Figure 1. A horse with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction showing characteristic hypertrichosis, loss of muscling along the topline and pendulous abdomen.

Management of the older horse

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction is one of the most common diseases seen in older horses, and increasing age is the primary risk factor for this disease. Affected horses have a mean age of 21...

Figure 1. 10-year-old Welsh pony, shifting weight caudally in the typical laminitic stance.

Medical management of acute laminitis

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) are the two endocrinopathic disorders associated with laminitis (Patterson-Kane et al, 2018)..