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Equine Arthritis: Dealing With The Pain

February 5, 2014 | Posted in Diseases
Source: Omega Fields
Ask anyone who suffers from arthritis what it's like, and you'll hear just one word repeated and repeated - pain. And you won't have to look very far to find people to ask. In some cases, you don't even need to ask - you can tell just by watching them move; they don't like to because it hurts.
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Tackling Ringbone

This owner shares a detailed case history on an aggressive 3-year program with an older horse that indicates the complexity of dealing with these situations
By Miranda Paton posted on January 1, 2011 | Posted in Diseases
In the summer of his 14th year, Lobster showed signs of arthritic changes in both front pastern joints.
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Vets List Laminitis As Top Research Priority

January 1, 2010 | Posted in Lamenesses
Laminitis was the top vote getter in a recent survey regarding research needs among members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. The goal of this study is to provide data that can assist the equine community in directing its financial support to a wide realm of equine research projects.
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How should I shoe for rotational deformities in the legs?

January 1, 2008 | Posted in Education

The only thing you can really do for older horses is to shoe them the way they go. If there’s an interference problem, you can help resolve that concern with your shoeing. Anytime you see the hairline pushed up, the horse is out of balance. If they’re going crooked, I just try to give them as much support as I can with a bar shoe or whatever is needed.


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Research Journal: July/August 2007

By Albert Kane posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Diseases
A trial was conducted with 75 Thoroughbred foals in central Kentucky to evaluate the effects of a preventive regimen of polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG, Adequan) injections starting at 8 weeks of age.
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Taking on a Nasty Toe Crack

Illinois case study covers more than a year of treatments
By Art Miner posted on January 1, 2007 | Posted in Lamenesses, Trimming

Dandi had been lame on and off for 3 years. He was over 30 years old, but his exact age was unknown (at least to me). I was called in on this case at the suggestion of the farrier who was working at the barn where Dandi was stabled, near Pearl City, Ill.


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Using half-rounds to deal with a toeing-in problem

December 1, 2006 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Q: I have an 11-year-old Paint horse that toes in with his right foot. He also has arthritis in his fetlock joint on the same leg, due to the stress he puts on that joint from toeing in. He is reasonably sound, but does get lame when ridden too much.


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NYPD Shoe

Farrier explains how the horses who carry New York's Tallest are kept safe and sound and shares what he's learned about traction
By Jerry Trapani posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Education, Equipment
The New York City Police Department has 100 horses to patrol the city's five boroughs.
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