Frog support shoes help get laminitic ponies on the move – study
Researchers found that hoof support shoes helped obese ponies move better.
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Laminitis
Study to explore how knowledge of laminitis affects decision-making
The main aim is to improve horse welfare through better communication and information exchange between researchers and horse carers.
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Female farrier first as hoof experts talk laminitis
Laminitis care and rehabilitation the topic of lecture for vets and farriers.
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Inside look: Secrets of internal fat in horses revealed
“Equifat” system’s aim is to unlock the mysteries of equine internal fat stores and determine whether there is a link between Body Condition Score (BCS) and specific internal fat stores.
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New service offers direct, efficient connection to hoof and lameness research
Monthly services lists new papers, conference proceedings and patents, differentiating open-access papers from those requiring subscriptions.
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Innovative new shoes help laminitic horse step out again
“Before he was like a cripple staggering on stones. Afterwards he walked off immediately just like pre-laminitis.”
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New studies to shed more light on laminitis and equine endocrine issues
Results of several new studies from the International Laminitis and Obesity Research Consortium expected this year.
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Backing for two studies into support limb laminitis
Research into the condition that claimed 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.
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Vascular dysfunction seen in horses with endocrinopathic laminitis
Evidence suggests dysfunction is associated with endocrine problems, not local changes in hoof.
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Researchers shed new light on laminitis risk factors
There may soon be tests that will help predict horses at increased risk.
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Researchers get to the guts of Equine Metabolic Syndrome
US and Canadian researchers find decrease in fecal microbial diversity for EMS horses.
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Classic front-foot stance found in fewer than half the laminitis cases in study
British researchers delve into how vets diagnose laminitis.
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Robotic horse lifter aims to speed up recovery from injury
New tech aims to help horses safely recover from major injuries.
Read moreLaminitis in three-year case study to bring science to horse welfare
PhD studentship to translate scientific evidence into horse care.
Read moreEquine research gets $1.1 million boost from Grayson-Jockey Club
Two career development awards and 19 projects get $1,160,556 for 2016.
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Third of laminitis sufferers in study euthanized within a year
Horses with laminitis monitored for 12 months after diagnosis.
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Endotoxins found to weaken hoof tissue in Austrian lab study
Call for more research into role of endotoxins in laminiitis.
Read moreHopes for plant extract in fighting equine metabolic syndrome
Clinical trials planned; patents pending.
Read moreLeading experts for No Laminitis! Conference in US
Focus on prevention and treatment of endocrinopathic laminitis.
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Researchers map genetic make-up of horse hoof tissue
Data represents a valuable tool for laminitis research.
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