Palm Beach Equine Clinic Staff Surgeon Weston Davis operated on a severe lameness case on July 5 that had quickly progressed into an emergency situation.
Dr. Robert Agne, a Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital farrier and veterinarian, was killed Monday afternoon when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle on a western Vermont highway, police say.
Cowboys must be tough. They must be able to work long days in any conditions. They must be able to work with cattle and livestock. They also must be able to shoe his own horse, says Sheridan, Wyo., farrier Troy Ehrmantraut.
Fall, with its dry pastures and brown grass, is a season most people don’t associate with laminitis. But, what many owners don’t realize is that the autumn brings higher rates of the disease as well, particularly for horses that are already at risk.
It’s no secret that laminitis is a complex condition, and its treatment is even more complicated as farriers and veterinarians try to keep a horse comfortable when it stands on the very source of pain. It’s a condition that has forced podiatrists to get creative with the construction of therapeutic horse shoes.
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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