In his previous presentation, University of Pennsylvania researcher Dr. Andrew van Eps discussed our understanding of causes of laminitis. In this talk he’ll go through options for managing the acute or chronic laminitic horse. This presentation is not just on shoeing and using orthotics, but also offers more general management and basic medical strategies for a holistic understanding. He says it’s important to realize that you often can’t fix laminitis by only addressing hoof care.

We know conditions like obesity or contralateral leg lameness can lead to laminitis. But do we really understand why this occurs? In this years, The Burney Chapman Memorial Lecture, presented by Life Data Labs, Dr. Andrew van Eps from the University of Pennsylvania will examine this and reveal what we know vs. suspect. The researcher’s presentation will rely on modern work looking at laminitis.

Four universities have recently looked at the effects that whole-body vibration (WBV) plates have on different classes of horses as well as different physiological aspects of the horse. All studies utilized WBV plates at 50 Hz.

As the deadline looms to submit comments on the American Veterinary Medical Association’s proposal to remove the farriery exemption from the Model Veterinary Practice Act, two of the largest farrier associations issued statements on the issue Monday.