Welcome to A New Insight into Equine Laminitis

All current theories for equine laminitis are based on an unknown insult arriving at the lamina tissues via the blood supply. This concept is challenged on these pages, instead it is proposed that hoof distortion starts before all evidence of pain and that hoof distortion alone is capable of damaging the previously normal 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 offers the opportunity for new methods of treating laminitis.  

Understand acute laminitis from the perspective of this theory. 

Step by step advice on how to implement grooving.

Video of grooved horses

Short clips of before and after grooving showing an immediate improvement.

Unilateral or One foot laminitis

The causes of one foot laminitis are explained, hopefully to avoid other horses falling foul of this avoidable problem.

In 1984-5 tom measured hoof growth in normal and laminitic equines for 11 months. The results were published and later formed the basis for the Dorsal wall lifting theory.

Length of stride is analysed from video of grooved horses.

Get lecture notes (Adobe Reader .PDF)

If you have attended one of Tom's presentations on laminitis and would like a copy of the handout notes follow the link!

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Want to find a particular aspect associated with laminitis

All the main topics are listed in the Site index page which will link you quickly to what interests you.