Articles Tagged with ''Lamesness''

Lameness As The Sum of Many Parts

English farrier describes a case in which a continual quest for information paid off for a horse

By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing

Lameness cases can be very complex. When they are, the more detailed you are in your examination, the better.

You Can't Keep a Good Donkey Down

Case study of an unusual animal who seems to be thriving despite losing her coffin bone

By Esco Buff posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Anatomy

One of the more amazing things about equines is how they can survive some of the worst events or traumas but perish as a result of a relatively minor one.

Research Journal: May/June 2006

By Albert Kane posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Education

A clinical study was performed to assess the reliability and reproducibility of scoring lameness as a tool for research and clinical use.

Omaha AFA Convention Heralds A Changing of The Guard

By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing

Members of the American Farrier's Association gathered in Omaha, Neb., in late February for their 35th annual convention.

Research Journal: March 2006

By Albert Kane posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Diseases

A retrospective case series was used to identify the types of problems associated with lameness and poor performance among barrel racing horses presented for these complaints.

Teaming Up Against Coffin Joint Ligament Injuries

Proper diagnosis, special shoeing relieve ligament tension and help return horses to soundness

By Randy S Luikart and Noel Muller posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Anatomy, Education

Collateral ligament (CL) injuries of the distal inter-phalangeal joint (coffin joint) are a fairly common injury among certain classes of athletic horses.

Tracking, Treating and Thwarting Thrush

To effectively treat thrush, the farrier sometimes needs to play detective to ferret out the root causes of the bacterial infection

By Mike Podoll posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Diseases

The smell says it all. The unmistakable rotting odor emanating from a hoof, usually accompanied by a black-colored discharge under or around the frog, deep sulcus, cracks or crevices within the hoof — these are the first tell-tale signs that you’re dealing with the organism, Spherophorus neaophorus, otherwise known as thrush.

Trim Seen As Key In Treating Stumbling, Other Conditions

Montana farrier and vet takes porportional approach to horse’s feet

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Anatomy, Trimming

Horses stumble for many reasons; reasons as as simple as being overdue for a trimming and as serious as having suffered a brain injury.

Shoeing For A Living

Attention to Symmetry Keeps North Carolina Farrier’s Shoeing Well-Balanced

Martin Kenny develops system to help sport horses in need

By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming

It’s a pleasant summer morning near Carthage, N.C., as Martin Kenny gets ready to go to work.

Farriers' Roundtable

July 1, 2005 | Posted in Lamenesses

With long-toe and no-heel syndrome, should I be most assertive over a short period of time or a long time? Should I set back the shoe with extra heel length or set it back a little at a time with pads and shoes?

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American Farriers JournalUnifies the Industry

International Horseshoeing Hall of Famer Steve Kraus explains the impact of American Farriers Journal on the trade. AFJ is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025.

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Hyperinsulinemia, Laminitis, and PPID: Diagnosis and Management – Part 1

Date: 05/08/25

Location: CO

Join Dr. David Rendle to learn about the link between obesity, insulin and laminitis, and discuss the diagnosis and management of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID).

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