Farriers have long tried — with varying degrees of success — to convince horse owners that regularly scheduled appointments for trimming and shoeing are important for equine health.

There’s an abundance, if yet not very helpful, literature on the Web and elsewhere on so-called “club foot” in horses.

The following case study involves a National Show horse named Jack. I began working on him 2 years ago after he suffered a nearly career-ending suspensory injury.