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Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV

Christy Corp-Minamiji is a freelance writer and former large animal veterinary practitioner. She lives in Northern California.

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Stem Cell Therapy And Hoof Care: Tantalizing Promise, But Still Many Unknowns

Difficulty of getting horses for proper testing hampers progress

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases

What if you could inject something into a patient that would find its way to an injury and then turn into that tissue, rebuilding the damaged area?

Hoof Care and Broodmares

Added weight and hormonal changes during pregnancy cause challenges for these horses and the farriers who care for them

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on January 1, 2013 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing

Routine and effective hoof care is important for the health of broodmares, and healthy mares are more likely to deliver the healthy foal an owner wants.

There's More Than One Kind of Heel Pain

Farriers face heel problems almost daily, but it’s important to understand that there are different causes, requiring different approaches

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Diseases, Lamenesses

Navicular disease, navicular syndrome, caudal heel syndrome, palmar foot pain - regardless of the label, you've probably seen the condition. The chronic, shifting front limb lameness that causes the horse to look as though it is tiptoeing over hot coals is common to many breeds and disciplines.

What About Joint Supplements?

Horse owners often ask about these, so here are some basics that hoof-care professionals should know

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on September 1, 2012 | Posted in Diseases

A recent search of a popular Internet farm and livestock supply site1 returned more than 90 product hits for joint supplements.

'What's On His Leg?'

Diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions fall outside the farrier’s job description, but when clients ask for help, you need to know the basics

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on July 1, 2012 | Posted in Diseases

Skin disorders can be challenging to diagnose and take time to resolve. Finding skin lesions can be both a blessing in that the progress of the disease can be readily monitored and a curse when a lack of rapid progress becomes more frustrating.

Effective Strategies for Fighting Infections of the Hoof Capsule

Farriers are in the frontlines in the battle when horses come down with thrush, hoof canker and white line disease

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on March 1, 2012 | Posted in Diseases, Lamenesses

Unlike infections in soft tissue, which typically erupt with dramatic heat, swelling and pain, infectious conditions of the hoof capsule may present more subtly.

Hoof Care for Horses with Joint Disease

Trimming and shoeing are just part of what needs to be considered when confronted with this very common problem

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Diseases

“Joint disease is very common. It is estimated that 60% of lameness is attributable to the joint,” says Professor C. Wayne McIlwraith, Director of the Orthopedic Research Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. Indeed, whether you’re talking humans or horses, you can hardly go a day without hearing joint-related lingo: arthritis, capsulitis, DJD, glucosamine, cartilage, etc.

Treating Soft-Tissue Injuries

Farriers play an important team role in preventing, treating and rehabilitating damages of this kind that lame numerous horses

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Anatomy

Although farriery overtly deals with the structures of the hoof capsule, a farrier may be involved with soft tissue injuries of the limb at any stage — from identification through rehabilitation. The term “soft tissue” technically includes any tissue that is not bone or horn: nerve, blood vessels, skin, subcutis, muscle, tendon, ligament, joint capsule, bursa, cartilage or fat.

Reseach Zeros in on Racetrack Surfaces

Focus of Jockey Club White Paper on hoof-ground interaction has important information for farriers

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted in Education

Among many other factors, it's clear that careful maintenance of racetrack surfaces is critical. A recent white paper analyzing the composition, performance and safety of racing surfaces (1) contains critical concepts for farriers regarding the interaction between the hoof and the ground at each phase of the footfall and the role of the farrier in influencing that interaction.

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ARTICLES

Stem Cell Therapy And Hoof Care: Tantalizing Promise, But Still Many Unknowns

Hoof Care and Broodmares

There's More Than One Kind of Heel Pain

What About Joint Supplements?

'What's On His Leg?'

Effective Strategies for Fighting Infections of the Hoof Capsule

Hoof Care for Horses with Joint Disease

Treating Soft-Tissue Injuries

Reseach Zeros in on Racetrack Surfaces

Top Articles

Current Issue

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Plenty of Hoof-Care Growth in 50 Years

Celebrating 2 Decades of Extraordinary Hoof-Care Learning

Butler’s Insights Hold Strong

Current Issue

Special Report For Equine Veterinarians

Must Read Free Eguides

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Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

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Michigan Horseshoers Association 55th Annual Clinic

Life Data Labs Inc

Kawell USA

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