A horse with laminitis will stand in a "sawhorse" stance, with all four legs angled out from the normal position. Educate yourself on laminitis, a debilitating and often fatal disease causing pain and ...
Horse owners have been warned to be careful who they believe, after a controversial message was shared on social media regarding laminitis. Vets, nutritionists and manufacturers are among those who ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Construction of Mississippi State’s premier research facility to pioneer advancements in the prevention and ...
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- Every time the outlook was grim for Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner pulled through like a champ. Time will tell if he can do it again. After months of upbeat progress reports ...
Laminitis defined Laminitis results from the disruption of blood flow to the laminae. These laminae structures within the foot secure the coffin bone to the hoof wall. Inflammation often permanently ...
HOW HOOF ANGLE AFFECTS BLOOD FLOW At a positive 15-degree dynamic podoblock angle, the venogram (lower image) shows increased loading of the heels and subsequently less blood flow in the bulbar ...
Laminitis, also referred to as "founder," is an often devastating disease of the hoof that can cripple or kill afflicted horses. It's such an important equine disease that each year veterinarians, ...
A horse's hoof is not a single, solid body part. It's a complex combination of parts, an evolutionary marvel that allows a half-ton animal to run at tremendous speeds on the tips of its toes. But when ...
Warning to owners Owners have been urged to be careful what they believe on social media, after “potentially disastrous ...
A team of ponies has been helping Australian researchers search for the cause and cure for the costly, common and incurable equine disease, laminitis. The disease is the second-biggest killer of ...
A study published in the peer-reviewed Frontiers in Microbiology Journal in September showed promising results for treatment of laminitis with a new drug called methylated tirilazad (product name: PTP ...