Ask the Nutritionist: Dr. Getty's Forum for Equine Nutrition
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Dr. Getty
Hello Kelly,
I'm sorry to hear about your youngster. The best approach in preventing or reducing physitis symptoms is to feed a diet low in starch and sugar. Therefore, choose a feed that does not contain any oats, corn, barley, etc., or molasses. Instead, either go with a commercial feed that has a low percentage of non-structural carbohydrates such as ADM Alliance Junior Glo or Triple Crown Junior. Or you can simply feed beet pulp plus a good vitamin/mineral supplement.
Provide all the grass hay your horse wants, along with alfalfa to boost protein quality to provide building blocks for healthy tissue.
All the best,
Dr. Getty 
Where are you from? Bayfield, CO
