Hoof care is one of the most important elements of horse care and keeping them sound and well, from the moment they are a ...

In horses, the club foot is defined as a blunt angled hoof with a hoof angle of more than 60° and high heels combined with a broken forward pastern axis (36). This foot conformation is predisposing ...

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Laminitis, by definition, is inflammation of the hoof bone lamellae (small projections), which allow for attachment of the bone to the hoof itself. If this connection is disrupted, the hoof bone can ...

An acute new episode or flare up of laminitis is a veterinary emergency and an equine vet should be called to assess any horse with suspected laminitis as a matter of urgency. Some horses and ...

Carol Phillips 17 June, 2024 13:00 A horse adopting the classic posture that acute laminitis cases take to try to escape the pain in their hooves.

Laminitis in Horses: Treatments All cases of laminitis should involve swift veterinary intervention and treatment plans. Since laminitis typically occurs secondary to an underlying condition, it’s ...

What Is Laminitis? Horses founder for many reasons, all of which are preventable. ©10174593_258/ via Getty Images Laminitis is inflammation of the laminar structures of the hoof, which leads to severe ...

Kraft’s farrier—a specialist in equine hoof care—came out a few days later. When he touched the sole of Nacho’s hoof with his rasp, it immediately bled. The soft tissue in his hoof was so inflamed, a ...

A Saddlebred horse owned by a South Carolina couple is set to retire Aug. 26. The show horse is set to make his final victory pass in Louisville, Kentucky.

Services like leveling the sole, sealing cracks, and applying shoes optimize hoof function. For horses with conformational challenges, injuries, or diseases like laminitis, farriers play an even more ...

Laminitis, also commonly known as founder, is a painful condition affecting the tissue (laminae), which bonds the hoof wall to the coffin (pedal) bone. The root cause and remedy continues to elude ...