Symptoms that are common are:

• Skin: itching / rubbing, eczema, mud fever, bald patches, allergies
• Hormonal: extreme oestrus cycle, irregular cycle, not/hard to get in foal, Cushing (just support)
• Respiratory system: heaves (COPD), bronchitis, cough
• Digestive system: diarrhea (chronic), poor appetite, frequent colic attacks
• An abnormality of gait with little clue: eg by tendon or muscle problems

Metabolism:

• Kidney overload, by too rich food for example
• Liver problems, eg by use of medication
• Pancreatic insufficiency eg “Insulin resistance” by too much molasses (sugar)
• Tying up and / or laminitis

Riding problems:

• Metabolic or hormonal problems often cause riding problems such as stiffness, protest at certain exercises, difficulties at bending

For many problems the cause has to do with:

• Heredity: what the animal inherits from his parents.
• Nutrition: a horse is a very sober animal by nature. People easily feed too much or wrongly.
• Movement: a horse is found naturally constantly in motion. Our horses are mainly stabled. The horse can therefore not lose its energy.