The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and two industry groups say they support alternative legislation to the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act, or PAST Act.

The ColiCare colic surgery reimbursement program just got even better! SmartPak announces it has taken another step in helping to keep horses of all ages healthy by removing the upper age limit on the ColiCare eligibility requirements.

Zinpro Corporation, the leader in trace mineral nutrition, recently announced the promotion of Brad Frisvold to Senior Marketing Manager - The Americas. Frisvold joined Zinpro in 2005 as Marketing Manager - North America. In 2011, his geographic responsibilities were expanded to also include overseeing the company's marketing efforts in South America.

The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation's board of directors announced that the foundation will finance a slate of 19 research projects, including laminitis, worth $1,003,580 in 2014.

Watch the top 10 viewed videos from the American Farriers Journal YouTube channel, AFJTV, for the month of February 2014.

The photo gallery of Bob Walters and his work.

From the time of Secretariat's death due to laminitis in 1989 to present day, there have been significant advances made. The goal of this year's the International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot was to balance presentations of the latest scientific research and practical information.

See more images and coverage from the Glu-Tech seminar on using adhesives and other glue-on insights.

Colic and laminitis, two of the most common equine ailments, can both result from overconsumption of high-carbohydrate concentrates or lush grass. Research has supported this cause-and-effect relationship, but the full story is more complicated.

Laminitis, a serious hoof condition that cripples many horses, can be caused by a number of different things. Ingestion of moldy feed, retained placentas in mares, and colitis or other gastrointestinal tract infections are only a few of the scenarios that can result in inflammation that affects the sensitive tissues within the hooves. The result is pain, swelling, and disrupted circulation, often leading to untreatable tissue damage that eventually causes the horse to be humanely destroyed.