Is My Horse Affected by Grass??

Symptoms of pasture or feed-related mineral imbalances and Mycotoxicity can have the same symptoms. 

Adding a toxin binder is great way to make sure you horse is covered for every eventuality. check the toxin binder you use is a broad spectrum one as many only have limited binding ability. 

 

Sweats easily /Foaming sweat

Hard breathing, thick windedness with light work

Lack of balance in flatwork , leaning in on circles, high head carriage, overdeveloped under neck muscle

Tenseness, inability to relax, fidgety, inability to keep still or concentrate.Difficult to teach. Not seeming to understand training.  

Back leg together cantering, Shortened stride and under-stepping, out of character refusal to jump. Stiffness

Girthyness, bucking, irritated by saddle, grumpy, touchy or aggressive to brush

Herd-bound or excessive attachment to other horses, fence walking, aggressive behaviour to other horses or people 

Spooking, shying, panicky behavior, fleeing from riders aids 

Claustrophobia, kicking walls or scrambling, sweating up, out of character refusal to float

Lying down and colic like symptoms but doesn't respond to colic treatment, sore back 

Sore feet, flat feet, can't go without shoes (this is low grade laminitis), poor hoof quality

Constantly itchy, suffers with skin allergies, lung related allergies or asthma    

Hard to keep in condition, Equine Metabolic Syndrome– cresty neck but ribby, obesity 

Head flicking, photo-sensitivity, mud fever, sunburn

High blood potassium, low sodium, low magnesium