Better Basics, Better Results Lecture, Presented by Hoof Tite

The hoof capsule consists of three major horn types and two minor types. Together, they fulfill a number of important functions, which include protection of the sensitive tissues within, creating a barrier to microbial invasion, providing grip and purchase to enhance locomotion.

In this presentation, Newmarket, England, farrier and researcher Simon Curtis will discuss how the hoof capsule is subject to invasion by microbes causing keratolysis, affected by keratomatous growths and cracked by trauma. Farriery is involved in the treatment and alleviation of every assault upon the hoof capsule.

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