There might be hope for horses that suffer from endocrinopathic laminitis with the trial of a new drug called velagliflozin from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office in Oregon seized 83 horses suffering from varying degrees of hoof neglect on March 25.

The first line of defense against hoof disease is usually the farrier. Although horse owners may want their farrier to quickly eliminate a suspected hoof infection in one treatment as part of the routine trimming and shoeing, it is important to provide sound advice in the form of a game plan. The reality is that deeply rooted infections like white line disease and chronic thrush are nearly impossible to kill with one application of a strong topical agent.