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Peripheral loading of the hooves

·28 July 2024

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 hooves absorb the impact when the horse puts its…

Anatomy & histology Definition

Subclinical and low-grade laminitis

·19 July 2024

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 a stretched white line, a flaring hoof wall and laminitic…

Treatment and prevention

Chilling out laminitis: the cool benefits of cryotherapy

·9 May 2023

You constantly try your hardest to avoid laminitis. If things unexpectedly go wrong, you do all in your ability to fix the damage and get your horse back on its feet as soon as possible, both literally and figuratively. So,…

Treatment and prevention

Stem cell transplant

·14 September 2015

Epidermal cells are constantly being renewed. This process, called epidermal regeneration, also takes place in the hoof. It is part of normal growth and repair of the hoof wall. The germinal layer of the epidermis contains stem cells, that generate…