In the second of a two-part webinar series, Ula Krzanowska dives deep into the causes and consequences of club foot and high-low syndrome and explains the available treatment and management options.

Part 1, Club Foot: Underlying Biomechanics and Consequences

Clubfoot is just the tip of the iceberg, a symptom of highly compromised limb biomechanics. If managed well, some club-footed horses can perform at high levels. However, it is essential to understand these biomechanical constraints before attempting to correct the problem, in order not to make it worse or cause additional pathologies.

Part 2, Flat Foot: Reasons and Possible Solutions

High-low syndrome is a broad and complex subject that should be treated as a symptom of general biomechanical imbalance rather than a specific hoof disorder. It is a broad term that includes a wide range of possible configurations. One of the common elements of high-low syndrome is a flat foot, which may have multiple underlying causes and therefore requires different solutions.

Presenter

Ula Krzanowska, the Hoof Architect, graduated from Technical University of Lodz, got her MSc degree in Architecture and practiced as an architect and illustrator in Poland and the Netherlands for a couple of years while trimming horses, until she decided to follow her passion and fully switch professions. She is now a full-time farrier, horse owner, horse rider, illustrator and researcher. She incorporates her architectural background into her farrier work and hoof care educational projects, aiming to combine both scientific and empirical approaches to get a thorough understanding of hoof morphology and its two-way relationship with conformation and posture. Ula currently works on all types of horses, from pasture pets to high-performance horses, and referral cases from veterinarians. In her free time she travels extensively, developing her own personal research regarding hoof morphology and educational hoof care projects, including online publications as The Hoof Architect.

Both parts of this two-part series are included in your purchase.