Metabolic disease typically only happens to older horses, usually after the age of 15. If you have an older horse, you may want to get them on a preventative!

Illness Assessment

If one of your horses becomes ill, you will see a red [I] next to their name in the stall list and on their page. You will also receive a notification that they are not feeling well. If you see this, it's time to head over to the Veterinarian. There are 2 possible metabolic conditions in the game:

Equine Metabolic Syndrome
This is kind of like diabetes for horses, and can cause painful conditions like laminitis. It can take up to 6 months to get a horse stable enough to go back to showing!

Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
This is a very common condition in older horses, causing them to have long hair coats, muscle wasting and potentially even causing laminitis. It takes about 6 months of treatment to get them stable enough to go back to showing!

Stall Rest and Rehabilitation

After the veterinarian assesses your horse and diagnoses the problem, your horse will likely need some stall rest and rehab. Horses on stall rets/rehab have a black [I] next to their name on their page and in the stall list. They also cannot train or enter shows. Their rehab time will count down with each Month Rollover, and the [I] will disappear when they're ready to work again!