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Evaluating and Shoeing Foal Limb Deformities

By Jeff Cota posted on January 4, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing

Time is not a friend when a foal is presented with crooked legs. Growth plates close relatively quickly, which doesn’t leave a farrier and veterinarian much time if intervention is necessary.

Hoof-Care Consultation as a Learning Opportunity

Veteran farrier finds many seemingly therapeutic cases are actually conformational in nature

By Blake Brown posted on December 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

As a hoof-care consultant, I run into some truly unusual cases now and then, but on a whole, the cases I see usually involve the same problems — deep thrush, quarter cracks, white line disease, chronic abscessing and sore heels.

How Comfortable Are You With Radiography?

If you’re not working with equine veterinarians to get a look inside problem hooves, you might not be doing all you can for the horses and their owners. Here’s how to get more involved with this technology

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Education, Equipment

Sooner or later, most every farrier will come across a problem foot and wonder what's going on inside the hoof wall. So, when is it right for a farrier to request radiographs, and what's to be expected after such a request?

Start Foals Off On Right Foot

Conformation and balance are important to every horse, but when dealing with foals it's a must

By Mark Caldwell posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Anatomy, Shoeing

CONFORMATION AND UNEVEN weight distribution can have major effects on limb structure and foot shape in mature horses.

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Hoof Care on Parade

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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Michigan Horseshoers Association 55th Annual Clinic

Date: 01/02/25

Location: Lansing, MI

The Michigan Horseshoers Association will host its 55th annual clinic Jan. 2-4, 2025 in East Lansing, Mich.

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Items Tagged with 'angular limb deformity'

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Evaluating and Shoeing Foal Limb Deformities

Hoof-Care Consultation as a Learning Opportunity

How Comfortable Are You With Radiography?

Start Foals Off On Right Foot

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