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Laminitis in Horses: What It Is, How It Affects the Hoof & Common Causes Part 1 | Ep. 84
Laminitis in Horses: What It Is, How It Affects the Hoof & Common Causes Part 1 | Ep. 84
Laminitis is one of the most serious and misunderstood conditions affecting horses. But what actually happens inside the hoof when a horse develops laminitis? Our guest for this two-part series is Dr. François-René Bertin, DVM, MS, FHEA, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM), a Professor and Director of the Nancy Fair Link Laminitis Research Centre at Mississippi State University. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we take a closer look at what laminitis is, which structures of the hoof are involved, what happe...