Equine Hoof Care Teams at Work
Corie Traylor
April 15, 2025
Two equine hoof care professionals share examples of how they diagnosed, treated, and maintained horses suffering from hoof-related lamenesses.
Two equine hoof care professionals share examples of how they diagnosed, treated, and maintained horses suffering from hoof-related lamenesses.
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A podiatrist gives his tips for keeping a horse with chronic laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome comfortable.
Read about the steps veterinarians and farriers take to identify, evaluate, and treat riding horses’ hoof problems.
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A veterinarian with equine podiatry expertise describes frog exfoliation and what you should do if it happens to your horse.
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Find out how to recognize when a horse is at risk of developing EMS-related laminitis and what you can do to either prevent or manage it so he stays sound.
Understand why adhering to your veterinarian’s carefully designed laminitis-care plan is critical to your horse’s welfare and well-being.
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