Laminitis (Founder) Article

Laminitis is very painful so much so that a horse with it will barely be able to walk, and sometimes they will not be able to walk at all! For clarification, founder is a laminitis turned chronic. Laminitis is acute inflammation of the lamina which is the structures that holds the hoof to the coffin [...]

Glue on Shoes – Big Brown has them

Big Brown the Kentucky Derby Winner has a type of shoe that is glued on to the bottom of the hoof. Now you may ask yourself why glue instead of nails?
There are several reasons that glue on shoes are preferred for some horses even big horses like Big Brown.

Horses that have damaged hoof walls
Hoof walls [...]

Chiropractic on a horse

Today, I was asked to do a chiropractic exam on a small horse, actually it was a P.O.A. I am asked to do chiropractic evaluations and treatments for a variety of reasons, usually it is the horse is not taking a lead correctly or unwillingness to flex or difficulty to collect or slower times in [...]

More Opinions on Horse Racing

The discussion continues on the problems with horse racing and what should be fixed in order to make it safer and healthier for the horse.

Monty roberts advocates for the horse in horse racing – A major step in the right direction would be to take whips out of racing. Roberts has been advocating this change [...]

Horse Racing in the media spotlight

With the death of Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby following on the heels of Barbaros death last year and here locally about the deaths happening at Arlington Park two years ago, horse racing is in the media spotlight and not in a favorable light. Three years of bad publicity may just force some changes [...]

Horse Market: Ponies for Sale

Although the horse market is slow, there are still some good quality horses and ponies for sale. Prices may not be the best but for those really interested in their breed and furthering the development of it, breeding continues.  It will be interesting to see the numbers of this years foal crop – will they [...]

Purina Horse Food Recall on the East Coast

If you are receiving this email -
I just called my feed store, and they confirmed that this was true, Purina
has recalled many of their feeds due to the potential aflatoxins as a
“precautionary measure” (his words).
From another list
Subject: PURINA RECALLS HORSEFEEDS
I think it is important for all horse owners to know that Purina has
issued two massive [...]