In today's breeding environment, raising a foal to sell at a yearling sale or race at 2 routinely requires some type of veterinary or clinical assistance regarding conformation.
Extreme weather like we have been seeing this summer can affect the horse's hooves mightily. Obviously, the most affected horses are those who are out in it more.
Last fall, a client was breaking one of the yearlings in his barn. After the colt started to jog regularly, we noticed this colt’s propensity to knuckle over.
Navicular-Bone Partition Might Be A Genetic Disorder
Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and the University of Ghent in Belgium studied why partition — when the navicular bone splits — occurs.
The flip-flop pad is a great application in harness racing. Often used for sore knees, flip flops help many horses with back-in-knee conformation. One thing the flip flop is not great for is sore heels, which are prominent among performance horses of all breeds.
Knee-knockers are a major headache to all horsemen at one time or another. Concern, frustration, and time lost can take them to the edge of their tolerance. The main reason for frustration is not knowing why the horse is hitting his knees.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
From the feed room to the tack room, SmartPak offers innovative solutions to help riders take great care of their horses. SmartPak was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the patented SmartPak™ supplement feeding system. The revolutionary, daily dose SmartPaks are custom-made for your horse, individually labeled and sealed for freshness.