· Excessive weight-bearing on one leg due to injury of another leg or any other alteration of the normal gait. · Although controversial, prolonged use or high doses of corticosteroids may contribute ...

Laminitis, the number-two killer of horses after colic, continues to have an enormous impact on equine welfare, in wide and varied circumstances. Dr. Andrew van Eps, Associate Professor of Equine ...

Laminitis is as common as colic, and there is no time of year at which equines are not at risk, research has shown. A study carried out by the Animal Health Trust (AHT), with the Royal Veterinary ...

Depending on what study you read, laminitis prevalence in horse populations ranges anywhere from 1.5% to 34%. One of the most frequently cited prevalence estimates, from a study of horses in Great ...

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 ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Construction is underway on Mississippi State University’s (MSU) premier research facility to pioneer advancements in the prevention and treatment of equine laminitis. A ...