Products Tagged with 'Hoof Care'

This award winning 16-page report will help give you a better understanding of this rare, but potentially deadly, malady of the equine hoof. Drawing on the research and experience of equine veterinarians and farriers, this report explores what canker is, its possible causes, how to identify it and treatments that have been found effective in its treatment. It's a solid introduction to hoof canker that will be of interest to farriers, veterinarians and horse owners.

Demystifying The Secrets of Biomechanics and Lameness (Jim Rooney).

This 24-page research report offers the best analysis of the impact of various nutritional factors on hoof quality and growth that the American Farriers Journal editors have ever seen. Two leading hoof and nutrition authorities analyze the factors that influence hoof development from the standpoint of increasing hoof growth and improving hoof quality -- two occurrences that aren't always synonymous. In addition, you'll also get an in-depth look at new nutritional findings dealing with the cause, pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of laminitis.

This report places the spotlight on an area of equine footcare that's all too often ignored by farriers and horse owners alike-nutrition. Its 64 pages illuminate the connection between what a horse eats and the health of its hooves. Including articles written by veterinarians, equine nutritionists, farriers and hoof researchers, it's a must-read for anyone who is interested in understanding the vital role of equine nutrition in footcare today.

You'll learn volumes through this in-depth case history! One of the world's most talented horseshoers, Burney Chapman of Lubbock, Texas, leads you step-by-step through the care of a valuable foundered horse. Color x-rays and photos of the foundered foot will help you understand how this horse was treated and returned to a promising show-ring career.

Cut through the technical gobbledygook and jargon with this informative guide. You'll instantly get a clear picture of everything that goes on in the equine limb. Nerves, arteries, ligaments, bones and every part of the hoof are detailed in this fully illustrated guide. Provides an excellent background for talking over equine health problems with your vet.

This informational reprint of a 1984 research paper presented at the American Association of Equine Practitioners' annual meeting is as valid today as it was years ago. This highly-valuable management report will walk out through all aspects of laminitis, including detection, diagnosis and treatment as well as 20 of the most commonly asked questions and answers concerning laminitis. A must-read for anyone with concerns about laminitis and how to treat it!

In this 40-page Special Hoof-Care Report, you'll get the best thinking of many of the best minds in the hoof-care field who've looked at club feet from nutritional, mechanical, genetic, anatomical and other standpoints. They've developed and refined surgical techniquest that have proven extremely effective in helping club-footed horses return to productive lives. Several articles deal with specific club-foot concerns in foals and yearlings.

This 16-page Special Management Report explores possible causes for long toes and underrun heels and then seeks ways to correct them. From conformation to bedding, foals to senior horses, no stone is left unturned. This report is a must for any horse enthusiast's library.

An ideal gift for anyone involved with horses, this award-winning historic volume takes an informative, nostalgic and sometimes amusing look at the professional horseshoer. Based on a unique Kentucky Derby Museum exhibit, the booklet looks back at personalities involved in shoeing, early American shoeing prices, different types of shoes, the art of horseshoeing, makeup of the equine limb and a remarkable look at shoeing tools. An excellent gift for anyone involved with horses.