According to the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) 2000 report, 13% of all horse facilities participating in the study had a horse struck by laminitis in the previous year--and 4.7% of these horses died or were euthanatized. That makes laminitis second only to colic as a leading killer of horses.
Laminitis will be discussed at an upcoming GetSmart event the SmartPak store
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