When it comes to addressing stabilization of the hoof and distal phalanx in laminitis cases, Pat Riley likes to take radiographs before and after every trimming and shoeing.

DURING 4 DAYS of intensive learning experiences at the early February International Hoof-Care Summit, you’ll find plenty to learn, plenty to see and plenty to do.

After hearing reports about horses becoming lame within 24 hours of vaccination, Texas A&M University researcher Ilka Wagner compared seven chronically laminitic horses and seven healthy horses.

 It was extremely wet along much of the East Coast last Spring, says Dave Ferguson.