The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is investing in research studies in hopes of learning more about laminitis and improving treatment options for equine maladies.

While at the Northeast Association of Equine Practitioners Symposium, Dr. Ric Redden talks about how basic sketching of the foot improves your eye as a farrier.

Naturally, asymmetries can be found in humans as well as horses. When it comes to horses, the typical forms of structural asymmetry are in bone size, muscular development and hoof dimensions. It has been noted by Sarah Jane Hobbs, et al, in their recently-published study that about 5% of Dutch Warmbloods have uneven dorsal hoof wall angles in the front limbs. The development of this unevenness can often be attributed to horses favoring one side or the other, often termed sidedness.

With unanimously approved funding from The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, scientists will study the presence of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers in injured and non-injured racehorses.