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Hoof Boots Earning Expanded Role in Hoof Care

As more horse owners express an interest in boots, more farriers add them to their services
Hoof boots must be carefully fitted and it's also important for horse owners to know how to take them off and put them back on. Farriers may not exactly be lining up to stock their shoeing rigs with a hoof boot selection, but an informal survey indicates boots are gaining increasing acceptance among shoers - driven in part by customer demand.
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Recognizing and Treating Retracted Soles

Hard-to-spot condition can result in thin soles and pain
Retracted sole refers to a condition that several equine professionals have observed, but that has not yet been defined or described in any equine medical dictionary. There are only a few published or electronic references to retracted soles and to my knowledge, my work is the only source for pictures and radiographs.
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The Backyard Horse

Problems Tend to Pile up on the Feet of Backyard Horses

Informal survey of most common issues for these horses indicates that when owners fail to address one problem, it often leads to others.
Farriers who spend a lot of time providing hoof care of backyard horses should be forgiven if they sometimes feel as if they're being swamped by a cascading torrent of foot problems. It seems to go with the territory.
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Not a Textbook Case

After 4 and a half years, a club foot has delivered lessons in maintaining solid basics, utilizing consultations, relying on teamwork and employing creative approaches to hoof care.
In early 2008, Clinton Corners, N.Y., farrier Taylor Keenan was starting to develop a reputation in the Hudson Valley as a go-to farrier. At that time, he successfully treated a recurring quarter crack. The owner, thrilled with the outcome, recommended Keenan to a related account.
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2012 Donald Walsh Laminitis Series

[Video] Chronic Laminitis And Founder (Part 4)

Chronic laminitis means a life of ongoing, crippling pain for horses. What can a horse owner do? Dr. Walsh explains long-term ("chronic") laminitis and current methods of hoof mechanics to support damaged feet. He explains abnormal hormones and that Cushing's disease ("PPID") or Equine Metabolic Syndrome may be the underlying cause. You'll learn about hay testing and benefits of soaking hay in water. Finally, Dr. Walsh speaks frankly about putting some horses to sleep because of advanced laminitis.
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2012 Donald Walsh Laminitis Series

[Video] Prevent Laminitis In Your Horse (Part 5)

What are the best horsecare practices to protect your horse from laminitis? What are the risk factors? Can icing the feet help? What might a cresty neck or hoof rings mean? You'll learn to recognize early changes in your horse's feet before laminitis occurs and how to correct hormone levels before horses go lame. Dr. Walsh suggests ways to prevent supporting limb laminitis in horses with leg injuries.
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2012 Donald Walsh Laminitis Series

[Video] Introduction To Laminitis (Part 1)

Does your horse have laminitis or founder? Would you like to prevent the disease? Are you concerned about the dangers of insulin resistance, obesity, over-grazing and hoof condition changes? Have you been told your horse is at risk for laminitis? If you answered yes to any of those questions, this educational video series could save your horse's life.
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