Dear Dr. Vittoria: My mini came in from the field really lame last week. His feet stank something awful, and he was walking like he had laminitis. My vet treated his severe thrush and tested for ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center and University of Florida have made important strides in mapping the genetic pathways involved in laminitis and identified biomarkers that could lead ...

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 ...

Horse owners usually dread hearing the diagnosis of laminitis. The disease plagues horses of many backgrounds, ages, and disciplines. Now, using genetics, scientists from Penn's School of Veterinary ...

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