Laminitis & PPID

Polyuria and polydipsia: does your horse drink and urinate more than usual?

·9 October 2020

Polyuria (excessive urination) and polydipsia (excessive drinking) occur in three out of ten horses that suffer from PPID and insulin resistance/EMS. It is therefore an important clinical sign. Let's have…

Treatment and prevention

Treatment X

·24 April 2020

A particular drug, supplement or therapy - let's call it 'treatment X' - works well. Isn't that proof that treatment X works? This question is a good example of anecdotal…

Treatment and prevention

Supportive care for the laminitic horse

·24 September 2018

Supportive care is intended to alleviate or treat disease-related symptoms and treatment-related side effects. In the context of laminitis, this means we are predominantly talking about horses that are so…

Treatment and prevention

Is blood letting a viable treatment for laminitis?

·10 July 2018

Up to 1940 bloodletting was still used but since then no longer considered acceptable. Today however, renewed interest in this treatment is on the rise. By draining blood an attempt is…

Treatment and prevention

Euthanasia of the laminitic horse

·30 April 2018

No horse has ever died of laminitis. It is the severity and the duration of the disease and the complications, in combination with the lack of hope of recovery that…

Treatment and prevention

Tips for hoof care providers when it comes to laminitis

·25 March 2018

As a professional hoof care provider you might think this list simply describes all the best practices that you employ on a daily basis. Still, it will be useful to read it through once…

Treatment and prevention

The perils of over- and undertreatment

·17 February 2018

Not every horse recovers equally well from laminitis. Therapies, medication, dietary changes, modifications in housing, exercise and hoof care are not always successful. Effective treatment of the underlying problems is…

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·28 January 2018

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…

Living conditions Theories and causes Treatment and prevention

Winter laminitis

·11 December 2017

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…

Anatomy & histology

Shock dissipation and vibration damping

·30 September 2017

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…