Pregnancy or laminitis is a condition of the horses in horses and occurs mainly at the front legs. Between the joint of the shoulder with the torso, a tendon lining of the platelets results in a very painful swelling.
One of the causes is an excessive fructose content in the grass. This is because in many sunshine and at the same time low temperatures, such as those occurring in late autumn and early spring, the grass stores the excess of energy absorbed in intermediate fructans. When the horse is taken up, the horse gets too high a sugar content that causes endotoxins to enter the bloodstream and eventually too much lactic acid in the bloodstream.
Another cause may be overload. Externe link
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