Lameness: Its Causes & Prevention
Anybody thats had horses for any length of time has probably experienced the tragedy of lameness permanent crippling lameness says respected equine veterinarian Dr. Robert Miller in the introduction to his new DVD Lameness Its Causes Prevention. A majority of these lamenesses are preventable.
Over the next 90 minutes Dr. Miller a world renowned speaker and author on horse behaviour and the father of the imprint training technique for foals shares knowledge gleaned from 56 years as a veterinarian patiently walking the viewer through the 11 most common causes of lameness age defective conformation nutrition lack of exercise injury from an unsafe environment inappropriate ground surfaces improper foot care laminitis infection genetic predisposition to lameness and too much work at a young age. For each of these causes he also provides a number of ways that horse owners might prevent the associated lameness.
