With today’s rapidly evolving technological advancements, portable computer systems hold vast quantities of valuable information. It was only a matter of time before this binary evolution impacted the daily work lives of farriers and equine veterinarians.

One of the newest tablet computers to hit the market is a prime example of how sophisticated computer software — designed by equine professionals with real-world experience in dealing with clients — can create a portable, all-in-one electronic resource that can be extremely valuable to a hoof-care professional’s business.

The Equine VetEd Tablet is a 3-pound tablet computer loaded with critical equine health-care information and business-related software designed to help equine professionals better run their business, access health care information and provide their clients with educational materials.

David Grant, a veterinarian and owner of Equine VetEd Tablet Co., from Denton, Texas, designed the tablet computer program after assessing a need for something to help him in his own business.

“The equine practitioner and hoof-care professional, whether they’re in a barn or in a clinic, often have a need to show and print out illustrations, show videos, print handouts or access invoicing management software, all in the real world,” says Grant. “We developed a 3-pound tablet PC that creates a compact platform to quickly deliver a wide diversity of content for field use for equine veterinarians, as well as farriers.

“This content could be anything from equine health-care textbooks, to…