So Cal Natural Hoof Care, Main Street, San Diego, CA (2026)

09/30/2017

Great day with my handler , Alex helping me today

09/30/2017

09/26/2017

06/29/2017

The promotion of green grass pastures as "safe" for horses to graze is probably one of the most widely-believed misconceptions across the horse world about what constitutes a natural and species-appropriate diet. The more one understands about the horse's natural environment and feeding behaviors, the more obvious it becomes that these and other similarly unnatural feeding practices have caused widespread harm to domestic equines, often simply due to the efforts of well-meaning but uninformed horse owners to provide what appears on the surface to be proper care, but in reality only results in more suffering for the horse.

The typical grass pasture that is a carpet of high sugar/starch food for horses is not the "only" cause of laminitis but it is one of the most common causes since most people think that 'grass' is a 'natural' food for horses. Vegetation is also a natural food for humans but most humans are not out eating from a grass pasture. Think critcally and be selective.
Unfortunately, the typical 'free' grass pasture is one of the worst options for your horse. But the same pasture that can cause laminitis can be grown, cut, baled and cured for grass hay that is safe. Consider a Paddock Paradise track system to grow your own hay, keep your horse out 24/7 - freely moving with other horses - and this will be a huge step toward the prevention of laminnitis.
Horses eat many things and the more diversity of safe choices that can be provided, the better!