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 ...

The normal horse or pony has a smooth, springy, regular gait moving freely, easily, and gracefully. Watching a fine horse move through its paces, it is not difficult to understand man's attraction to ...

Laminitis is a major health concern, especially in horses and ponies who are overweight. It’s one of the most serious and ...

Mechanical collapse, or "sinking," of the distal phalanx (coffin bone) is a devastating complication of laminitis. Prognoses for these cases are often poor, but foot casts might improve horses' ...

Laminitis, the painful foot malady that may well cut short the life of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, is one of the oldest and most common veterinary problems associated with horses. It is painful for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: My 17-year-old 13.2hh Welsh Section B is used for light hacking and driving. Problems with his feet started after I’d let his feet grow long and also changed farriers. The new farrier cut his feet ...

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