Laminitis can affect horses at any time, causing pain, loss of function, poor quality of life and economic losses due to treatment. Medical therapies can sometimes help; however, many horses are unresponsive to treatment.
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Arthritis Treatment Inconclusive A case series treated with polyacrylamide gel was used to examine the effectiveness of the treatment for arthritis. Joints of 28 horses with naturally occurring arthritis in coffin, pastern fetlock or knee joints were injected with a medical grade preparation of the substance that is used as a lubricant or filler gel for plastic surgery or laboratory testing.
Hoof balance and proper shoeing or trimming are part of what you do daily, assisting each horse not only in comfort but also performance through movement.
New York Police Department Deploys Mobile Farrier Unit
As part of a $100,000 upgrade, farriers now go to the New York Police Department Mounted Police Unit's horses to keep them on patrol.
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Equine nutritionist Kathleen Crandell, PhD, discusses the Western World's embrace of Eastern, or traditional, medicine and how it can relate to equine ailments.
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