To prevent white line disease from spreading, should I purchase my own farrier tools for the farrier to use?
Ric Redden, DVM, founder of the International Equine Podiatry Center, spoke about several common and sometimes debilitating hoof problems that can materialize with little or no warning, such as laminitis, white line disease, and hoof abscesses.
Good hoof hygiene and recognizing early signs of the disease are essential to controlling the problem.
The 18th Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium will return to Louisville, Ky., in 2007 with a full slate of international speakers sharing information on the diagnosis and treatment of laminitis and other diseases involving the equine foot. The Symposiu
Until about three years ago, I had never heard the term White Line Disease [WLD]. I’m sure our horses had it but it was never enough of a problem to even hang a name on it. I had noticed that certain horses, where they should have had a nice white “ntil about three years ago, I had never heard the term White Line Disease [WLD]. I’m sure our horses had it but it was never enough of a problem to even hang a name on it. I had noticed that “til about three years ago, I had never heard the term White Line Disease [WLD]. I’m sure our horses had it but it was never enough of a”il about three years ago, I had never heard the term White Line Disease [WLD]. I”l about three years ago, I h
Hormone Responses to Feeds
Joe Pagan, PhD, owner of Kentucky Equine Research in Versailles, Ky., discussed glycemic response in growing horses as an indicator of developmental orthopedic disease. He said looking at diet and
Look up “white line disease” in your equine veterinary book, and you might not find it. This name for the condition was first coined in 1990, and the disorder is also known as seedy toe, hoof or stall rot, hollow foot, yeast infection, Candida,
It takes nearly a year for the hoof to grow down from the coronary band to the ground. Therefore, anything that happens to the horse — whether specific trauma to the foot or a systemic problem — can affect the health of the hoof for a long time.
The more you read about white line disease, and the more you talk to farriers and veterinarians about it, the more you think there might be some wisdom to those who shrug and say, White line disease? Never see it. Not in any of my clients’ horses. “he more you read about white line disease, and the more you talk to f
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