As mentioned in previous articles, Barbaro may be susceptible to other complications during his recovery because of the severity of his injury. According to veterinary surgeon Dean Richardson, horses ...

A horse with laminitis will stand in a "sawhorse" stance, with all four legs angled out from the normal position. Educate yourself on laminitis, a debilitating and often fatal disease causing pain and ...

Treatment will depend on specific circumstances but may include the following: · Diagnosing and treating the primary problem (laminitis is often due to a systemic or general problem elsewhere in the ...

Laminitis is a major health concern, especially in horses and ponies who are overweight. It’s one of the most serious and ...

Country House will grace Thoroughbred record books carrying an asterisk next to his name, but his significance over time will most likely be far greater because of his medical comeback in surviving ...

Laminitis, the painful foot malady that may well cut short the life of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, is one of the oldest and most common veterinary problems associated with horses. It is painful for ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Construction of Mississippi State’s premier research facility to pioneer advancements in the prevention and treatment of equine laminitis is underway after a Monday [Nov. 10] ...

Insulin dysregulation, often underdiagnosed in sport horses, may increase the risk of developing laminitis after intra-articular injections of corticosteroids.

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - The patient was doing better - and that alone accounted for Dean Richardson's upbeat demeanor Friday. A day after describing Barbaro's prognosis for recovery as "poor" because of ...

A horse's hoof is not a single, solid body part. It's a complex combination of parts, an evolutionary marvel that allows a half-ton animal to run at tremendous speeds on the tips of its toes. But when ...

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. – The patient was doing better – and that alone accounted for Dean Richardson’s upbeat demeanor Friday. A day after describing Barbaro’s prognosis for recovery as “poor” because of ...