Managing the Club Foot
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
April 3, 2024
Veterinarians and farriers can work together to help club-footed horses lead productive lives.
Veterinarians and farriers can work together to help club-footed horses lead productive lives.
Is club foot an inherited condition in horses? A veterinarian offers her thoughts.
No horse is perfect, and many with conformational flaws go on to compete successfully. What can you live with and how?
Recognizing and treating club feet in young horses can help them succeed in their intended discipline and, ultimately, prevent lifelong hoof complications.
The outer hoof’s health affects the bones and soft tissues within, and vice versa.
Hoof care experts discuss common equine foot issues, including club feet, underrun heels, and mismatched feet.
Is it worth taking a chance on a horse with a “clubby” foot, and how can you manage one to keep him sound?
Two equine surgeons shared their thoughts on rotational limb deformities, contracted carpal joints, club feet, and more.
A club foot can often be corrected with proper and early intervention, especially in young horses.
Find out the results of our poll about club feet.
Horse owners and veterinarians can identify a club foot based on classic signs and grades of severity.
Attendees discussed hoof lameness, club feet, track surface’s effect on lameness, back and neck pain, and EPM.
Researchers examined the effects of uneven feet on equine performance and linked this to other faults.
A large majority of horses, regardless of breed, have a high-low foot syndrome where one front foot has a higher angle and different shape than the other. A close look at the characteristics of the high foot qualifies it as a club foot.
Some foals sharing the same sire are all walking on their tiptoes and are very upright. Is this genetic?
Acquired flexural deformity of the coffin joint is often referred to as “club foot.” The foot’s appearance can vary from dished with the heel raised to a boxy shape with the hoof wall nearly perpendicular to the ground.
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