During my college years, I worked on a ranch that was owned by a man who had a phobia about horse founder. He constantly hollered, "Don't founder that horse! Has that horse been foundered?" I didn't ...
While many people associate spring weather with laminitis, fall weather can also be an issue for susceptible horses, though there are physiological differences between fall and spring laminitis, ...
Insulin dysregulation, often underdiagnosed in sport horses, may increase the risk of developing laminitis after ...
Endocrinopathic laminitis, or pasture-associated laminitis, accounts for over 90 percent of laminitis cases and is associated with hyperinsulinemia. The risk for this type of lami ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Now that fall has arrived, laminitis — a painful yet preventable disease commonly seen in hoofed animals — comes to the forefront of many horse owners’ minds. Oregon State ...
Multiple grade-1 placed colt Ferocious died April 7 as a result of laminitis. Co-owner Ramiro Restrepo said it had been a downward slide for the son of Flatter since running in the Feb. 1 Holy Bull ...
It can be difficult to tell the difference between fat and muscle when looking at a horse or pony, but identifying them from one another is essential in preventing our much-loved equines becoming ...