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Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium: Correcting Crushed Heels
by: Christy West, TheHorse.com Webmaster
We've all seen them, and many of us have owned them--those horses with no heels to speak of. We know that "strong" heels are important for soundness, but what can we do to rebuild those crushed, underrun heels? At the 2007 Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, Richard Mansmann, VMD, PhD, clinical professor and director of the North Carolina State University ...
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