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Stuart Muir
Stuart Muir is a resident farrier at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., and president of the Northeast Association of Equine Practitioners.
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Sport Horse Presents Tough, Unresolved Case
Presented with a horse not responding to hoof-care, farrier Stuart Muir tries different footcare strategies to achieve soundness
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A Practical Approach to Carrying Out a Horseshoeing Prescription
An evaluation protocol can be beneficial to farriers and the horse
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How is Your Hoof Care Affecting the Inside of the Equine Foot?
Identifying traumatized internal structures can help prevent and intervene on pathology
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Employ Alternative Trimming Methods to Manage Ailments
Proactive approaches can help resolve distortion and related lamenesses
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Maintaining Soundness With The Navicular Horse
Recognize when it’s time to change therapeutic applications
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Shoeing for Stifle Conditions
Accurate vet diagnosis and correct farriery principles can help ease pelvic limb lameness
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