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Injuries and Lameness
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Quarter-Crack Repairs Too Often Fraught With Failure Steve Teichman of Chester County Farrier Associates in Unionville, Pa., says that it is easy to make mistakes when attempting to patch quarter cracks. In his business, he frequently sees these due to these mistakes. Read More.  |
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When The Injury Is Above The Foot Farriers can play an important role in the rehabilitation of injured horses — even when that injury is above the hoof. Read More. |
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Telltale Signs Of Warning Cracks If you are dealing with a horse whose hooves are rotated inward or outward, you're more likely to encounter quarter cracks. Read More. |
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Hoof Care’s Vital Role In Treating Lamenesses Don't forget the contributions of trimming and shoeing to a fixing lameness. Read More. |
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Hoof Testers Provide Data Even When A Horse Isn’t Lame Don't wait until the horse has a problem for using your hoof testers. Read More. |
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Tackling Sandcracks If you are working with sandcracks, know what you are dealing with through careful examinination, rather than blindly launching into treatment. Read More. |
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Lameness Exam Should Start Long Before You Pick Up A Hoof Harry Werner, DVM, holds that a thorough equine foot examination in lameness cases should begin long before you pick up the horse’s foot. Read More. |
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Providing Access To An Abscess Texas farrier Don Sustaire says to drill a hole in the shoe to continue treatment of a hoof abscess. Read More. |
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