/b/veterinary-news/posts/weight-gain-more-than-doubles-the-risk-of-laminitis-in-horses-and-ponies Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, according to new research published last month in BMC Veterinary Research 1 . Carried out by the Royal Veterinary Collegeen-USTelligent Community 10