Articles Tagged with ''founder''

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Founder Treatment Breathes New Life Into Troubled Paso Fino

With 14 degrees of rotation in both front hooves, this mare was down to its “last resort”
It means having to deal with no warning signs and an animal in obvious pain, so it’s no wonder that horse owners never want to hear the word “founder” associated with their horse. It’s an ailment that forces owners to pull out all the stops for the safety of the horse and possibly to save the equine’s life.
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“Worst Big Hoof I’ve Ever Seen!”

Hall Of Fame farrier had his hands full trying to help a 2,400-pound Clydesdale with water-logged, crumbling hooves
When it comes to founder cases, there isn’t much these days that can shake up Danny Ward. That is, until he was called to work on an emergency case regarding a 2,400-pound Clydesdale named Sydney.
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The Best Of Two Founder Fighters

New shoe combines four-point and heart bar approaches against laminitis
Bernard Pelletier knows there are no silver bullet cures when it comes to laminitis — not even the four-point, heart bar shoe combination he’s enjoyed considerable success with.
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Fighting Founder With Hospital Plates

Veteran Texas farrier says these devices are valuable tools in the worst laminitis cases
While Working extensively with laminitic horses over the years, I have used the heart bar shoe with great success, as have many farriers all over the world.
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Heart Bars Revisited

Drugs Vs. Heart Bars For Treating Founder

Specializing in laminitis work, this equine vet has not used bute on a foundered horse for 20 years
Having used the heart bar shoe successfully for many years and having worked closely with deceased Texas farrier Burney Chapman on it, I feel qualified to speak about its merits in the treatment of laminitis.
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The Heart Bar: A Precision Horseshoe For Laminitis

Proper evaluation, a perfect fit and constant aftercare are essential for success with this shoe
The heart bar shoe, as analyzed by Burney Chapman and Dr. George Platt at the 1984 American Association of Equine Practitioners meeting, was said by Dr. James Coffman of Manhattan, Kan., to be “a major advance in the management of laminitis...because it is based soundly upon the vascular anatomy of the foot.”
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Louisville Learning!

With all the practical, cutting edge shoeing tips gathered at the 13th annual Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, farriers did not go home disappointed

 If you're struggling with a laminitic horse, craving for new advice and didn’t attend this year’s Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, you should be kicking yourself for missing the boat.


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