Out now: The PPID Book
It is with great pride that I announce the release of 'The PPID Book'. This book is designed to respond to the need to better understand what PPID is and…
Grass seed hay for laminitic horses: good roughage or not?
Grass seed hay is an intended by-product that is left over from the cultivation of grass for seed. Think of it as straw from a grass rather than a cereal.…
These are the three types of laminitis
Laminitis is an umbrella term that indicates that the connection between the hoof wall and the coffin bone is compromised. There are a bunch of possible causes for this problem.…
Peripheral loading of the hooves
The hooves of a horse endure significant forces. Not only does the body weight of the horse need to be carried; it is primarily biomechanical forces that burden the hooves.…
The PPID Book: resources
One of the primary goals in writing 'The PPID Book' was to ensure the information is comprehensive, factual, reliable, objective, and current. Check out the 255 studies that form the…
Healthy seniors are at risk too
PPID is diagnosed in about 20% of horses over the age of 15 years. In over-30s, it affects as many as one in three horses. Even though we still don't know exactly…
Pergolide to control PPID: are you among the 52% or the 48%?
The treatment of PPID itself is relatively straightforward. You administer a daily tablet containing pergolide, which mimics the action of dopamine, a hormone that is insufficiently produced in horses with…
Treating PPID: the pill or the plant?
It is quite a shock when your horse is diagnosed with PPID. After all, it is a serious neurological disease causing significant hormonal imbalance, leading to severe health problems. On…
Coffin bone and hoof capsule rotation
In the chronic phase of laminitis, the angle between the coffin bone and the hoof capsule changes: this change is due not only to the coffin bone tilting, but due…
Subclinical and low-grade laminitis
A subclinical condition has no recognisable or measurable clinical manifestations. Oddly enough the term ‘subclinical laminitis’ is often being used to describe clearly visible, diagnosable signs of laminitis such as…