Shoe Type Likely Doesn’t Change Horse Movement
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
July 5, 2017
A study found little difference in gait between shoes, although shod horses moved differently than barefoot ones.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
A study found little difference in gait between shoes, although shod horses moved differently than barefoot ones.
Find a safe and durable footing to support your horse’s soundness.
Intramitochondrial crystals could be related to horse joints’ ability to withstand mechanical stress, scientists say.
The outer hoof’s health affects the bones and soft tissues within, and vice versa.
Researchers focused on the effect of collected and lengthened paces in young and mature dressage horses.
Owning horses sometimes requires making tough choices, especially as they get older.
With an early diagnosis and prompt treatment, horses can improve significantly and could return to normal activity.
Veterinarians and farriers recently collaborated on a case of bilateral keratomas in a 6-year-old Holsteiner mare.
Sonoelastography can help vets monitor healing and develop rehab programs best-suited for the horse’s recovery rate.
Xylazine, detomidine, and romifidine appear to have few effects on lameness exam results when used without butorphanol.
Researchers say inertial measurement units could aid in more accurate veterinary diagnoses and performance evaluations.
Research has provided farriers with a better understanding of how weight-bearing and loading affect hoof wall growth.
Sedation and bandaging can help buy time for a thorough exam and to make a thoughtful decision about the horse’s future.
Researchers confirmed that footing properties could impact dressage horses’ risk for suspensory ligament injury.
Horses with asymmetric feet have altered loading patterns, which could lead to lameness and possibly early retirement.
Underrun heels can contribute to problems such as chronic heel pain, bruising, lameness, reduced performance, and more.
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