Therapeutic Shoeing

Teamwork is Critical in Equine Ringbone Cases

Veterinarian and farrier can slow degeneration and minimize pain

By Katie Navarra posted on December 19, 2023 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

If you’ve suffered from a bone spur, you can imagine how ringbone feels to a horse. Some level of discomfort accompanies each step. Swelling might or might not be present, but one thing is for sure, the bony growth interferes with mobility. The same is true for horses.

Managing Heel Pain Begins with Prevention

A balanced trim and the correct horseshoe optimizes outcomes

By Jessica Lash posted on September 5, 2023 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Therapeutic Shoeing

Heel pain is a common problem in performance horses. While treating it often requires trial and error, ingenuity and a good foundational trim lead to a positive prognosis for many horses.

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Helping Miniature Horses and Dwarfs with Limb Deformities

An aggressive trim, disc and plate system, aid in management

By Kristen Kubisiak and Curtis Burns posted on September 5, 2023 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

A new client calls and asks you to come out and look at a “pony” on the farm that has some problems. The day of the appointment comes and when you get to the farm, you find the animal in front of you is a miniature horse — and a dwarf, at that.

Digital Demonstration Replay

How CBD Can Help Your Customers, Their Horses and You [Digital Demonstration]

July 12, 2023 | Posted in Education, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Products

During this digital demonstration, Renee Vandenberg and Harry Serio discuss how you can use CBD in your hoof-care practice. It may be able to help horses with inflammation issues, as well as calming. This digital demonstration will offer guidance on how to find the right amount for each horse and your customers’ responsibilities.

What's This? Give it a Rest

June 20, 2023 | Posted in Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

From time to time, hoof-care clients come across some gems and share them with their farrier.

Diseases

Tough White Line Disease Case Relies on Vet-Farrier Teamwork

Partnership provides a complete picture of the problem, expertise and course of action

By Katie Navarra posted on June 19, 2023 | Posted in Diseases, Therapeutic Shoeing

The email arrived in Mike Bagley’s inbox on May 6, 2020. The horse owner, who didn’t know Bagley, inquired about whether the Canton, Ohio, farrier would take on her aged Standardbred gelding with white line disease.

News & Notes

Veterinarian-Farrier Communication Crucial with Lameness Cases

By communicating goals, team members will have more likelihood of a successful outcome for the horse

By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 24, 2023 | Posted in Business Practices, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing

Equine lameness cases are an intersection where farriers and veterinarians should work together. In this team dynamic, each party thoroughly and professionally communicates to achieve the goal of the best possible outcome for the horse. Without this element, success could escape the veterinarian and farrier.

Product Knowledge

Copper-Alloy Horseshoes Fight Bacteria When Clients Cannot

Proper hoof trimming and debridement are critical for therapeutic horseshoeing

By Jessica Lash posted on April 27, 2023 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Treating ongoing bacterial and fungal hoof diseases such as thrush and white line disease present a unique set of challenges for farriers.

Shoeing For a Living

Western Show Horses Thrive Under Danny Anderson’s Shoeing System

Reliance on the fundamentals keeps Western pleasure horses in the show ring

By Jeff Cota posted on April 25, 2023 | Posted in Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

Less than a week after the groundhog proclaimed that 6 more weeks of winter are on the way, the prognosticating rodent’s forecast is holding up.

Farrier Tips

Weigh the Positives and Negatives Before Applying Pads

By Jessica Lash posted on April 7, 2023 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

While pads provide benefits in many cases, not every pad application is well received by the horse.

This 38 page report will guide you through the importance of learning and developing horsemanship, making the farriery process easier, safer, and more enjoyable. This report will provide you with basic horsemanship skills that are crucial for avoiding horse and human injury, as well as becoming a successful farrier.

You'll find a wide variety of useful information including:

Why you can’t hurry horsemanship
How good rapport and good horses go hand-in-hand
The importance of being able to “read” a horse and understanding the body language
Why not all “bad” horses are bad
The importance of patience
Advice on how to deal with soft hearted clients and their spoiled horses

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Too much or too little traction can lead to poor performance or even catastrophic injury. This insightful 16-page report explores the positive and negative effects of adding traction devices to shoes so you can avoid any detrimental outcomes. View

Michael Steward has had tremendous success treating laminitis as well as other lameness issues with his system of wooden shoes. In this presentation, Steward shares the science behind the success of this cost-effective treatment. (Total Run Time: 1 hour, 7 minutes; File size: 54 Megabytes)

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