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 ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Now that fall has arrived, laminitis — a painful yet preventable disease commonly seen in hoofed animals — comes to the forefront of many horse owners’ minds. Oregon State ...

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 ...

Founder or laminitis is a common disease of the horse's foot that can cause chronic lameness or even death. The laminia is a connective tissue that attaches the hoof to the coffin bone (see diagram 1) ...

During my college years, I worked on a ranch that was owned by a man who had a phobia about horse founder. He constantly hollered, "Don't founder that horse! Has that horse been foundered?" I didn't ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Laminitis, the disease that ultimately led to Barbaro's death, is a common killer of horses and, for veterinarians, a mysterious one. Research has led to some new treatments since the ...