Articles Tagged with ''inflammation''

Make an Informed Decision Before Packing a Foot

Understand when the materials are appropriate and when they’re not

January 4, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

Before reaching for hoof packing, it’s important to consider why. Ask yourself, what’s behind the intention of packing the hoof? How will it benefit the horse? It’s important to scrutinize your reasons and establish an objective.

Research Company Seeks Candidates For Laminitis Study

January 26, 2015 | Posted in Diseases

Source: Nouvelle Veterinary Research

Nouvelle Veterinary Research Inc. is conducting a laminitis research trial and is seeking equine candidates local to the North Carolina or surrounding area.

Drug Offers Hope In Laminitis Fight

November 16, 2012 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Source: By Blood-Horse staff

An experimental drug discovered by entomologists doing research on biological insect control substances now holds some promise as an effective treatment for laminitis. Veterinarians at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine will conduct the first clinical trial of the anti-inflammatory drug known as t-TUCB after it was used to treat a horse that they thought would have to be euthanized. A paper on this case has been accepted for publication by the peer-reviewed Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. The paper is expected to be published in the journal's February 2013 issue, but journal editors have allowed the authors to disclose their findings ahead of publication.

Nutrient Strategies

Too Much Weight Leads to Hoof Woes

What’s The Impact Of An Overweight Horse On The Hoof?

By Shannon Pratt-Phillips posted on July 1, 2011 | Posted in Diseases, Nutrition

Obesity is a result of horses consuming more calories than they are expending, either through basal metabolism or exercise. Excess fat is stored under the skin and the amount of fat can be easily estimated using the highly popular body condition scoring (BCS) system.

Nutrient Strategies

Nutrition May be the Culprit

By Julie Davis and Richard A. Mansmann posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrition

If mild rings are present on all four feet, they are probably related to nutritional changes. The hoof is a complex, sensitive structure that responds to changes in a horse’s environment, health and nutrition.

Dealing with Coronary Band Concerns

These injuries can come in all shapes and sizes

By Rob van Nassau posted on March 1, 2010 | Posted in Anatomy, Therapeutic Shoeing

Farriers may find themselves dealing with at least three distinct types of coronary band injuries. They include irritation and damage to the coronary band and sandcracks.

Product Knowledge

Abscess Kit Makes for Easier Treatment

All-in-one package found farrier, horse-owner friendly.

By Chris Gregory posted on April 1, 2009 | Posted in Diseases

If you have been around horses for long, you have probably had to deal with an abscess. For farriers, treating abscesses is part and parcel of what we do for a living. An abscess is simply an infection in the sensitive structures of the foot. Often it is from a puncture in the sole that allows bacteria into the solar corium. However, they can occur from a bruise that becomes infected or from the introduction of bacteria from other situations, such as severe wet or environmental changes.

Understanding Lameness Causes

A farrier says the ability to analyze the causes of lameness sets a farrier apart — and also protects him

By Boris Riaschenko posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Lamenesses

A farrier should be able to determine what these causes are by examining the hooves. If he can’t, he may find himself being blamed for causing any lameness that occurs after shoeing.

Rock And Roll Shoe Cures A Horse’s Blues

Lame foot now grows heels

By Blake Brown posted on July 1, 2007

Apache was presented to the veterinary clinic where I was the resident farrier in 2003. The horse, who stands nearly 16-hands high, had a right front lameness. He also has high-low syndrome, meaning that one foot has a long toe and a low heel and the other foot has a short toe and a high heel.

Vet's Corner

Managing Hoof Abscesses

Options for dealing with this frequent and frustrating cause of equine lameness

By Stephen O’Grady posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Diseases

Hoof abscesses are probably the most common cause of acute lameness in horses encountered by veterinarians and farriers.

Videos

Organized & Efficient to Better Serve Farriers w/Oleo Acres: 2025 Supply Shop of the Year

Oleo Acres Farrier and Blacksmith Supply owner Rob Michel walks viewers through the Littleton, Colo., warehouse. Inventory is organized with the customer in mind. If the product is in stock and easy to find, farriers can spend more time under a horse, which Michel says is more money in your pocket.

Events

Anatomy, Trimming and Hoof Protection

Date: 06/20/26

Location: Quincy, CA

Progressive Hoof Care Practitioners are conducting a 3-day clinic on anatomy, trimming and hoof protection in Quincy, Calif.

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