Kathleen Crandell, PhD, equine nutritionist with Kentucky Equine Research, discusses two common defects that cause poor-quality hooves and how to select hoof supplements accordingly. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
For many years, the standard pad for any shoeing application was leather. Shoeing options with pads these days are numerous. Leather still remains a viable choice for pads, but not as popular or in vogue as they used to be.
A growing number of horses today are staying barefoot. Some are ridden with hoof boots, but many are ridden barefoot and can withstand the stresses we used to think could only be handled with shoes.
Q: I work on an 8-year old Morgan mare that has a somewhat cresty neck and is a little overweight. Previous owners reported that she foundered during both of her pregnancies (but not saying whether they overfed her grain, or made other changes to her or her environment once she was bred).
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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