Pet horse — equine metabolic syndrome / insulin dysregulation — diet & nutrition management (Europe PMC)

Pet horse — equine metabolic syndrome / insulin dysregulation — diet & nutrition management (Europe PMC)

Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, query "(equine metabolic syndrome OR insulin dysregulation) AND (horse) AND (diet OR nutrition OR management)", 614 hits (2026-07-22). Each entry is a first-hand peer-reviewed study; the abstract opening is quoted verbatim from the publisher abstract. 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).

1. PMID 42278060 — The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Horses' Nutrition-A Review. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): This narrative review presents examples of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in horse nutrition. Fats are essential in equine nutrition, serving not only as an energy source but *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
2. PMID 42031305 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A case report integrated clinical and RNA-seq findings in a mare with recurrent endocrinopathic laminitis linked to equine metabolic syndrome (EMS); EMS is characterized by insulin dysregulation and obesity that increase the risk of hyperinsulinemia-associated laminitis (HAL). (Source excerpt truncated at abstract opening.)
3. PMID 41825767 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A study in ponies examined temporal variation in incretin and insulin secretion in association with dietary macronutrients; equine insulin dysregulation predisposes to hyperinsulinemia-associated laminitis, and better pathophysiological understanding aids management. (Source excerpt truncated at abstract opening.)
4. PMID 42456998 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A study of grazing muzzles on insulin-dysregulated (ID) horses at pasture found short-term effects on insulin; management to mitigate insulin response and laminitis risk focuses on restricting pasture exposure and feeding low nonstructural-carbohydrate forage. (Source excerpt truncated at abstract opening.)
5. PMID 41302145 — Forage Carbohydrate Profiles and Endocrine Morphometric Interactions in Traditionally Managed Horses from Romania. (Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2025). Abstract (opening): Horses maintained under traditional management systems and dependent on natural forages are often exposed to seasonal and compositional variations that can affect metabolic homeost *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
6. PMID 42056832 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Ertugliflozin reduced the insulin spike in non-insulin-dysregulated Standardbred horses following intra-articular triamcinolone administration; EMS horses are at increased laminitis risk after corticosteroid use, and ertugliflozin reduces hyperinsulinemia in EMS. (Source excerpt truncated at abstract opening.)

Note: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.

Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_equine_metabolic_syndrome_diet_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).

License & attribution

Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41302145/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41825767/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42031305/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42056832/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42278060/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42456998/