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Thank you for watching our DVD series. I hope it helped you and even more; I hope it helps your horses. Please keep checking back here. My learning curve is still vertical, so I know there will always be corrections, updates and additions I'll want to tell the people who have watched the series. Also please keep up with the new Articles on www.hoofrehab.com . This will keep you up to date as we continue to learn. Again, thank you,

Ivy and I helped design a new boot that is working better than anything we've ever tried. Easycare Glove for riding and Glue-on for rehab/turnout. Go to Garrett Ford's blog http://easycareinc.typepad.com/from_the_horses_mouth/ to keep up with the latest developments.

The most significant thing that has happened since filming the DVD is a new research paper that ties prolonged high insulin levels to lamellar destruction (ha, I was actually right, huh?!) This will change the course of laminitis research and treatment forever. No one will be able to ignore the importance of diet and exercise now. Read the Abstract and Katy Watt's summary at: http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=10256 and then this summary from U of Q:

Disc 10 "Road to Recovery" The Rest Of The Story

Here she is at the 24 week trim. Very comfortable and steadily growing in well connected walls.

Front right, previous 16 degree "rotation" Front left 20+degrees

The heavy grooves an inch off the ground mark the acute episode right before we started. We'll get follow-up x-rays when the grooves make it to ground level and post them for you here. Also, the hooves are much shorter already, while the soles have remained thick. This tells me we have already reversed all or most of the "distal descent of P3".

Posted 10-10-07 Follow-up radiographs:

Right front March 07 Right Front October 07 Left Front March 07 (mirrored) Left front October 07

We've corrected most of the distal descent and rotation.... Still can improve. She continues to be very comfortable.

App from Disc 7: The owner started regularly treating the frogs with the Neosporin/Clotrimazole after that day we filmed (bringing the camera there to show a 'bad' example was inspirational, I think) and these follow-up shots were taken 12 weeks later. The stuff really works wonders when used daily!

app from disc 7 Lt Front Lt Front Lt Hind Rt Hind Rt Front

Buckskin from Disc 8- Trimming by my apprentice; Joe Walker

The x-rays confirmed my suspicions; severe rotation, zero sole depth and a significant loss of P3. The horse has been healthy and happy, though. I went by to check on her and take these pictures. She's been "pasture sound" barefoot since very shortly after we pulled the shoes. The new owners continued to use the boots for turnout for about a month because of the thin sole. Currently she is being trail ridden in boots and is performing very well.

20 weeks since pulling shoes in DVD. Front left. A nice callused sole has grown in. The flat appearance reflects the "missing P3". The crack may be here to stay. It appears that the coronet was damaged; creating a true gap in the wall growth. I told them the only chance of growing it out is routine anti-fungal soaking. The horse is just truckin', though.

Front right. Trimming by Joe Walker. This foot had less damage to P3. Well connected wall growth is 1/3 of the way to the ground. It looks like it will turn out to be a perfectly normal foot.