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Where Did All The Farriers Go? The AFA Convention

Fran Jurga July 1, 1998

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Sports Medicine Meeting

Tim Brockhoff June 1, 1998

The 17th annual meeting of the Association for Equine Sports Medicine was held in Leesburg, Va., from March 5-8. The meeting was attended by 400 veterinarians, sports physiology researchers, as well as others interested in equin

Understanding Hoof Cracks

Les Sellnow June 1, 1998

Hoof cracks can be as simple as something that merely irritates the observer from an aesthetic point of view to something so serious that the horse is dead lame and unable to perform. Hoof cracks come in a variety of types and sizes, and they

Club Feet in Horses

Les Sellnow June 1, 1998

A foal born with club feet or a young, growing horse which develops the condition can be both a mystery and a problem for the owner and the veterinarian in charge of treatment. The condition can be mysterious because many factors might be

Hoof Care Emergencies on the Road

Kimberly S. Brown April 1, 1998

As with most problems, hoof care crises are best handled by those who are prepared. If you are going to a show or competition find out ahead of time which veterinarian and farrier are available to take care of your horse.

Navicular Bursography

Fran Jurga March 1, 1998

Navicular disease once was called ‘the last resort of the diagnostically destitute (practitioner),’ based on the syndrome’s ambiguous symptoms and the practitioner’s inability to isolate definitely the source of the horse’

Soft Tissue Injuries in the Equine Foot: Dancing in the Dark

Fran Jurga February 1, 1998

Soft tissue injury sounds like a vague diagnosis, designed to frustrate the owner, but it is a legitimate set of sports injuries that can disable your horse.

Winter Hoof Care For Horses

Fran Jurga January 1, 1998

What can you do to prepare your horses’ feet for winter? Here are a few tips.

NFL Funding Equine Joint Research

Tim Brockhoff December 1, 1997

The National Football League Charities through the Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation have just granted another $100,000 toward the ongoing research in articular cartilage healing at Colorado State University.

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