Laminitis-the separation or failure of laminae, which connect the hoof wall to the coffin bone within-can cause permanent structural changes in a horse’s foot, leading to repeated bouts of disease and lasting lameness. 5-9 in Las Vegas, Bryan Fraley, DVM, of Fraley Equine Podiatry, an affiliate of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, in Lexington, Kentucky, shared tips on how practitioners can use hoof boots to help manage horses with chronic laminitis. As a result, veterinarians and farriers must do the best they can with the options available, one of which is the hoof boot.Īt the 2015 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention, held Dec. Despite extensive research into the painful hoof disease laminitis, one thing remains unchanged: There’s little scientific proof that one treatment method works better than another.
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