MAY 2026
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE UPDATE AND REWRITE THIS WEBSITE TO GIVE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, UNBIASED & UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT LAMINITIS, EMS/ID & PPID AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.
If you have joined Friends of The Laminitis Site and cannot find the information you are looking for on this website, please do not hesitate to email us (reply to your welcome email) or ask on the FoTLS Facebook group.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE UPDATE AND REWRITE THIS WEBSITE TO GIVE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, UNBIASED & UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT LAMINITIS, EMS/ID & PPID AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.
If you have joined Friends of The Laminitis Site and cannot find the information you are looking for on this website, please do not hesitate to email us (reply to your welcome email) or ask on the FoTLS Facebook group.
Laminitis
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Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) & insulin dysregulation (ID)
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PPID (formerly called Equine Cushing's disease)
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X-rays (radiographs) & trimming to realign the feet
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Index for Articles
Hyperinsulinaemia Associated Laminitis
BEVA 2022 EMS & Laminitis
Corticosteroids and laminitis
How high does insulin have to be to cause laminitis (HAL)?
Research showing that hyperinsulinaemia causes hyperinsulinaemia associated laminitis
Equine Metabolic Syndrome/Insulin Dysregulation
Alternative Grazing Systems
EMS v PPID
Insulin testing
Is your horse a healthy body condition/fat score?
Recommendations on EMS
Restricting grass intake
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Ertugliflozin, Canagliflozin....
Testing insulin after feeding (Liphook)
PPID
EMS v PPID
Giving pergolide (Prascend)
Interpreting ACTH results
PPID and Laminitis = Insulin Dysregulation
What is the withdrawal period for pergolide?
Feet, Trimming & X-rays
A guided realigning trim
Assessment of a pony left front foot
Club foot
Comparison x-rays of laminitic pony LF at 2 and 5 weeks post laminitis onset
Donkey feet & laminitis
Heel first v toe first landings
Hoof boots for laminitis rehabilitation
Hoof Casts (and Dental Impression Material DIM)
Laminitis corrective trim
Mapping the foot
Marking feet for x-rays
Marking up feet for x-rays using barium and nail varnish
Normal v abnormal feet/foot features
Rasping the laminar wedge to restore the true toe line
Realigning trim explanation
Recognising a healthy foot
Taking foot photos
The deep digital flexor tendon and laminitis
Trimming overgrown feet
True frog apex & stretched frog
Under-run heels
Hyperinsulinaemia Associated Laminitis
BEVA 2022 EMS & Laminitis
Corticosteroids and laminitis
How high does insulin have to be to cause laminitis (HAL)?
Research showing that hyperinsulinaemia causes hyperinsulinaemia associated laminitis
Equine Metabolic Syndrome/Insulin Dysregulation
Alternative Grazing Systems
EMS v PPID
Insulin testing
Is your horse a healthy body condition/fat score?
Recommendations on EMS
Restricting grass intake
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Ertugliflozin, Canagliflozin....
Testing insulin after feeding (Liphook)
PPID
EMS v PPID
Giving pergolide (Prascend)
Interpreting ACTH results
PPID and Laminitis = Insulin Dysregulation
What is the withdrawal period for pergolide?
Feet, Trimming & X-rays
A guided realigning trim
Assessment of a pony left front foot
Club foot
Comparison x-rays of laminitic pony LF at 2 and 5 weeks post laminitis onset
Donkey feet & laminitis
Heel first v toe first landings
Hoof boots for laminitis rehabilitation
Hoof Casts (and Dental Impression Material DIM)
Laminitis corrective trim
Mapping the foot
Marking feet for x-rays
Marking up feet for x-rays using barium and nail varnish
Normal v abnormal feet/foot features
Rasping the laminar wedge to restore the true toe line
Realigning trim explanation
Recognising a healthy foot
Taking foot photos
The deep digital flexor tendon and laminitis
Trimming overgrown feet
True frog apex & stretched frog
Under-run heels