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Founder is called laminitis, a disease of the hoof.

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What is founder in horses tear in a horses knee lame in the hoof loss of shight in one eye or twist in horse intestine?

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What is founder a twist in the horse's intestine loss of sight in one eye inflammation of the laminae of the hoof or a tear in the cartilage of the horse's knee?

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