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Complementary Therapies Gaining Wider Use in Hoof Care

Acupuncture, chiropractic adjustments seen as best used in conjunction with more conventional treatments
By Toby Raymond posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Education
Once considered outside the realm of commonplace medical procedures, complementary equine therapies, such as acupuncture and animal chiropractic are undergoing a growing acceptance. Both topics were included on the agenda of the American Veterinary Medical Association annual convention held in Seattle, Wash., during July.
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Dealing with Digestible Disorders

Your clients should recognize that several nutritional disorders are linked to hoof-care concerns
By Karen Briggs posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrition
Farriers don’t have to be told that horses are what they eat. They can describe the impact of good or poor nutrition every time they take a pair of nippers to a hoof.
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Looking For Advice On Drawing Clips

July 1, 2009 | Posted in Shoeing
Q: Am I the only person who struggles with clips — especially side clips. I have no problem drawing the material without distorting the nail holes, but after I am done drawing out the material, I am left with an extremely straight branch or a “mule shoe.” Does anybody know how to avoid this dilemma?
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Research Journal: July/August 2009

By Albert Kane posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases, Lamenesses
An experimental study using 6 normal horses was conducted to determine how much local anesthetic agents used for diagnostic nerve blocks might diffuse away from a point of injection on the lower limb. Also examined was the influence that hand walking on injection diffusion.
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One Vet’s Approach To Laminitis

With the magic bullets of prevention and cure still eluding researchers, Kentucky veterinarian Robert Hunt believes management of laminitis begins with a thorough understanding of what could be happening and continual examination of treatments
By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Lamenesses
“There are no diseases in medicine that we deal with that have the complexity and the duration over time — especially in the equine end — as what we encounter with laminitis.”
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