The WIDTH protocol has fascinated Wellington, Fla., farrier Curtis Burns since its inception. Cornell University’s head farrier Steve Kraus came up with the protocol to help practitioners determine the appropriate hoof care.
Occasionally, a horse owner encounters a horse or pony with an unusual, firm swelling at the point of the elbow. More than likely this swelling is a shoe boil, also known as a capped elbow or olecranon bursitis — an inflammation of the synovial fluid sacs that support the elbow joint.
American Farriers Journal editors were live Tweeting and Facebooking throughout the 2016 International Hoof-Care Summit. We've compiled a daily breakdown of Facebook posts below, and on the last page included the #IHCS Twitter Feed from our 13th annual event.
There are safety factors all around us — ladders, bridges, elevators and a host of others. Safety factors tell us how much more load can put on a structure before it fails.
What is breakover? If you ask five farriers, you’ll probably get as many definitions, Dr. Michael Miller told attendees at the 13th annual International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In most cases, it’s fairly easy to determine that a foal’s legs are crooked when observing the limbs while standing in front of the horse. Yet, that’s not the correct manner in which to examine it, according to Cornell University Equine Hospital veterinarian Norm Ducharme.
With more than 1,000 pounds of mass traveling at 35 miles per hour, the demands placed on each tendon and ligament in an equine limb can seem overwhelming.
Before reaching for hoof packing, it’s important to consider why. Ask yourself, what’s behind the intention of packing the hoof? How will it benefit the horse? It’s important to scrutinize your reasons and establish an objective.
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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