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Reading Your Horse’s Inner Hoof Structures
by Diane E. Rice | Jan 12, 2022
What’s going on inside your horse’s hooves during injury or disease? Our sources reveal what they’ve learned when dealing with sheared heels, white line disease, abscesses, and other common hoof conditions.
Read MoreHoof Anatomy, Part 2: Outer Structures
by Christy M. West | Jun 25, 2017
The outer hoof’s health affects the bones and soft tissues within, and vice versa.
Read MoreHot Topics in Hoof Care, Part 4: The Abnormal Horse Hoof
by Michelle Anderson | Dec 7, 2016
Hoof care experts discuss common equine foot issues, including club feet, underrun heels, and mismatched feet.
Read MoreSpontaneous Quarter Crack? Check for Sheared Heels
by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc | Mar 19, 2012
One researcher says that it is very rare to see a spontaneous quarter crack not associated with sheared heels.
Read More2012 International Hoof Care Summit Set for Jan. 31-Feb. 3
by Edited Press Release | Dec 31, 2011
The summit will offer 68 hours of hoof care education focused around the theme “Zeroing in on Soundness.”
Read MoreHow to Manage a Quarter Crack in Equine Hooves
by Nancy S. Loving, DVM | Mar 17, 2011
Lameness caused by quarter cracks is a nemesis of horses and owners, and treatment is often complex.
Read MoreCorrecting Crushed Heels (Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium)
by Christy M. West | May 1, 2007
Working to correct low heels when they begin to develop is far more successful than waiting until the horse has had no heel for a long time. Low-heeled conformation is not healthy and can compromise soundness in the short or long term.
Read MoreThe 18th Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium Returns in 2007
by Press Release | May 12, 2006
The 18th Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium will return to Louisville, Ky., in 2007 with a full slate of international speakers sharing information on the diagnosis and treatment of laminitis and other diseases involving the equine foot. The Symposiu
Read MoreThe Natural Hoof: A Sign of the Times
by Fran Jurga | Oct 10, 2001
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 MoreSheared Heels: Nature or Nurture?
by Jennifer O. Bryant | Sep 1, 1999
Have you ever paid attention to the way people walk? Some are pigeon-toed, others are duck-footed. Some wear the insides of their shoe heels; others do just the opposite. Yet, most are perfectly sound and healthy.
The same principle”P>Have you ever paid attention to the way people walk? Some are pigeon-toed, others are duck-footed. Some wear the insides of their shoe heels; others do ju”>Have you ever paid attention to the way people walk? Some are pigeon
Read MoreEgg Bar Shoes
by Fran Jurga | Aug 1, 1998
An egg bar is simply an oval-shaped horseshoe. Where the heels would normally end, they keep going–but in a circular direction, creating an oval back to the shoe.
Read MoreThrush and Advice for the Hoof-sore
by Fran Jurga | Nov 1, 1997
What is the relationship between chronic, severe thrush and my horse’s contracted heels?
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