If you have any questions, you might like to join our Facebook support group: or forum. If pain continues, make sure the cause of the laminitis has been correctly identified and treated/removed, and that the feet have been realigned according to x-rays and the support applied is as effective as possible - your horse will tell you when it is good/bad. Horses should make a rapid recovery from the pain of laminitis, as long as abscessing/infection isn't involved - as a general rule we suggest a horse should not be in pain for more than a week or so. We are currently experimenting with other forms of sole support, and will report our findings on our Facebook page in due course: The pads will often squash down quite quickly - sometimes every 1-2 days - and if so will need replacing, or adding to, to keep a good thickness of cushioning beneath the feet. When we double up the pads to tape on, we tape the pads together with a strip of duct tape around the edge of both pads, to stop them moving apart. Not all boots will take this, but if you are simply taping pads onto the feet you will be able to do this. We use double thickness 12 mm EVA foam where possible, so around 24-25 mm total thickness. Hi Janet, you might like to read this article if you haven't already.
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