Now B.U.A. approved!
In 2010, I was busy preparing the publication of my first book on laminitis. From Australia to America and from Finland to South Africa, I found people willing to help…
Winter laminitis
Winter ... and the whole country is frozen solid. The ground freezes over at night and in some places the mercury hardly rises above zero during the day. Whilst most…
Shock dissipation and vibration damping
It is impressive how many different structures of the hoof contribute to shock dissipation and attenuation and vibration damping when the horse’s hoof strikes the ground. The sole and the…
Signs of laminitis in donkeys
Even though laminitis is not a hoof disease, its worst and most obvious characteristics are found in the hooves. To be able to correctly interpret signs of laminitis in donkeys…
Enzyme inhibiting drugs
In ‘Laminitis – understanding, cure, prevention’ you can read how an imbalance between the protein degrading enzymes MMP-2, MMP-9, ADAMTS-4 and their endogenous enzyme inhibitors (TIMPs) can contribute to the…
From ‘Ace’ to ‘WSC’
Short definitions of relevant laminitis terminology. Both as a glossary and as mouse-tips in all articles.
Subclinical and low-grade laminitis
A subclinical condition has no recognizable or measurable clinical manifestations. Oddly enough the term ‘subclinical laminitis’ is often being used to describe clearly visible, diagnosable signs of laminitis such as…
The Laminitis coordinator
Your farrier convinced you that your horse needs these very special shoes. The vet left you an impressive amount of painkillers, vasodilator and antidiabetic drugs. The homeopath, the biomagnetic therapy practitioner…
Carbohydrates
Several types of carbohydrates (sugars or saccharides) can be distinguished: Simple sugars (monosaccharides) such as glucose (dextrose) and fructose (fruit sugar) Dual sugars (disaccharides) such as sucrose (beet sugar) Fructans such…
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