Founder or laminitis is a common disease of the horse's foot that can cause chronic lameness or even death. The laminia is a connective tissue that attaches the hoof to the coffin bone (see diagram 1) ...

Pasture-induced laminitis (sometimes referred to as founder) can be triggered when susceptible horses ingest high amounts of sugar or fructans that are naturally found in some pasture grasses.

While many people associate spring weather with laminitis, fall weather can also be an issue for susceptible horses, though there are physiological differences between fall and spring laminitis, ...

During my college years, I worked on a ranch that was owned by a man who had a phobia about horse founder. He constantly hollered, "Don't founder that horse! Has that horse been foundered?" I didn't ...