Every case of laminitis is different, but a horse is likely to need to be on box rest for at least a month after the initial signs of pain pass, even for a mild case of laminitis. More serious ...

Symptoms range from mild hoof cracks with no lameness to ... many owners struggle to recognise some of the signs of a horse ...

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 ...

Laminitis can develop rapidly and is life-threatening, although it is treatable. In mild cases, horses can recover and resume some athletic activity, according to Lexington, Ky.-based American ...

It's the third biggest cause of horses being put down... here's how you can limit its effects Laminitis is one of the most painful conditions that a horse or pony can experience and is the third ...

Amy Rucker, DVM, of Midwest Equine in Columbia, Mo., spoke about when to do resections and methods that give veterinarians the best chance for success during the Sept. 17-18 Laminitis West ...

Flash and Casey are right up there with Secretariat and Barbaro. Little Dixie, Chief, and Midnight are not far behind. The Animal Health Foundation (AHF), a U.S. charity dedicated exclusively to ...

Laminitis refers to inflammation of the lamellar tissue inside a horse's hoof, which supports the coffin bone inside of the hoof capsule. Inflammation of that tissue leads to hoof pain ...

"We have a happy horse today, no fever ... "It is fair to say that we caught a very mild laminitis in the first stages. We have taken today for the first time new sets of X-rays on his three ...

Horses in both groups were in good health apart from the laminitis. Eleven of these proteins are involved in response to wounding, coagulation and inflammation, such as coagulation factor X.

Veterinarians at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine have announced plans to conduct the first clinical trial of an experimental drug that has shown promise in treating ...