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Pacemaker Recipient Gives Birth
A Thoroughbred/Irish Draught mare received a pacemaker in groundbreaking surgery at Great Britain’s Royal Veterinary (UK) College’s Sefton Equine Hospital in February. Seven-year-old Xena was weak
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Hoof Repair Adhesive Discontinued
The popular two-part adhesive compound used to patch cracks, fill in hoof wall defects, and glue on horseshoes will no longer be sold for use on horses. Sold under various trade names–Thoro-Grip, Hoof Life, Equilox, Grand Circuit, Equi-Bond,”P>The popular two-part adhesive compound used to patch cracks, fill in hoof wall defects, and glue on horseshoes will no longer be sold for use on ho”>The popular two-part adhesive compound used to patch cr
Read MoreLiving Large: The Death of a Giant
The horse world lost one of its largest celebrities, literally, when the Shire gelding Goliath was laid to rest at the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre in Lincolnshire, England, on July 19. Goliath’s claim
Read MoreProgress in Lameness Therapy: Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium 1997
Any treatment of laminitis must be prefaced by answering questions such as: Do I save this horse regardless of the cost? Is it imperative that this horse race again? What sort of care will be available to the horse following application of special “ny treatment of laminitis must be prefaced by answering questions such as: Do I save this horse regardless of the cost? Is it imperative that this horse race again? What s”y treatment of laminitis must be prefaced by answering questions such as: Do I save this horse r” treatment of laminiti
Read MoreNavicular Syndrome
Most veterinarians and farriers agree that navicular-type lameness is the foot’s response to stress, particularly repetitive stress that can put uneven pressure on different parts of the horse’s foot.
Read MoreFeeding the Foot
Can you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse magazine. Can you improve a horse’s flexibility at higher levels of performance or increase the quality of joint fluid by feeding a supplement? It’s”P>Can you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse magazine. Can you improve a horse’s flexibility at higher levels of performance or increase the quality of joint fluid by fee”>Can you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse magazine. Can you improve a horse’s flexibility at higher levels of performance or increase the qualit”Can you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse magazine. Can you improve a horse’s flexibility at higher levels of performance “an you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse magazine. Can you improve a horse’s flexibility at higher l”n you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse magazine. Can you improve a horse’s fle” you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse magazine. Can you im”you feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost every other) horse ma”ou feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this (and almost ever”u feed a foot? You bet! Say a dozen ads in this ” feed a foot? You bet! Say a doz”feed a foot? You b”eed a
Read MoreThe Natural Hoof: A Sign of the Times
The feet of wild horses have been able to adapt to their environment, while the feet of domestic horses seem to consistently fail at adapting and instead collapse, crack, flare, and bruise.
Read MoreNavicular Syndrome Treatment: The Brave New World
In spite of the best care given to horses in the history of their domesticated lives, record numbers of carefully bred, reared, and trained saddle horses are prevented from fully athletic lives by the crippling disease known as navicular syndrome.”n spite of the best
Read MoreHoof Preparation Products
Walk into any tack store and you can smell the hoof care section before you even get there. A long list of
Read MoreEquine Foot Research In America
Back in the 1800s, the world really could have used a better hoof on a better horse. History tells us that breeders tried to comply, by including soundness as a criterion for reproduction. Veterinary medicine complied with
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