In his role as the University of California-Davis farrier, Shane Westman has the rare opportunity to apply various modern materials on horses at the veterinary teaching hospital. Westman explores the world of materials beyond steel that are available to today’s farrier. He’ll review their uses, benefits, and drawbacks.
In his role as the University of California-Davis farrier, Shane Westman has the rare opportunity to apply various modern materials on horses at the veterinary teaching hospital. Westman explores the world of materials beyond steel that are available to today’s farrier. He’ll review their uses, benefits, and drawbacks.
Shane Westman, farrier at the University of California-Davis explores his research that earned him a graduate diploma in equine locomotor research from the Royal Veterinary College. The study, published in 2024 in Veterinary Surgery, evaluates a novel hoof immobilization technique on the fracture gap width in experimentally created type 3 distal phalanx fractures in cadaver specimens under simulated physiologic loads.
This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites.
For many farriers, the first exposure to a therapeutic shoeing situation comes unexpectedly. They arrive at a barn — perhaps after a frantic phone call from a client — and find a horse who has suffered an injury.
Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.
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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
From the feed room to the tack room, SmartPak offers innovative solutions to help riders take great care of their horses. SmartPak was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the patented SmartPak™ supplement feeding system. The revolutionary, daily dose SmartPaks are custom-made for your horse, individually labeled and sealed for freshness.