Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Your Horse

    muscle – or FAT?

    Feb 03, 2022 4 minutes

    MEET THE EXPERT

    LUCY GRIEVE

    MA VetMB MRCVS is an ambulatory vet at Rossdales in Newmarket. She works with all types of horses, from happy hackers through to amateur sports horses and elite racehorses. Her main areas of interest are lameness, diagnostic imaging and poor performance, and she is passionate about maximising the welfare of the horse at all times.

    AHORSE’S BODY contains approximately 700 muscles which they rely on to control their movement, but they can also contain a large amount of fat tissue which can cause major health problems including laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). So, how do we know which one is which?

    The difference between muscle and fat is that muscle

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Your Horse

    Your Horse8 min read
    Happy Birthday Badminton!
    IN 1948 THE OLYMPIC Games came to Great Britain, and with it came the sport of horse trials. It was the first Games since Berlin in 1936 and that it took place at all in a time of post-war rationing was a triumph of human endeavour and a fillip to a
    Your Horse6 min read
    THAT Winning Feeling
    PART THREE WHATEVER LEVEL A rider competes to, entering an arena and working through a test can be daunting, but being prepared — as a Scout would say — and armed with a positive mindset helps to kick any pre-test nerves to the kerb. “It’s hugely imp
    Your Horse8 min read
    WHY THOSE worms WILL TURN
    VETS ARE WARNING that unless more horse owners and yard managers change their approach to parasite control, horses will be at a higher risk of dying from the wormrelated conditions that are currently treatable. New research into how horses are deworm

    Related Books & Audiobooks