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Using half-rounds to deal with a toeing-in problem

December 1, 2006 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Q: I have an 11-year-old Paint horse that toes in with his right foot. He also has arthritis in his fetlock joint on the same leg, due to the stress he puts on that joint from toeing in. He is reasonably sound, but does get lame when ridden too much.


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Saving a Mutilated Foot

Complex modification of keg shoes is the centerpiece of this successful case study
By Blake Brown posted on December 1, 2006 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
Snow Star was first presented at the Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic in Loomis, Calif., where I was the resident farrier, in February 2004. She was evaluated for lacerations to the left hind leg and foot.
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Shoeing Under the Big Sky

Montana guest ranch gets its horses shod while also helping educate future farriers
By Pat Tearney posted on September 1, 2006 | Posted in Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing
The month of May is drawing to a close and spring has come to the Montana mountain country — and it’s easy to see where the state got its Big Sky Country nickname.
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Gaining Advantage

Farriers get an edge from knowing how quarter cracks form—beware hoof wall stress and poor conformation
March 1, 2006 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Talking about quarter cracks, equine veterinarian and farrier Stephen O’Grady says, “There are a lot of different causes. Some we don’t fully understand.


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