Items Tagged with 'biomechanics'

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International Hoof-Care Summit

Balanced Dressage Horseshoeing

Dutch farrier Maarten van Hal shares insights into the unique biomechanical demands of dressage and how thoughtful farriery can support suppleness, engagement and symmetry.
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International Hoof-Care Summit

The Fundamentals of Injury Mechanics

International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Famer Dr. Renate Weller outlines how the laws of physics influence locomotor biomechanics. The University of Calgary researchers explains the mechanics of the horse's leg and how ground reaction forces change with locomotion and surface.
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International Hoof-Care Summit

Influencing Biomechanics Through Podiatry

Discover how hoof-care decisions directly influence locomotor biomechanics. Hall of Fame veterinarian Dr. Renate Weller of the University of Calgary explains how podiatry impacts anatomical structures, reduces injury risk, and supports recovery for healthier feet and limbs.
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Equine Reciprocating Systems: Connecting Tendon to Bone

The third installment of this series examines bone formation and its relationship to the muscle tendon
The forelimb reciprocating apparatus of the horse is a unique and important biomechanical system that every farrier must understand before good decisions concerning hoof trim and appliances can be made. Detailed study of tissue types is the first step, but we also have to be careful of our choice of terminology.
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Changing Forces And Tensions

Establish clear goals and understand how altered angles will affect structures before choosing wedges
Shoeing with wedges is all about redistributing the forces among the force bearing structures of the hoof. This statement by Jeff Thomason, of the University of Guelph, encapsulates the purpose of wedges in farriery.
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Farriers' Day

5/16/18
Peninsula Equine Veterinary
Menlo Park, CA
United States
Contact: Jan

Grand Circuit Products is sponsoring a farriers’ day in Menlo Park.

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Iowa State Clinic March 2018

A number of farriers from around the Midwest participated and competed in the annual Iowa Professional Farriers Association annual clinic and contest at Iowa State University. Birmingham, England, farrier Wayne Preece focused on farriery for correct biomechanical function.

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