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Hoof Care

Prevention and treatment for problems of the equine foot

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Hoof Care & Balance | Hoof Problems |

WEVA: On the Move

Kimberly S. Brown October 8, 2001

They met in Italy to exchange information about reproduction, sports medicine, infectious diseases, transportation, and surgery. The more than 300 delegates from 29 different countries, including Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark

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Longevity, Legality, And Laminitis

Kimberly S. Brown October 5, 2001

My guess is that each of us has had a mentor; one who in his or her age, wisdom, and patience let us make our youthful mistakes, let us find our own way within the boundaries of common sense, and

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Tending To A Tender Foot

Karen Briggs October 3, 2001

Although the equine hoof is a marvel of resiliency, it’s not made of rubber, or titanium, or diamond. As a living structure, it has its vulnerabilities, and when faced with unusual stresses, it shows them. Stone bruises, those

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Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium 1999

Tim Brockhoff October 2, 2001

The name of the conference might be misleading, because the 10th Annual Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium in Louisville, Ky., covered topics from how nutrition affects hooves to what stimulates hooves to grow. The theme of this year’s symposium was

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Nail-Quicked

Charlene Strickland October 1, 2001

Shoeing is necessary to protect the hooves of many hard-working horses, and nails are of course an important part of the process. Ideally, horseshoe nails enter the outer hoof wall, which lies adjacent to the quick, or the sensitive laminae”P>Shoeing is necessary to protec

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Horse Show Shoes

Fran Jurga October 1, 2001

Winter’s finally over and you’re ready to roll down the road. Your horse is fit, you’ve been coached to new heights, and visions of blue ribbons dance in your dreams. Suddenly, your happy dream turns into a nightmare as you recall what happened

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Hoof Repair

Michael Ball, DVM September 13, 2001

When your farrier and/or your veterinarian discuss how to solve the hoof problems you are encountering with your horse–be it from injury or disease–you will be better able to understand your options, and get your horse back on his feet in the short

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Shoeing The Laminitic Horse

Karen Briggs September 13, 2001

Of all the medical crises that can afflict a horse, laminitis surely is one of the most alarming. Horribly painful, and potentially devastating to his long-term soundness, the strange syndrome whereby the coffin bone inside the hoof begins to

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Computerizing the Hoof

Gabrielle Pullen September 12, 2001

The biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that horse owners and even novice competitors understand very little about their horses’ feet. They hire a”P>The biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that horse owners and even novice competitors understand very little about their horses’ feet. They hir”>The biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that horse owners and even novice competitors understand very little about their horses’ feet. They h”The biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that horse owners and even novice competitors understand very little about their horses’ feet. They “The biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that horse owners and even novice competitors understand very little about their horses’ feet. They “he biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that horse owners and even novice competitors understand very little”e biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that horse owners and even novice com” biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Los Alamos, Calif., is that ho”biggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event rider of Cottonwood Farm, Lo”iggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles, 20-year trainer and event “ggest problem as I see it, quips Wendy Wergeles,”gest problem as I see

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The Barefoot Horse: Romance vs. Reality

Marcia King September 12, 2001

By leaving a horse barefoot, one allows the hoof’s natural functions of shock absorption, traction, and biomechanics to perform at their optimum. Shoes inhibit natural function and the horse’s natural way of going, and limb interference with shoes

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Welfare, Farrier Groups Advise Caution on Do-It-Yourself Hoofcare

Fran Jurga August 1, 2001

The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has issued a statement cautioning enthusiastic horse owners not to tackle their own hoof care work in pursuit of a natural unshod hoof. Reacting to the groundswell of popular interes”P>The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has i

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The Latest on Laminitis

Karen Briggs August 1, 2001

Of all the ailments a horse can suffer, laminitis is the one that unfailingly strikes fear into the heart of an owner.

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Barefoot Benefits

Gabrielle Pullen July 1, 2001

We often assume a horse needs shoes without really thinking about why or how that affects a horse’s overall health. Yet standard veterinary texts, such as books by James Rooney, DVM, and O.R. Adams, DVM, on

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Stepping Ahead: Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium 2001

Christy M. West June 1, 2001

Laminitis is one of the most serious and difficult-to-treat diseases horses can get, and only by learning everything about this problem can we prevent and treat it successfully. Enter the 14th annual Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium held Jan. 25-27

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