Equine Laminitis ebook

18/01/2024

The All Terrain Ultra is so versatile that it can be used both for riding and turnout 🤩

15/01/2024

14/12/2023

🥳🤩🥳🤩🥳 Drum roll please...the winner of the FREE pair of Equine Fusions is Kirsten Rasmussen 🥳🤩🥳🤩🥳

🤩🤩🤩 Our Biggest Sale Ever!! We are not only offering a "Buy One Get One Half Off" on the Equine Fusion Actives and All Terrains, but we are also giving you the chance to win a FREE pair of Equine Fusions!

Kit out your horse's front and back hooves, or buddy up with a friend for the BOGO deal (valid from 24-28th November). www.anhc.store

To enter: Like, Comment with "For the win" and then Share this post to your own timeline. A winner will be picked at random and announced on the Equine Fusion Jogging Shoes - North America page.🤩🤩🤩

25/11/2023

Last Day for a 10% discount on your orders!

Use code BF10 for 10% off any product plus save more on our new Leg and Hoof Pack: https://store.anatomy-of-the-equine.com/

20/11/2023

Click on the photo and enter the draw to win a free pair of Equine Fusion Hoof Boots.

🤩🤩🤩 Our Biggest Sale Ever!! We are not only offering a "Buy One Get One Half Off" on the Equine Fusion Actives and All Terrains, but we are also giving you the chance to win a FREE pair of Equine Fusions!

Kit out your horse's front and back hooves, or buddy up with a friend for the BOGO deal (valid from 24-28th November). www.anhc.store

To enter: Like, Comment with "For the win" and then Share this post to your own timeline. A winner will be picked at random and announced on the Equine Fusion Jogging Shoes - North America page.🤩🤩🤩

04/08/2023

Witness John's amazing transformation from super sore horse, to happy bucking bronc!!

Witness the striking difference the Equine Fusions can make to a horse with sore feet.From John's owner: Thank you. It’s been very stressful to see him like ...

07/12/2022

The Pro Gen II handheld light emits a stronger frequency that will pe*****te the hoof wall, making it particularly helpful with inflammation caused by laminitis: https://shop.photonichealth.com/products/pro-gen-ii-tsc?ref=anhc

06/12/2022

09/04/2020

I often get phone calls from people who are confused by the Equine Fusion boot model names or are not sure which model will be best for their horse, so I have put together a new webpage to hopefully help address that. Please feel free to share: http://equine-jogging-shoes.com/advice…/jogging-shoe-models/

07/02/2020

This article contains a photo series and video that explains how the unique rubber sole of the Equine Fusion hoof boots react under load and why that makes them the best option for the comfort and function of the horse's hoof.

19/11/2019

Just in time for Christmas 🎁 give your unicorn the ultimate gift of comfort 😁

13/11/2019

Video excerpt from Anatomy of the Equine's online hoof course's Bones Module. www.hoofcourses.com

29/07/2019

The other books that I produce - Anatomy of the Equine :)

15/07/2019

Get 25% off our classic book, for a limited time only.

15/07/2019

20/06/2019

Why do ‘cresty’ necks suddenly go rock hard?

This information is relevant and useful to people who own horses with Equine Metabolic Syndrome and are in danger of laminitis or whose horses are intermittently ‘footy’. Understanding this has helped with rehabilitating, not only all the ponies at Jen Heperi’s Mini-HaHa Rescue Haven but many more horses and ponies all around the world.

We learned from Dr Deb Bennett PhD (who has conducted many dissections), that “the horse's "crest" is made of fibro-fatty sub-cutaneous (adipose) tissue similar in texture to high-density foam”.

Have you ever wondered how it is that the ‘crest’ of the neck can harden so rapidly? Sometimes overnight?

The actual reason is because it goes ‘turgid’ (it fills with fluid). Like foam, the crest tissue can take up water like a sponge; so it swells and hardens because fluid ‘leaks’ into it, filling the interstitial spaces until it is hard as a rock, and ‘softens’ when electrolyte balances are corrected thereby allowing fluid to be resorbed.

When the crest swells with edema, other parts of the horse's body like the abdomen and the hooves (significantly the digital cushion is made of similar material, it is a thick wedge of fibro-fatty subcutaneous tissue) -- are liable to be in trouble, too.

Hardening of the ‘crest’ coincides with not only spring and autumn growth spurts but also potassium and nitrogen spikes in autumn and winter grasses. It coincides with early signs of laminitis which are ‘stiffening’ of gait and being ‘footy’.

It is a sure indication that one cause of ‘pasture related laminitis’ is as much to do with mineral imbalances, (particularly potassium and nitrogen excesses concurrent with salt deficit) as sugars and starches. It explains why short Autumn grass can cause laminitis when analysis shows soluble sugars + starch content is only 7.5% while potassium is 3.4%, sodium only 0.154%, nitrogen 5.8%, nitrates 2290mgs/kg (far too high, in mature grass/hay they are undetectable).
It is one of the many reasons clover is such a ‘no-no’ for EMS/laminitis equines and a likely explanation why there are some insulin resistant/elevated insulin horses that can't tolerate Lucerne (alfalfa) and is why Lucerne can perpetuate laminitis when everything else is being done ‘right’.

People who own horses with EMS are aware they need to pay attention to this vital sign: that just before a horse has a bout of laminitis, the normally soft and spongy crest stands up firm and hard. Then they can immediately reduce potassium/nitrogen intake by eliminating short, green grass replacing it with soaked hay and make sure they add salt to feeds and not rely on a salt lick. If action is taken quickly enough in these early stages, laminitis can be averted, you can ‘dodge a bullet’.

Soaking hay for about an hour not only reduces sugars but also reduces potassium levels by 50%.

Therefore a very important aspect of EMS and laminitis is that identifying and addressing mineral imbalances (particularly high potassium/nitrogen & low salt) are equally as important as sugar and starch content when rehabilitating individuals and assessing suitability of forage for these compromised equines.

04/03/2019

"These boots are saving Thunder's life!"

"These boots are saving Thunder's life!" 💙

16/02/2019

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in a horse’s environment may play a role in the development of EMS.

02/01/2019

01/05/2018

15% off the Ultimate Jogging Shoes: http://equine-jogging-shoes.com/ultimate-jogging-shoe/

Sale now on for the Ultimates - 15% off by using the discount code: ULTIM15 at checkout! http://equine-jogging-shoes.com/ultimate-jogging-shoe/

16/03/2018

Don't miss this! 2 Webinars next week. Paige and I are talking about our new book on hoof distortion and get to share even more photos! For every photo you see in our books, we have hundreds or thousands more! This is our opportunity to flesh out our thoughts and answer your questions in depth.
For paid participants, the webinars will be recorded and available until March 29, 2018 so if you can't make the specified times you will still be able to watch the recording.

02/03/2018

Read more about accurate diagnosis of Insulin Resistance here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diagnosis.php.

13/02/2018

IR is different in the horse than in the human, but the same basic principals apply. It is an inflammatory state. To learn more about how minerals effect IR, download Dr. Kellon's lecture MINERAL NUTRITION AND INSULIN RESISTANCE from the last NO Laminitis! Conference: http://ecirhorse.org/index.php/conference-proceedings-recordings. Proceedings are free. Recordings are available for $50 (partial) or $75 (all 8 hours).

30/11/2017

Free shipping on the Equine Jogging Shoes for the month of December :)
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Our Christmas gift to you: Free shipping on Canadian and US orders over $150 from December 1-31st 🤩🐴😍🎄
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17/11/2017

https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diet.php

14/11/2017

Our latest book: Hoof Distortions - Blemish or Concern, is now available to order from our website. It includes a fascinating range of dissections and gives eye-opening insight as to what is going on beneath a whole host of common hoof issues, including cracks; long toes; high-low syndrome; hairline distortions; distal descent; negative PAs; crenas; flares; and overlaid bars. It highlights how truly amazing hooves are at adapting to all the stresses that are placed on them and reveals how "sudden" lameness is actually often a result of a culmination of many independently insignificant distortions.
http://www.anatomy-of-the-equine.com/hoof-distortions.html

06/11/2017

Insulin and glucose falling within the "normal" range doesn't necessarily mean your horse is not IR: https://www.ecirhorse.org/ir-calculator-leptin.php

03/11/2017

https://www.ecirhorse.org/cushings-disease-ppid.php

10/06/2017

This is Pez, a QH mare that had previously fractured her navicular bone and was experiencing navicular syndrome (heel pain). She had been lame for quite a while before trying the All Terrain Ultras. This video shows the difference between the first day she wore them compared to nine days later after wearing them 23/7.

Here's what her owner said about her now: "Last night she kicked my big qh gelding in the butt. She wanted that haynet and attempted to make him move. She's obviously feeling quite full of herself since she got the boots. She's a totally different horse now. Feisty and full of life :) She's getting in the middle of things whereas before I think she knew she couldn't get out of the way or it hurt to much. Can't thank you enough for making her so comfortable and able to move freely and be naughty and saucy."