If your horse gains weight eating air, founders on grass every spring, and has a cresty neck, he could be insulin resistant. Insulin resistance is part of an equine health issue called Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS).
Equine Metabolic Syndrome is defined as a condition of: 1) obesity and/or patchy fat accumulation, 2) insulin resistance, and 3) chronic laminitis in middle-aged horses (8-
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