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Briefings

March 1, 2008 | Posted in Education
Besides the traditional pain caused by inflammation or pain perception, neuropathic pain may be an important part of the chronic pain often found in laminitic horses.

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DROPPED SOLE

Relieving Pressure From a Dropped Sole

Canadian farrier finds this shoe helps provide relief for horses lamed by a common chronic laminitis condition
By Bradley Saint John posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

There are a number of horses I have cared for that have the same apparent foot condition. These are horses with chronic laminitis that have a dropped sole where the hoof wall — as it grows out — does not grow straight down, but flares out at the ground level or higher up the hoof wall.


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Managing Hoof Abscesses

Options for dealing with this frequent and frustrating cause of equine lameness
By Stephen O’Grady posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Diseases
Hoof abscesses are probably the most common cause of acute lameness in horses encountered by veterinarians and farriers.
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Preventing and Treating Laminitis

A look at some advice farriers can share with horse owners
By Toby Raymond posted on May 1, 2007 | Posted in Lamenesses
As a farrier, you understand that the unfortunate irony of treating a horse with laminitis is that in many cases, the disease could have been prevented. As a hoof-care professional, you are familiar with the signs of laminitis. But many horse owners are not — particularly the increasingly common type of horse owner who didn’t grow up with horses.
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