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What Causes Laminitis?<\/li>\n<li>Signs that your horse may be mildly\u00a0laminitic \u2013 or in the early stages,<\/li>\n<li>Signs that your horse is having an acute, (meaning sudden onset) laminitic attack,<\/li>\n<li>Signs that your horse has chronic (meaning long term) laminitis,<\/li>\n<li>Common problems after Laminitis &#8211; Seedy Toe and Abscessing,<\/li>\n<li>My horse has laminitis NOW\u2013 What do I do! The Immediate Action Plan, Long Term Action Plan:<\/li>\n<li>Which horses are at the highest risk of developing laminitis?<\/li>\n<li>+ Resources and Further Education lists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This little book is full of lots of information (and colour photos) to help you understand this common condition and prevent your horse developing laminitis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fact:\u00a0Laminitis is one of the biggest killers of domestic horses in the world\u00a0and leaves thousands of horses crippled with lameness<\/li>\n<li>Fact:\u00a0All horses can get laminitis, including skinny horses and horses in work<\/li>\n<li>Fact:\u00a0Horses can get laminitis just eating grass or hay<\/li>\n<li>Fact:\u00a0Overfeeding your horse is just as cruel as underfeeding and possibly a\u00a0death sentence for your horse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Final Hard-Hitting Fact:\u00a0Because owners can\u2019t see the internal damage, they do not realise how\u00a0painful laminitis is for their horse; letting it happen before they decide\u00a0something has to be done. These people often genuinely love their\u00a0horses. Laminitis is an excruciatingly painful experience for a horse.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t need a paper copy of this book you can <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/3e90e974d8da8fcddda2bf450\/files\/cb08d355-c8ce-492c-a764-3480a3d96c06\/Founder_facts_booklet.01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the FREE\u00a0PDF version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>28 pages &#8211; full colour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jen Clingly and Marg Richardson<\/p>\n<p>This booklet was written to help horse owners with easy-to-understand information on founder and laminitis.<\/p>\n<p>Free PDF version available from the link 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