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Are you certain the horses are not being fed? Just because you do not see food at any given moment does not mean that it is not being provided. I presently own a mare who experienced a bout of laminitis several years ago. Thanks to a very strict management program, which includes living on a dry lot, she has not had a recurrence. She is now the very picture of health, but I often find myself explaining to uninitiated visitors to our farm that although she is not out grazing in the pasture, her nutritional needs are being met.