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The laminae represent the interface between the sensitive
and horn structures of the equine foot. All current theories and
research into equine laminitis are based on an
unknown insult arriving at the lamina tissues via the blood supply,
totally ignoring the fact that the horny lamina structures represent 50%
of the laminal interface. Instead it is proposed that hoof
distortion alone is capable of damaging the previously normal laminae,
this distortion which only becomes obvious to the observer well after
the acute phase, may actually start in the developmental phase.
The process of the hoof changing shape is a possible
source of trauma to the underlying sensitive laminae.
A model of early hoof distortion is the basis of
the
Dorsal Wall Lifting
Theory of laminitis. It offers a new insight on laminitis which
offers a better understanding what is really
happening within the laminitic hoof and provides the opportunity for new
methods of treating laminitis. |
