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Learning the Tools of the Trade

Sound principles, craftsmanship and technology are the basics to success in this challenging work
By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

For many farriers, the first exposure to a therapeutic shoeing situation comes unexpectedly. They arrive at a barn — perhaps after a frantic phone call from a client — and find a horse who has suffered an injury.


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Managing Quarter Cracks

There’s more to dealing with these defects than just patching them — you need to identify and correct the cause as well
By Stephen O’Grady posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Quarter cracks are a common type of hoof capsule defect. Quarter cracks often cause foot lameness and/or decreased athletic performance in race and sport horses. They typically originate at the coronary band in the quarter of the hoof and progress distally


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Shoeing for Founder

This case deals with a seriously dropped sole, damaged hoof wall and pedal bone
By Monique Craig posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
I started working on Refreshing Pause (referred to here as RP) in February of 2002. She was a special horse, since she helped me find ways to assist other horses with similar problems. While RP was not my first foundered horse, she's the worst founder case that I've encountered in terms of capsular damage.
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The Right Time and Place for Corrective Shoes

When horses return to work or to the show ring, a farrier must carefully evaluate the effect of continued use of therapeutic shoes
By Toby Raymond posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
There are almost as many types of shoes as there are horses to wear them. Available in different weights, sizes and shapes, they're also made from a variety of materials, including steel, aluminum, synthetics, titanium and even rawhide.
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Shoeing for a Living

Rood & Riddle Podiatry: Up From Humble Beginnings

Return trip to Lexington equine practice finds big changes in 6 years
By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Education, Therapeutic Shoeing
Our “Shoeing For A Living Days” rarely start at noon. But a couple of cancellations at the Podiatry Shop at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., where I’d been scheduled to spend the day, led to a phone message at my hotel suggesting I wait until then to make my appearance.
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The Frog-Support Pad

Knowing how to use this pad is vital for therapeutic work and useful in day-to-day shoeing
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Frog-support pads have become one of the most commonly used pads for therapeutic purposes since their introduction. They are now available in a variety of sizes and configurations, including in both egg bar and wedged-heel patterns.


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Fending Off Flares

Australian farrier believes managing these hoof distortions will prevent bigger problems and alleviate most lamenesses
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
Flares are an all-too-common foot problem, but to David Farmilo, they are a lot more than that. The Australian farrier believes that rather than simply being a symptom of an underlying problem, flares are a major problem in and of themselves.
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