Showing posts with label laminitis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label laminitis. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The legacy of a laminitis fighter: Dr. Agne's brave run in a Saratoga stakes race

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News flash: Dr. Agne, an up-and-coming two-year-old racehorse named for the late equine podiatry veterinarian Bob Agne of Rood & Riddle ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Prevent laminitis: Wellness Ready stallside insulin tests accelerate Equine Metabolic Syndrome diagnostics

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We all know horse owners who can recite entire pedigrees, race records, or a lifetime of judges' scores. But veterinarians and farriers ...
Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Olympic (Laminitic) Hoof: Dressage horse diagnosed with laminitis before competition begins

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A dressage horse representing South Africa has been withdrawn from the Olympics after developing laminitis at the Olympic Equestrian Center ...
Wednesday, April 01, 2020

How can horse owners restrict weight gain, prevent laminitis during time of inactivity and extended turnout?

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New research from Great Britain shows that a pasture management system known as strip grazing can help prevent weight gain in horses this...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Supporting limb laminitis: Dr. Scott Morrison's case review of Kentucky Derby winner Country House

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Red roses show up twice a year: on Valentine's Day, and on the first Saturday in May, Kentucky Derby Day. But this year, thos...
Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Event announcement: Laminitis researcher Chris Pollitt headlines ESP Laminitis and Podiatry Conference October 11-12 in Pennsylvania

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You're invited! Laminitis researcher and author Professor Chris Pollitt of Australia will lead a roster of seven well-known farri...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Video abstract on Equine Metabolic Syndrome in Welsh ponies and Morgan horses wins prize at BEVA Congress

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Veterinarians have been upgrading their skills at both communicating information about their research and in making their research mo...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Laminitis Prevention Survey Result: Along with weight gain, shoeing cycle and trimming schedule are factors in risk

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Although excess weight has long been considered a primary risk factor for laminitis, new research continues to sort through the many ri...
Friday, March 08, 2019

Dual Surveys Compare Veterinarian and Horse Owner Priorities for Equine Research

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Colic (gastrointestinal diseases) is considered by both equine veterinarians and horse owners as the most important equine health care p...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

ESP 1.0 Event: First Equine Soundness Professionals seminar details for March 16 in Florida

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Veterinarians and farriers have a chance to be part of history on Saturday, March 16 when the new Equine Soundness Professionals ...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Possible environmental chemical link found to equine metabolic syndrome and related laminitis in Welsh ponies and Morgan horses

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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in a horse’s environment may play a role in the development of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), a le...
Saturday, February 09, 2019

Laminitis Research Videos: Advances in endocrinopathic laminitis diagnosis, treatment and science

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Last week,  31 laminitis research articles, collected from recent editions of the prestigious  Equine Veterinary Journal,  were made free...
Monday, February 04, 2019

Laminitis Research: Is IGF-1 the missing link between insulin and laminitis in the horse's foot?

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Veterinary researchers in Australia have identified a possible mechanistic link in the horse's foot that may explain how high le...
Friday, January 18, 2019

Laminitis Prevention: British Veterinarians Issue Alert to Prevent Spring Laminitis in Obese Horses

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Links between equine obesity and laminitis are well documented, but veterinarians still report an increase in obesity; latest estimat...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Laminitis Survey Results: Do horse owners value science-based advice? Do they use it?

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Equine research is fascinating, much-needed, and worthy of support. But are equine research findings being integrated into the care, ...
Friday, November 23, 2018

Palatable pergolide paste for PPID: BEVA award for Rendle presentation on clinical research into new treatment option for "equine cushings disease"

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Many ponies and horses suffer from pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), known in the past as equine cushings disease.  Among the ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Research overview: Preventing laminitis by studying insulin dynamics in older horses

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Laminitis research comes in many forms. Recently, the emphasis has been on understanding the cause of the disease, and developing ways to...
Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Laminitis research: Even healthy older horses have increased insulin responses

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New research, conducted in collaboration with the SPILLERS® horse feed company in Great Britain shows that even healthy older horses h...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Laminitis researcher investigates horse owners’ knowledge of disease and how it affects horse care decisions

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A new laminitis research study, supported by the equine feed manufacturer SPILLERS® , in collaboration with the Royal Veterinary Coll...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

American Farrier's Association Funds Equine Stem Cell Research

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Today the American Farrier’s Association (AFA)  announced a donation of $10,000 through its Equine Research Fund to the Morris Animal Fo...