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Dealing with Caudal Foot Pain

Effective farrier work is key in the prevention and recovery of navicular disease and tackling the all-important caudal foot pain syndrome disease process.
By David Nicholls posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Diseases
The unfortunate diagnosis of “navicular disease” has resulted in the demise of considerable numbers of horses worldwide.
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Hoof Care for Horses with Joint Disease

Trimming and shoeing are just part of what needs to be considered when confronted with this very common problem
By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Diseases
“Joint disease is very common. It is estimated that 60% of lameness is attributable to the joint,” says Professor C. Wayne McIlwraith, Director of the Orthopedic Research Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. Indeed, whether you’re talking humans or horses, you can hardly go a day without hearing joint-related lingo: arthritis, capsulitis, DJD, glucosamine, cartilage, etc.
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More Tips On Laminitis

November 10, 2011 | Posted in Diseases
Here's practical advice on laminitis that leading farriers have used successfully in dealing with this dreadful disease that is the number one concern of horse owners
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Briefings

November 1, 2011 | Posted in Education, Diseases

Turn the calendar back to 1957 and the typical Thoroughbred averaged 40 lifetime racing starts. Yet the average number of Thoroughbred racing starts has dropped to fewer than 14 today, says Bobby Trussell, co-owner of Walmac Farm near Lexington, Ky. Sharing his thoughts recently with readers of The Blood-Horse, Trussell doesn’t buy the conventional wisdom that the number of reduced racing starts is due to the breed becoming more fragile, a change in track surfaces or growing concerns about soundness issues.


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Stopping Laminitis Cold

A long-practiced treatment, cryotherapy still delivers benefits as our understanding of its effectiveness slowly increases
By Lisa Kemp posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted in Diseases
It used to mean simply standing a lame horse in the cold-running creek out back to soothe legs and feet and alleviate signs of lameness. Cryotherapy has come a long way since then in terms of what it's used for and the tools to administer it, but the method's safety makes it a therapy to rely on. Now, research is confirming that cryotherapy can also have application in the early stages of laminitis.
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