Studies indicate that children who exercise are less likely to experience injury as they grow into adolescents and adulthood. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are exploring whether the same will be the case for foals.
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. Hoof-Care Highlights is brought to you by Meader Supply.
The Morris Animal Foundation is teaming with TEDxMileHigh to provide a lecture on horse obesity and equine metabolic syndrome. The event is scheduled for May 4, 2022at 7pm.
Although it’s been recognized for years that using various substances to coat the outside of the hoof can have beneficial effects, knowing when to use those substances and even what type to use can be difficult, says Ray Tricca, owner of SBS Equine Products in Naples, Fla.
As the public comment period for the proposed amendments to the Horse Protection Act (HPA) came to an end Oct. 26, nearly 200 influential people banded together to urge action from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Acupuncture Does Not Modulate Palmar Heel Pain
Many owners of horses with palmar heel pain explore a number of ways to relieve the discomfort, including acupuncture. Research from the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine and published in The Canadian Veterinary Journal finds that acupuncture appears to relieve the pain in some, but not all horses.
The Morris Animal Foundation’s research into equine stem cell research recently received a boost in the form of a $10,000 grant from the American Farrier’s Association.
After providing farrier supplies for more than 2 decades, Bruce Cilley is temporarily stepping back from his duties at Horseshoes Plus in Barrington, N.H., to fulfill a presidential appointment.
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.
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