| Equine founder is a very serious condition that affects | | | | cause extreme pain in the sensitive tissues underneath |
| the feet of horses. This condition is due to the | | | | the hoof wall. Equine founder then occurs as the |
| complications and damaged tissue of the foot after | | | | laminae die and this causes the coffin bone to become |
| one or more attacks of laminitis. If this is not treated | | | | unattached to the hoof. The arteries and veins will also |
| properly, founder can cause serious and permanent | | | | become damaged and it will crush the remaining |
| damage to your horse. If you believe that your horse | | | | tissues around the coffin bone. In severe cases of |
| has laminitis or founder you should instantly start | | | | founder the coffin bone will rotate downwards and go |
| treatment before it worsens. The information below will | | | | through the sole of the hoof to the ground. |
| help you to better understand equine founder and how | | | | Equine Founder Treatment |
| to treat it. | | | | It is important to start treating equine founder as soon |
| Causes Of Laminitis | | | | as possible before it causes severe damage to your |
| Laminitis is caused by several factors but the most | | | | horse and since this is a very painful condition, it will be |
| common ones are: eating too much grain at one time, | | | | very stressful for him. At the first signs of laminitis or |
| lush pasture especially spring grass, drinking large | | | | founder you should contact your veterinarian |
| amounts of cold water when overheated, overweight | | | | immediately. He or she may want to administer fluids, |
| horses, too much work on a hard surface and stress. | | | | antibiotics or painkillers and give you advice on what to |
| Laminitis will cause the feet to become very painful | | | | do as treatment options will vary depending on the |
| and he may spend a lot of time laying down. Most of | | | | severity of the case. Shoeing your horse with heart |
| the time laminitis will only affect the front feet, but it is | | | | bars is a very effective method to cure equine |
| not uncommon for the hind feet to be sore as well. If | | | | founder, so you should also contact a farrier that has |
| laminitis is not immediately treated, equine founder will | | | | experience with shoeing foundered horses. |
| soon follow. | | | | Laminitis and equine founder will not get better on its |
| What Is Laminits And Founder? | | | | own so that is why it is so important to seek |
| Laminits is an infection of the laminae which is the | | | | treatment as soon as possible. By immediately getting |
| tissue that connects the coffin bone to the hoof wall. | | | | help for your horse, he has a better chance of making |
| As the layers of the laminae start separating, they | | | | a full recovery. |