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Hoof Care

Prevention and treatment for problems of the equine foot

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Big Brown’s Hoof Patch on Hold Until Friday

The Associated Press June 3, 2008

Big Brown’s cracked left front hoof is improving with each passing day, so trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is waiting until Friday to have a patch applied.

Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay suggested putting the patch on Saturday, the morning of the Belmon

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Big Brown to Work Tuesday Without Hoof Patch

Steve Haskin June 2, 2008

Trainer Rick Dutrow said Sunday afternoon that Big Brown will not be fitted with a patch on Monday as originally scheduled and will work on Tuesday without one.

“I’m going to breeze him just the way he is and give him more time to let Ian

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Readers Respond: Challenging Feet

Erin Ryder June 2, 2008

More than 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you think Big Brown’s hoof issues might be a factor in his bid for the Triple Crown?”


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Managing Acute and Chronic Laminitis

Nancy S. Loving, DVM June 1, 2008

Belknap (who co-hosted TheHorse.com’s Webinar on Understanding Laminitis) said the latest research points to laminitis as an intense inflammatory injury of the foot, and it is no longer believed to be solely a blood flow problem.

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Big Brown Quarter Crack ‘Not a Setback’

Christy M. West May 29, 2008

Anyone following Triple Crown races this year knows there’s a lot of controversy about the soundness of Kentucky Derby/Preakness winner Big Brown’s feet. But despite a third hoof problem in his short career–a quarter crack that showed up in his

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Big Brown’s Hoof Shows Improvement

Steve Haskin May 27, 2008

Ian McKinlay, the farrier who has been treating Big Brown’s quarter crack, said Monday morning the colt’s left front foot has shown improvement and he and trainer Rick Dutrow remain confident the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will not be

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Big Brown Returns to Track

The Associated Press May 27, 2008

Big Brown was back on the track a day earlier than expected, and trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. said he looks as good as ever–maybe even better.

The Triple Crown hopeful went out for a 1 1/2-mile jog around Belmont Park on a rainy Tuesday morning

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Big Brown Has ‘Slight’ Quarter Crack

Steve Haskin May 26, 2008

Big Brown, who will be seeking the coveted Triple Crown in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), has a “slight” quarter crack on the inside of his left front foot, trainer Rick Dutrow said Sunday, May 25. The colt did not go to the track Saturday o

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Big Brown’s Feet Not So Bad, Farriers Say

Christy M. West May 16, 2008

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown clearly owns some of the Thoroughbred industry’s fastest feet. But many question their soundness, fueled by reports of layoffs, quarter cracks, and special shoes. His current farriers Tom Curl and Ian

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Derby Winner Big Brown in Good Shape the Day After

Claire Novak May 4, 2008

Speaking to reporters on the Churchill Downs backside the day after Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby, trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. was cautiously optimistic regarding his starter’s chances in the Preakness Stakes.

“I really liked him in (the

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Inside the Club Foot

R.F. Redden, DVM May 1, 2008

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.

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Wooden Shoes for Chronic Laminitis

Christy M. West April 23, 2008

The chronically laminitic horse is often a very tough case to manage because displacement of the coffin bone within the foot leads to a lot of pain and damage, in addition to the damage that allowed the displacement in the first place.

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Laminitis and Controlling Spring Pasture Access

University of Illinois College of Agriculture March 31, 2008

Equine veterinarians have known for years that some horses can handle the spring grass, while others will become ill and develop laminitis, a painful disease process in which the hoof wall separates from its attachments in the foot.

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