Hello,

My name is Judi Daly, and I have written several books on trail riding, have a monthly e-newsletter for the trail rider and have written plenty of articles about horses.  I have come up with a new writing project that I would appreciate help with. 

It seems very common to hear of Morgans with Equine Cushings and/or Insulin Resistance.  I am trying to find some sort of genetic connection.  There might be certain families of Morgans that have a greater tendency towards these diseases.  If we knew, maybe we could educate the owners of these horses so they can take precautions by proactively adjusting their diets and working to prevent obesity and hopefully preventing the worst complications of these diseases.  Of course, there is the chance that the culprit is Justin Morgan, himself.

If you have or had a Morgan with Cushings or Insulin Resistance or even remember a Morgan from back in the time before we knew about Cushings or Insulin Resistance that had chronic laminitis, if you could forward me the horse's pedigree, it would be a great help.  Send them to judiemail@yahoo.com

I am a great fan of Morgans-having owned one and currently own an Insulin Resistance Morab.  I am also interested in the history of the breed having spent much time researching the "Mystery of the Morgan Horse in China" which you can read here http://www.lrgaf.org/articles/morgans.htm

Feel free to crosspost.

Any other suggestions that can help me with this project would be greatly appreciated.

Judi Daly

www.trailtrainingforthehorseandrider.com

Home of my free e-newsletters for the pleasure trail rider and my two awesome books "Trail Training for the Horse and Rider" and "Trail Horse Adventures and Advice"