To many horse owners, it's just "old horse disease," and it's an affliction with a number of names--pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), hyperadrenocorticism, ECD (equine Cushing's disease), and, most commonly, Cushing's syndrome. It can appear in horses as young as seven, but is most frequently found in horses which are geriatric. Whatever the name, it's becoming more common in
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