Rain and mud can quickly turn healthy hooves into a source of discomfort and risk for infection. Hoof care in muddy conditions focuses on managing moisture, preventing bacterial growth, and maintaining strong hoof structure. Consistent routines, proper footing, and balanced nutrition all play a role in keeping horses sound through wet seasons.
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Underrun heels affect a horse’s entire way of moving and standing. This condition flattens the back of the hoof, shifts weight forward, and stresses tendons and ligaments. Recognizing early signs and understanding the difference between underrun and low heels in horses can help prevent long-term pain, lameness, and structural damage. Regular farrier care and balanced trimming are key.
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Treating chronic laminitis in horses involves more than easing pain—it’s about long-term hoof health, dietary adjustments, and proactive prevention. By working closely with your veterinarian and farrier, you can manage inflammation, correct hoof balance, reduce triggers like excess pasture sugars, and monitor metabolic health to help your horse stay comfortable, mobile, and free from flare-ups.
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Browse this comprehensive list of books about horses, from grooming and braiding, training, horsemanship, and even some fiction books about our favorite equine friends.
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Lush grass after winter can create founder in the spring for horses, especially those with metabolic conditions like EMS and Cushing’s. The higher sugars and starches react in the hindgut to create gas, endotoxins, and a changing pH that lead to laminitis and sometimes founder. Use grazing muzzles and treat spring grass like a diet change.
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Most quarter cracks in horses begin at the coronary band. Many are shallow, some are deep enough to bleed and cause lameness. Corrective farrier work is needed to rebalance the hoof and help this hoof crack heal.
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While laminitis and founder are used interchangeably, these two terrible hoof conditions vary just slightly. Laminitis is the swelling, while founder is the rotation of the bone in the hoof.
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Be the detective and call in reinforcements.
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