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ES Insulin dysregulation in horses: a new epidemic or a new perspective?
February 21, 2025
“You just need to give some magnesium, that always helps.”
“It worked for me, so you have to do it too.”
“Have you tried probiotics yet?”
“Your horse is probably insulin resistant, mine had the exact same thing.”
Facebook groups, stables, paddocks, and even the doctor's waiting room are gathering places for well-intentioned advice. And honestly? It's nice that people want to help. Truly. Only... when does good intentions actually become dangerous?
In the horse world, everyone seems to be a nutritionist, behaviorist, or hoof specialist these days. Not infrequently based on personal experience, a weekend course, or a few hours of scrolling on social media.
And that is precisely where the shoe pinches.
Because knowledge is not an opinion. And expertise is not the same as experience. Something have tried is not yet understand why It worked. And if we lose sight of that difference, the boundary between help and harm threatens to become dangerously blurred.
The problem is that we forget horses are individuals. What seems like a miracle cure for one horse can have the opposite effect on another.
Even within a single herd, the differences in nutritional needs, stress response, or recovery capacity can be enormous. And yet, advice is often shared as if there is only one truth.
But biology does not work with standard formulas. And medicine certainly doesn't.
The question is not whether you mag Advising — of course you may. The question is whether you are willing to bear the consequences of what you say.
If you claim that a supplement prevents colic, or that a horse does not need a vet but just “some herbs,” you are implicitly taking responsibility.
But if things go wrong? Then suddenly it was the horse. Or the owner. Or coincidence.
Some even manage to explain even that as if it were something positive: the body allegedly has to ‘purify’ itself first, a sign that ‘the therapy’ is doing its job. Diarrhea? Detoxification. Colic? A healing crisis. Dying gut flora? “That's how it's supposed to be.” Everything is rationalized – except responsibility.
Because rarely do you hear: That advice from me might not have been so wise after all..
And meanwhile, the horse pays the price. With its body. Its recovery. Its well-being.
And often the owner as well—with frustration, grief, and an empty wallet.
We need dialogue, nuance, and cooperation. There is nothing wrong with critical questions. On the contrary. But those questions should not lead to polarization or simplification — they should lead to greater depth.
So dare to say: I don't know. Of: I advise you to consult a specialist. That is not a sign of weakness. That is wisdom.
Because the more you know, the more you realize how much you still have to learn.
I am that woman who constantly loses her glasses, forgets her keys, never finds her phone. But my opinion? I always have it ready.
Half wolf, half woman - literally in my Facebook profile picture, figuratively in everything I do. I am someone of extremes. Intuitive and astute. Calm and storm. Silence and voice. Soft to what is vulnerable. Tough on what deliberately damages. I am not a perfect version of myself. An honest one, though.
I work with people, systems, food, chaos and vision. Sometimes with horses, often with principles. I believe in truth over diplomacy, and in nuance without wooliness.
Here I share what concerns me. What chafes, what moves, what knocks. Welcome to my head. It's a little wild there - but always real.
#more than power supply #MIRA