Danny Love's Farrier Corner

Hoof Orthopedics and Rehab

Heel Lameness, is it Navicular Disease?	Edward Voss, DVM, explains what Navicular Syndrome is about.
Abscesses!	Those nasty sources of pain and lameness... Check out a typical case involving an middle-aged quarter horse.
Flared Hooves!	Poor maintenance, a heavy horse and hard ground can lead to cracks, breakdowns in the sensitive laminae and flares. Here is a case involving a retired TB racehorse.
Corrective Shoeing, What it Is and Isn't	UC Davis farrier Kirk Adkins explains the difference between corrective and theraputic shoeing.

ORTHOPEDIC CASES

Suspensory Problems!	What to do when the suspensory ligaments are injured or weakened to the point the horse has difficulty supporting himself.
Severely Angulated Legs	Supporting and correcting severely angulated limbs in a dismature foal.