While many people associate spring weather with laminitis, fall weather can also be an issue for susceptible horses, though there are physiological differences between fall and spring laminitis, ...

Pasture-induced laminitis (sometimes referred to as founder) can be triggered when susceptible horses ingest high amounts of sugar or fructans that are naturally found in some pasture grasses.

Horses with acute diarrhea were less likely to survive if they developed laminitis, according to a study described at EquiManagement. Led by Dr. Diego Gomez of the University of Guelph, researchers ...

Founder or laminitis is a common disease of the horse's foot that can cause chronic lameness or even death. The laminia is a connective tissue that attaches the hoof to the coffin bone (see diagram 1) ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Now that fall has arrived, laminitis — a painful yet preventable disease commonly seen in hoofed animals — comes to the forefront of many horse owners’ minds. Oregon State ...

During my college years, I worked on a ranch that was owned by a man who had a phobia about horse founder. He constantly hollered, "Don't founder that horse! Has that horse been foundered?" I didn't ...

H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) winner One in Vermillion , injured while training in New Mexico in the fall, was euthanized in Arizona Feb. 2 due to laminitis, according to owner Jonathan Kalman ...

Spring is a much-welcomed season for most, no more than for a horse owner after a long winter, but the increased risk of spring laminitis and its affects on horse health is a worry for most.

PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way to combine two therapies into one convenient product when treating horses with laminitis," said an inventor, from Cincinnati, ...

Jess's Dream , a former Florida stallion who was the first foal produced by 2009 Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra, has been euthanized due to the effects of laminitis, Stonestreet ...

LOS ANGELES — Cave Rock, runner-up in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile and trained by Bob Baffert, has died from complications of laminitis that developed after surgery in July. The 3-year-old colt ...