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My name’s Melissa and my horse is a grassoholic

19 May 2018

9:00 AM

19 May 2018

9:00 AM

Laminitis is a lot like alcoholism. Once you cross the line you can’t go back.

‘My name’s Gracie and I’m a grassoholic,’ is what the skewbald pony should be saying at least three times a week to other grassoholics like herself. She hit rock bottom a few months ago at the start of the spring and has been in recovery ever since.

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