The warnings aren’t new to many owners: Having an overweight or obese horse means more than just harboring a nutritional overachiever. Overweight horses are at risk of developing several dangerous health conditions, including equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), which in turn can lead to laminitis and insulin resistance.

Weight loss is known to be a key factor in abolishing EMS and improving horses’ health and longevity, but achieving it seems easier said than done.

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