While it's tempting to increase weight rapidly with high sugar, empty calories, this can cause a range of other problems in the long-term. For overall health over time you are looking to supply dense calories that contribute other properties to the whole diet.

Most owners of horses with metabolic dysfunction know that they should avoid feeds that are high in sugar, but here are the reasons you also should consider limiting starch.

The good news is that while OTTBs face many health & behavioural issues, these are predictable, which means you can anticipate solutions.