Examining Restrictive Grazing Methods for Insulin-Dysregulated Horses

Morgan Askins, MS, graduate research assistant and PhD candidate at the University of Kentucky, has been conducting various studies about insulin-dysregulated (ID) horses and forage management for these animals. “We recently conducted a survey across the United States looking at how common and why restrictive grazing strategies were being utilized by horse owners and managers,” she said. “We found that 91.5% of survey takers had either utilized currently or previously a restrictive grazing strategy.” Askins and her team took the survey results and applied them to research projects conducted following the survey. One study involved ID horses that had been grazing on spring pasture and put on a dry lot. Another study assessed the effects of grazing muzzles on nine insulin-dysregulated horses. #MySeniorHorse #seniorhorse #equineresearch #horsehealth #equinehealth #universityofkentucky