How To Repair A Quarter Crack
Stephen E. O'Grady, DVM, MRCVS
April 5, 2006
A successful quarter crack repair should be simple, strong, safe to apply, and durable.
Prevention and treatment for problems of the equine foot
A successful quarter crack repair should be simple, strong, safe to apply, and durable.
How does your veterinarian keep up with what is best for your horses? By attending continuing education that covers areas of interest and provides him with lectures and one-on-one time with experts in various fields. Each year, Hagyard Equine
My sister’s gelding has sesamoid problems on both forelimbs. Can the sesamoid bones be removed?
An owner looks for help for a filly that wears down her feet unevenly with turned-out toes.
Veterinarians are often asked about leaving horses barefoot. I must say from the onset that I favor horses being maintained without shoes when possible. Whether or not it is feasible for a horse to go without shoes will depend on the owners’
Using fly larvae to debride wounds is an age-old medicinal treatment that is finding new uses in modern medicine. Scott E. Morrison, DVM, of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., spoke on using sterile maggot debridement therapy for foot
What causes laminitis? Is it the same as founder? Should I remove shoes from a horse with acute laminitis? Should I soak his feet? Does laminitis always have devastating consequences?
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Can coffin bone rotation be improved or corrected in horses that have foundered?
As a rule of thumb, we know that our horses should be trimmed (and shod if necessary) at least every six to eight weeks. But where did those numbers come from? Van Heel recently studied how a hoof changes between trims, and she found that neglecting
I’ve just adopted a wild horse and have heard that they often don’t need shoes. Do we need to shoe her?
Maintaining health and comfort of horses that have been diagnosed with laminitis can be a large undertaking, but it is imperative in order to maximize the overall quality of life for these animals.
As a responsible horse owner, you make management decisions that affect the current well-being of your horse and his future vitality.
In a recently completed study involving navicular cases, Byron found lameness in horses undergoing extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) treatment averaged improvement of about one lameness grade.
A number of nutritional factors are promoted as hoof growth aids. Such products may include gelatin, numerous vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other dietary supplements.
The American Farrier’s Association (AFA) President Craig Trnka, CJF announced the formation of the Louisiana Rescue Horse Shoeing Task Force created to provide care for the horses affected by the recent hurricanes, according to a press
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