Cornell University Chief of Farrier Services Steve Kraus explains what the WiDTH protocol is and how it can help you determine whether a horse should be shod or go barefoot.
Pharmaceuticals group Dechra has received approvals from both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for its specialist product Osphos.
When dealing with suspected laminitis cases, equine veterinarian Andrea Floyd suggests that farriers develop specific protocol to follow each time you look at a horse.
What percentage of the horses you provide hoof care for have club feet? How do you decide if a club foot can be “fixed” vs. one that can at best be managed?
When it comes to evaluating a horse’s potential for going lame, Susan Dyson says a farrier can learn a great deal from analyzing the shape of the coronary band.
Trimming protocols and choice of shoes vary for various riding disciplines. You don’t typically need reining plates, for instance, if you’re shoeing polo ponies. In similar fashion, certain lamenesses are more likely to be seen in horses used in one discipline than another.
Scott Lampert of ONTRACKEQUINE shows American Farriers Journal their software that documents and records horses so professionals like the 2013 International Hoof-Care Summit attendees, can better analyze issues like lameness.
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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