Laminitis®, the official Laminitis Risk® app, provides horse owners with a practical tool to help monitor weather conditions in a way that can be used to warn when grazing on grass poses an increased risk to horses prone to laminitis.
Local weather conditions are monitored and used to predict the rise and fall of non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) in C3 grasses and starch in C4 grasses.
When predicted NSC or starch levels increase, the app shows this as a rise in risk. Under extreme weather conditions grass can become stressed and, in these circumstances, the risk gauge can rapidly increase to High and remain there until NSC and grass stress levels are predicted to have lowered again.
Today, laminitis is a major problem for horses worldwide and is one of the most common causes of lameness. With the help of this app as an educational tool, it is hoped that fewer horses will suffer from this condition in the future.
The one-time purchase grants access to the core features of the app.
A single subscription unlocks additional weather data and advanced features.
Supported countries include Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia and the United States.
The app is available in English, Belarusian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Maltese, Norwegian Bokmal, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad with iOS 15.5 or later, and Android 5 and above.
This application is not intended as a replacement for correct animal husbandry or veterinary advice. It is an additional early warning tool designed to indicate when grasses at a selected location may be under stress and therefore may have accumulated excess non-structural carbohydrates, including sugars, starch or fructan, which could increase laminitis risk if grazed.
The app can warn when the risk of grazing-induced laminitis is rising or high, but individual horses vary in their tolerance to NSC changes and grazing is only one risk factor. Other causes include toxins, metabolic problems, and sugar and starch levels in hard feed, which cannot be measured by the app.
