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University Of Guelph Studies Barn Interactions And Disease Patterns

May 15, 2017 | Posted in Clients, Diseases

University of Guelph is seeking participants for a study using radio frequency identification tags to help track movement and interactions between horses and barn staff to examine how they might contribute to disease spread.

Changing Forces And Tensions

Establish clear goals and understand how altered angles will affect structures before choosing wedges

By Christy Corp-Minamiji DMV posted on July 4, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Trimming

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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Equine Guelph Director Receives Equine Industry Vision Award

June 19, 2015

Source: Zoetis

Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph, was named the recipient of the 14th annual Equine Industry Vision Award.

Farriers And Research: A Possible Role

Hoof-care professionals could unite to build a valuable database that could be mined for a variety of information

By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Education

When a farrier has trimmed and shod hundreds of horses thousands of times, it stands to reason that he or she will have reached certain conclusions about how trimming a foot this way, or applying a shoe in that way will affect a horse.

Briefings

March 1, 2013 | Posted in Education

Paying special attention to the conformation of a horse’s foot is particularly important, maintains Susan Dyson, an equine veterinarian and the head of clinical orthopedics at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England

The ABC’s Of Getting Your Farrier Career Off On The Right Foot

Commit to continuing your education.

By Doug Butler posted on August 1, 2010

What is expected of a professional farrier? Members of the horse-owning public have the right to expect their chosen farrier to act in a professional manner.

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