proper horse care. Horses are non-ruminant herbivores of a type known as a "hindgut fermenter." Horses have only one stomach, as do humans.

  4. Horse colic - Wikipedia

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    Horses usually require 3–6 days of treatment before clinical signs improve. [30] Due to the risk of endotoxemia, laminitis is a potential complication for horses suffering from colitis, and may become the primary cause for euthanasia. Horses are also at increased risk of thrombophlebitis. [31]

  5. Category:Horse diseases - Wikipedia

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  6. List of plants poisonous to equines - Wikipedia

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    Known poisonous species include Romulea longifolia (Guildford grass) and R. rosea (onion grass or onion weed) [10] [22] Rudbeckia laciniata: Goldenglow, coneflower, or thimbleweed [8] Senecio: Ragworts, groundsel, or stinking willy [4] [10] Silybum marianum: Variegated thistle Poisons cattle, sheep, and rarely horses [10] Solanum

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  8. Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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    Adding potassium and salt to the diet may be beneficial to horses that suffer from recurrent bouts of ER both chronic and sporadic. Horses in hard training may need a vitamin E supplement, as their requirements are higher than horses in more moderate work. The horse may also be deficient in selenium, and need a feed in supplement.

  9. Equine metabolic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Obese horses are usually fed hay at a level of 1.5% ideal body weight, which may be dropped to 1% of body weight if no weight loss is realized after 30 days. However, feeding less than 1% of body weight in forage is not recommended, since secondary problems such as hyperlipemia and stereotypies can occur, and insulin resistance may actually be ...