How the Horse in Motion Relates to Trimming and Shoeing
Farriers must understand biomechanics and the forces at work in a horse’s hooves to best make appropriate trimming and shoeing decisions.
Farriers must understand biomechanics and the forces at work in a horse’s hooves to best make appropriate trimming and shoeing decisions.
Tapping the hoof wall in these cases creates a hollow sound, which is why some call WLD hollow hoof syndrome.
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Many horse owners go their whole lives caring for horses’ hooves with little knowledge of the hoof capsules’ inner workings
Veterinarians and farriers apply a wide variety of horseshoes to treat the plethora of hoof problems that come our horses’ way, not to mention issues farther up the limb.
With the Chinese New Year beginning on Jan. 31, it is time we recognize the New Year’s Chinese Zodiac: the horse, symbolizing character traits such as intelligence, energy, and strength.
We need to decide what that means and whether it is normal—and thus an inconsequential finding.
Thermography presents a noninvasive, safe, and cost-effective diagnostic imaging modality (on average, $350 for a whole horse scan and interpretation) that is a valuable complementary tool in equine health care.
Going barefoot can benefit hoof health, but consider management realities and athletic circumstances before pulling those shoes.
Daisy Bicking, a farrier based in Parkesburg, Pa., has been documenting horses’ hooves for more than a decade.
Veterinarians now have more treatment options than ever for these injuries; however, controversy lies in what current options are best for recovery
Veterinarians use casts to help stabilize and treat a variety of equine foot and leg disorders, from lower limb injuries to severe foot infections to chronic laminitis cases.
Collapsed heels are a common problem in horses, particularly Thoroughbred racehorses, and can cause decreased performance and lameness.
Researchers recently showed that while routine farriery care had little influence overall on horses’ movement, horses do show some movement asymmetry after being trimmed
The horse’s hoof walls had separated in both feet, with severe coffin bone rotation in the right front