A key to understanding how the equine foot functions is to first realize that the hoof was made to travel upon the earth from which the animal’s food source comes. The better the food source, the better the earth below it.
Most foals are born with some degree of deformity. However, most of these deviations are minor and correct themselves without any intervention by the farrier or equine veterinarian. In some cases, attempts to correct what appear to be deviations in a foal result in irreversible damage and deformity later in life.
THE FARRIERS entered in the fourth annual mail-in forging exercise, co-sponsored by the Calgary Stampede’s World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition and American Farriers Journal, have various reasons for entering the contest. Many savor competition and want to win.
THE DIFFERENCES of opinions involved in the Natural Balance vs. the conventional shoeing theories are so vast that we need to find some type of neutral ground.
A farrier would be hard-pressed to find a problem more difficult to treat than laminitis. Without identification and treatment in its early phases, laminitis progresses to the chronic stage that can lead to displacement of the third phalanx within the hoof capsule, severe pain for the horse and eventually euthanasia.
Source: David M. Hood, DVM, Ph.D Connie K. Swenson, Ph.D A. Bruce Johnson, Ph.D
THOUGH CO-WRITTEN by three extremely knowledgeable experts in equine podiatry, it is the full-color photography on nearly every page of this book that immediately grabs the reader.
Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.
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