One of the toughest aspects of being a farrier is dealing with the occasional difficult and unruly horse. Not only can it make trimming and shoeing difficult, but it can result in liability nightmares when things turn bad.
As the grass starts to grow and turn green this spring, many of your footcare clients will be concerned about potential laminitis problems. While it's a legitimate concern, some data I've come across recently from Rutgers University researchers indicates there may be other laminitis issues than just lush grass.
By the time an outbreak of infectious illness in domestic animals is suspected and surveillance gets underway, the pathogen often is spreading ahead of the experts. A new interactive online map created by two veterinarians could change that.
The American Quarter Horse Youth Association Heroes for Horses campaign will be brought to the national spotlight, thanks to a generous donation. The Heroes for Horses campaign is a joint project between AQHYA and the American Quarter Horse Foundation that couples community service and fundraising projects to support the important equine research studies that take place at veterinary schools across the country.
Nutrition can play a role in initiating laminitis, either through precipitating an abrupt change in bacterial flora and releasing an endotoxic shower or directly through a carbohydrate overload. It is also necessary to nutritionally manage the laminitic horse to increase hindgut fermentation.
Travis Burns, chief of farriers services/lecturer at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterniary Medicine, describes his preferred method of treating an abscess.
Travis Burns, chief of farriers services/lecturer at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, explains in his approach why you shouldn't ignore the secondary concerns of laminitis.
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation's board of directors announced that the foundation will finance a slate of 19 research projects, including laminitis, worth $1,003,580 in 2014.
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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