Sparks Fly at 2011 Cornell Farrier Conference
Edited Press Release
November 28, 2011
Certified farriers offered hands-on instruction in blacksmithing, tool-making, and horseshoe preparation.
Certified farriers offered hands-on instruction in blacksmithing, tool-making, and horseshoe preparation.
Equine lameness exams, regenerative medicine, podiatry advancements, and case studies will be discussed.
Your equine athlete’s performance hasn’t been blue ribbon-worthy as of late. Or maybe your broodmare’s gaits are looking a little off kilter. Could long toes on the hind feet be to blame? According to the results of a recent study, the answer in some
There is much about laminitis that is not fully understood, but we know many cases are related to improper nutrition nutrition. Prevention tips include carefully timed pasture turnout to avoid high grass sugars.
Preparing your horse for winter means different things in different geographic areas. For some, winter is time to remove a horse’s shoes and give him a break, while for others winter is a prime show season.
Quite a few myths and misconceptions surround the practice of basic horse hoof care. This second installment of our farriery series focuses on some of the most common misconceptions heard from horse owners in the author’s farriery practice.
The New Bolton Center recently received a fully-constructed skeleton of a horse. Acquired in a raffle at the recent American Farrier’s Journal Annual Hoof Summit Conference in Cincinnati, the skeleton was given to the school by Bill
Guidelines for trimming horses’ feet and the results of a study evaluating toe grabs and catastrophic injury in racing Quarter Horses were discussed at the 2009 convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
Foot lameness in horses was the topic of two separate Table Topics during the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., in early December. About 100 veterinarians attended each session.
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There are several signs that will inform an owner that a horse needs the ministrations of a farrier.
The American Farrier’s Association (AFA) will provide hoof care services for the test events leading up to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
As the Official Farriers for the games, the AFA has extended its partnership to provide
In the future Moyer predicted more use of glue-on shoes, more new shoeing materials from metals to composites, a move to more group/corporate farriery and veterinary operations, more partnering between veterinarians and farriers
Evaluating what trimming/shoeing these horses need requires a combination of gait evaluation; hoof tester examination; discussion of the horse’s history with the owner, trainer, and veterinarian; and evaluation of the wear patterns of the old shoes.
Hunt discussed several limb and hoof deformities in foals and recommendations for correcting or managing them during the “Putting Science into Farriery” session at the 2008 Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. One of his bi
Belknap remarked on the latest research showing that laminitis is an intense inflammatory injury of the foot and is no longer believed to be solely a blood flow problem.
Equine authorities began the Putting Science into Farriery session at the 2008 AAEP Convention with a discussion of the farrier/veterinarian relationship. Also addressed were the history of farriery for horses as well as topics such as foot form and function, wall separations and quarter cracks in the hoof, trimming and shoeing, hoof repair composites and adhesives, and breakover techniques.
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