Diseases

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Dispel The Myths Surrounding Laminitis

Allen Photographic Guides—All About Laminitis
Most people know at least one horse or pony that has suffered from laminitis. It’s an all too common condition causing much pain and suffering and there are many myths associated with it.
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Diagnosing and Treating Ringbone

Early diagnosis and treatment is essential for any degree of success
In the medical community, ringbone is termed phalangeal exostosis. Simply put, it’s new bone growth on the proximal, middle or distal phalanx. This growth usually forms on the dorsal, dorsolateral and/or dorsomedial surfaces of the first and second phalanges and the extensor process of the third phalanx.
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Reversed Fetlock

This joint’s resistance to surgery and shoeing put the colt a phone call away from death
In 26 years of shoeing I’ve run across this situation before, but not to this extreme. Hopefully this story will help someone else in the future.
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Pre-Navicular Syndrome

WHILE Navicular disease is usually diagnosed only with obvious lameness, a number of clinical signs are evident to the careful observer 18 to 24 months before the actual onset of lameness. This is called “pre-navicular syndrome.”
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