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The Farrier’s Role in Keratoma Cases

Connecticut farrier shares successful protocol to remove tough tumors

By Red Renchin posted on May 8, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

Keratomas are small, benign tumors usually found between the stratum internum and the coffin bone. In rare cases, it has been seen on the dorsal aspect of the coffin bone.

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Managing Club-Footed Conformation In Foals

April 23, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy, Therapeutic Shoeing

Source: Kentucky Equine Research

A club foot is characterized by a hoof-wall angle that is too steep, and the abnormality might have other features, including a bulging coronary band, growth rings wider at the heel than the toe, and a dished or concave wall, especially near the toe. Unusual hoof growth is also a hallmark of a club foot.

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Study Details Gene’s Role In Hoof Wall Separation Disease

April 22, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Diseases

Source: Horsetalk

In the peer-reviewed journal PLOS Genetics, University of California-Davis researchers have outlined evidence of the role that the SERPINB11 gene plays in causing Hoof Wall Separation Disease in Connemara ponies.

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New Research Offers Clues To Why Older Horses Suffer More Tendon Injuries

April 21, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy

Source: Queen Mary University of London

New research into how tendons age has found that the material between tendon fibre bundles stiffens as it gets older and that this is responsible for older horses being more susceptible to tendon injuries.

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Do You Have A Good Radiograph? The Shadow Knows

By Jeff Cota posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy

Radiographs are an incredibly important medium that can be helpful in the evaluation of the equine foot. Yet, they easily can be misleading.

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Illustrated Anatomy and Fractures of the Coffin Bone

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To fully understand how fractures of the coffin bone — or third phalanx — occur, it’s critical to first understand the anatomy of the equine foot and the stresses placed on the horse’s leg under many different circumstances. Download this FREE 20-page eGuide today, complete with full-color illustrations and figures, to expand your understanding of coffin bone fractures.

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Have Anvil, Will Travel

March 24, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy, Shoeing

Source: Southeast Missourian

Daniel Puckett is a guy who shoes horses. But spend a little time with him, and you'll understand that the abilities he brings to the stable are as much art as they are science.

Recognizing When X-Rays Are Legitimate Pictures

Veterinarian outlines three keys for helpful images in your farrier practice and how to get them

By Jeff Cota posted on March 1, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy

Real estate agents fondly recite their mantra, "location, location, location," when explaining to clients that where a house sits is the most important factor in its value.

Quantifying Functional Limb Length Disparity In Horses

This pilot study with five horses investigates a standardized method of calculating limb symmetry between pairs of forelimbs

By Marc Jerram posted on March 1, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy

Asymmetry of the forelimbs of the horse is acknowledged as a common condition, which can result in asymmetric movement, abnormities of gait and even lameness. Limb length disparity (LLD) has been previously classified into two categories: structural and functional.

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AFA Convention Lecturers Focus On A Number of Footcare Issues

February 25, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Equipment, Forging, Diseases, Therapeutic Shoeing

The first day of lectures and competitions kicked off Wednesday’s 44th annual American Farrier’s Association Convention in Overland Park, Kan. A horse’s biomechanics is incredibly difficult to understand and often there are very different views that are held by individuals.

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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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Michigan Horseshoers Association 55th Annual Clinic

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The Farrier’s Role in Keratoma Cases

Managing Club-Footed Conformation In Foals

Study Details Gene’s Role In Hoof Wall Separation Disease

New Research Offers Clues To Why Older Horses Suffer More Tendon Injuries

Do You Have A Good Radiograph? The Shadow Knows

Illustrated Anatomy and Fractures of the Coffin Bone

Have Anvil, Will Travel

Recognizing When X-Rays Are Legitimate Pictures

Quantifying Functional Limb Length Disparity In Horses

AFA Convention Lecturers Focus On A Number of Footcare Issues

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Current Issue

American Farriers Journal

Plenty of Hoof-Care Growth in 50 Years

Celebrating 2 Decades of Extraordinary Hoof-Care Learning

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