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External Marks Can Indicate Foot Woes

Learn the telltale signs that a horse is experiencing hoof problems

By Red Renchin posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Diseases, Lamenesses

In most endeavors, success comes down to attention to detail.

Love Them Or Hate Them, Wedge Pads Are Effective Tools

Correct application keeps tendons, ligaments and bones functioning properly

By Red Renchin posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

If you're in the mood for a spirited discussion, ask a farrier a simple question: What's your opinion of wedge pads? The odds are pretty good that you'll find strong feelings about their use.

Apply Two Basic Principles to the Long-Toe, Low-Heel Hoof

Trim away the bent horn tubules to get down to the straight ones, and deal with each foot on its own merits, says a noted farrier and teacher

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

You look at the foot and there it is: a weak heel that you suspect might lend itself to the development of a foot with long-toe, low-heel syndrome. The bad heel might have been caused by trimming the heel too low or by a naturally weak heel prone to collapse. Or it could be caused by excessive wear at the heel that, studies have shown, can be brought about by a shoe, especially one that’s too small, that exposes only the heel to wear.

Recognize Pedal Osteitis & Stop It Cold

The signature sign is a crescent-shaped bruise on the sole along the edge of the coffin bone, but the condition is not always so easy to diagnose

By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases

Pedal osteitis, an inflammation of the coffin bone usually resulting from severe bruising of the sole or consistent pressure on the bone, often reveals itself through an obvious, crescent-shaped bruise on the bottom of the foot.

Farriers' Roundtable

July 1, 2005 | Posted in Lamenesses

With long-toe and no-heel syndrome, should I be most assertive over a short period of time or a long time? Should I set back the shoe with extra heel length or set it back a little at a time with pads and shoes?

Shoeing Feedlot Horses

Four veteran shoers share what they’ve learned about this challenging type of work

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing

Shoeing feedlot horses can be more challenging than shoeing racehorses, show horses or trail horses. Most feedlot horses work constantly, in some of the worst conditions imaginable. Here's some advice from four experienced shoers on what you can expect in shoeing feedlot horses and the importance of different environmental and weather conditions.

Fault Piled On Fault May Make Long-Toe, Low-Heel Syndrome Worse

Combination of biological, environmental and shoeing factors may be the culprit

By Richard A. Mansmann posted on December 1, 2004 | Posted in Lamenesses

Conformation has always been seen as an important factor in evaluating the athleticism of a horse and possibly the prevention of lameness problems. But conformational problems alone may not be responsible for the development of bad cases of long-toe, low-heel syndrome.

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Long Toe-Low Heel Debate

July 1, 2002 | Posted in Education

Our local vet recently attended a symposium on the long toe and low heel syndrome (LTLH) and this is what she had to say to the local farriers in the area:

Farriers' Roundtable

“What are the major concerns about frog pressure and what would you do about it when shoeing?”

September 1, 2001 | Posted in Education

“What are the major concerns about frog pressure and what would you do about it when shoeing?”

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Items Tagged with 'long toe low heel syndrome'

ARTICLES

External Marks Can Indicate Foot Woes

Love Them Or Hate Them, Wedge Pads Are Effective Tools

Apply Two Basic Principles to the Long-Toe, Low-Heel Hoof

Recognize Pedal Osteitis & Stop It Cold

Farriers' Roundtable

Shoeing Feedlot Horses

Fault Piled On Fault May Make Long-Toe, Low-Heel Syndrome Worse

Long Toe-Low Heel Debate

Farriers' Roundtable

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