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Nov 10, 2019
7 min

Farriery Related Conformation-Macro, Micro, Dynamic

A horses conformation is the way it is made up, its structure, how its body parts relate to each other and how it is proportioned. Histor...

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theequinedocumentalist

Oct 30, 2019
8 min

Recognising pain in the horse

Many, many horses are in unrecognised pain. As their owners and caring professionals the responsibility lies with us to get better at rec...

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theequinedocumentalist

Oct 20, 2019
8 min

Frog Pressure - Modern Applications

Frog function is a vitally important factor in hoof health, a cliché has emerged amongst some farriery circles “use it or lose it.” In th...

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theequinedocumentalist

Sep 22, 2019
7 min

Wedges - A Necessary Evil?

Wedges are widely debated in the farriery world, do they help to create better geometric hoof proportions in a broken back hoof pastern a...

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What About The Hinds? - Shoeing the Powerhouse

theequinedocumentalist

Aug 31, 2019
10 min

What About The Hinds? - Shoeing the Powerhouse

Farriery care can often be guilty of being fore limb focused, most of the research on horses’ feet has been fore limb dominant, there are...

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High-Low Hoof Conformation - Farriery and Whole Horse Relevance

theequinedocumentalist

Aug 12, 2019
8 min

High-Low Hoof Conformation - Farriery and Whole Horse Relevance

There is a complexed relationship between the hoof, its conformation and the forces applied to it which affects the entire musculoskeleta...

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Disordered Physiology and Hoof Morphology - The Chicken and the Egg

theequinedocumentalist

Jul 20, 2019
12 min

Disordered Physiology and Hoof Morphology - The Chicken and the Egg

The physiological effect of poor conformation and hoof morphology on the wider skeletal system of the horse is a highly complexed subject...

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theequinedocumentalist

Jul 1, 2019
11 min

Equine Thermography - Hot or not?

The potential uses for thermography in equestrian care have been outlined historically, as far back as Von Schweinitz (1999) its sensitiv...

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theequinedocumentalist

Jun 3, 2019
11 min

Ligaments- Their Farriery Relevance

Ligaments are short fibrous connective tissues which connect bone to bone or cartilage, farriery can have huge potential influences on th...

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theequinedocumentalist

May 10, 2019
21 min

Supplements- A Brief Review

Equine Powders and Potions- Fact or Fable? The list of supplements, herbal remedies, powders and potions is almost endless, tales of thei...

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The Bearing Surface- Creating optimal basal support

theequinedocumentalist

Apr 20, 2019
9 min

The Bearing Surface- Creating optimal basal support

The digit is on the end of the limb, the limb is attached to the body and all this weight is transferred through the hoof, creating a bea...

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theequinedocumentalist

Apr 6, 2019
7 min

Laminitis-A Pictorial Review

Our understanding of laminitis is changing and developing but one thing is clear, it can be a debilitating disease and has long been reco...

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theequinedocumentalist

Mar 25, 2019
9 min

Evidence-Based Farriery

Introduction “No Foot, No Horse!” what does that mean? Originally it came from the cavalry, you needed the hoof of your deceased horse in...

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theequinedocumentalist

Mar 16, 2019
17 min

Navicular-A Retrospective Study

Introduction The navicular apparatus is designed to dissipate force between the Deep Digital Flexor Tendon (DDFT) and the third phalanx a...

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Vibration Therapy-What's The buzz about?

theequinedocumentalist

Mar 10, 2019
6 min

Vibration Therapy-What's The buzz about?

The potential benefits of vibration therapy have been long studied, in 1867 Gustav Zander created a series of weights and pullies to stud...

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theequinedocumentalist

Mar 4, 2019
9 min

Brief Review of common Diagnostics

Introduction Lameness diagnosis is not a straightforward process, it requires both skill and experience, firstly recognising the lame lim...

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Objective Lameness assessment and Kinematics

theequinedocumentalist

Mar 3, 2019
4 min

Objective Lameness assessment and Kinematics

When a horse is experiencing pain when bearing weight on a particular limb it will naturally look to reduce the force carried through tha...

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