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A Horse Owners’ Abscess Primer

By Kim Hillegas posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Diseases
Abscesses are internal infections of the foot, like a blood blister or a pimple. But because they are internal and there is no room for swelling within the foot, they are excruciatingly painful for the horse.
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Regrowing A Hoof

May 1, 2006 | Posted in Diseases
I was recently called to take a look at a horse that a client purchased for his daughter. Basically, the horse was given to him because of the condition of one hoof.
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Nutrition Update

Equine Diet and White Line Disease

Scottish researcher describes the connection between nutrition and the malady
By Pat Tearney posted on April 1, 2006 | Posted in Diseases, Nutrition

Nutrition has long been known to be an important factor in developing healthy equine feet, but Susan Kempson made it clear to an audience at the International Hoof-Care Summit that diet can also play a role in causing feet to breakdown.


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Laminitis Data Available Online

Australian researcher Chris Pollitt posts research papers on Web for educational purposes
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Education, Diseases

There are very few people who have done more to advance the understanding of laminitis than Dr. Christopher Pollitt, director of the Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit at the University of Queensland.


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EXPERIENCE MATTERS

Navicular Problems Can Trap Farriers

Horseshoers can make first assessment of potential navicular problems, but ultimate diagnosis requires veterinary involvement to avoid liability
By Ron Perszewski posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Diseases

Farriers beware. Avoid diagnosing a horse with navicular disease, a problem that even experienced equine veterinarians using high-technology cannot always determine with absolute certainty.


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Laminitis: What Comes First?

Scottish researcher offers alternative to widely held theory
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases, Lamenesses
Susan Kempson may have caused the biggest single splash at the third annual International Hoof-Care Summit when she shared her theory on what is the initial event in laminitis — a theory that many farriers in the audience obviously felt mirrored their own observations.
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