Pete Ramey's site on laminitis, founder, natural hoofcare, white line disease, thrush, and numerous other hoof related articles Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance Group The original EC support and research group founded by Robin Siskel and co-owned by Eleanor Kellon, VMD. This is the place for "right now" answers and help plus the most extensive bank of information on PPID and IR available. ECIR Horse The ECIR Horse website is the sister site to the Equine Cushing's and Insulin Resistance Yahoo group. This is the first place to refer your veterinarian when they have questions about diagnosing/treating Cushing’s disease or Insulin Resistance. EPSM – list for owners of horses with EPSM/PSSM EPSM (equine polysaccharide storage Myopathy) is a common problem of large horses. Also good information for horses with PSSM – a similar polysaccharide storage myopathy issue seen in QH and related breeds. Support for using the latest treatment protocols. DSLD-Equine · DSLD/ESPA - Information and Management Support group for owners of horses with DSLD/ESPA - a systemic connective tissue disease. DSLD = Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis. ESPA = Equine Systemic Proteoglycan Accumulation, which is more descriptive of the causative condition. IVIS – International Veterinary Information Service IVIS is an on-line publisher of veterinary books and proceedings. The IVIS website currently includes 1,673 book chapters and proceeding articles. Registration is free to veterinary professionals and students. Safer Grass – extensive information on grass, hay and managing pasture for at risk horses. Dairy One Feed Composition Library – detailed analysis averages for hay, grain and most feed ingredients Sister group to Equine Cushings group - for off topic or general horsekeeping issues and help with diet balancing. Whole Horse Health Linda Cowles’ discussion group. Mix of endurance riders, graduates of Dr. Kellon’s classes and others. If you are going to join only one general equine discussion group, this is the one I’d choose. A confinement area (or paddock) is an enclosure meant to be your horse's outdoor living quarters when keeping them off pastures. Using a confinement area protects pastures from overgrazing and soil compaction, especially during winter months when grass plants are dormant and soils are saturated. If you’re familiar with confinement areas, you probably think of them as small areas that don’t give horses much opportunity to move. However, an emerging trend, called track paddocks, may change the way you view confinement areas. Track paddocks are large, long corridors that circle the perimeter of a pasture or other area. Thegoal of a track paddock is to encourage horses to move about more freely andinteract with each other. Track paddocks are based on concepts brought to the forefront by author Jaime Jackson in his book Paddock Paradise, A Guide to Natural Horse Boarding. Jackson introduced a new way of looking at confinement areas based on his research into how horses live in the wild. Jackson’s ideas draw from his observations on how the horse's natural instincts stimulate and facilitate movement which Jackson feels helps keep a horse sound, both physically and mentally. Jackson and many others who have tried this approach feel track paddocks have many benefits including fewer vices, healthier hooves and overall improved horse health. Linda Cowles' hoof care site. Emphasis on education. Equine nutrition education and information with a Southwest edge, Patti Woodbury Kuvik. Understanding the function and role of vitamins and essential minerals (micronutrients) and chemicals from plants (phytochemicals) in promoting optimum health and preventing or treating disease HorseOwnerToday.com is a comprehensive, vendor verified, on-line equine publication dedicated to providing current, relevant and continuously updated information for horse owners |