ON THE (Ringbone) CASE: One-Piece California-Style Lateral Breakover Base Keeps a Horse on the Move--in All Directions

Dateline: Southern California
with Farrier Ernest Woodward and Veterinarian Mark Silverman

Before the trail of their “in the field” California-style version of Fuego’s Euro 3-D lateral rocker shoe  went cold, Woodward and Silverman turned their attention to what else they might have at their disposal to use as a platform (literally) for this concept.

The challenge this time: create

"Laminitis Lessons": Webinar by Animal Health Foundation's Dr. Don Walsh Will Be a Spring Tuneup on Practical Aspects of Research and Recognizing Laminitis in Horses

Dr. Walsh treating a horse with laminitis at his hospital in Pacific, Missouri


 Mark your calendar and dust off your keyboard: We're saving you a seat at the first AHF laminitis webinar!






The Animal Health Foundation's Dr. Don Walsh will present a one-hour "webinar' (a seminar presented over the web) on Wednesday evening, April 25. The webinar will be hosted by EQUUS Magazine and

Life's Small Moments: Zenyatta's First Foal's First Trim Is the Privilege of Dr. Scott Morrison

Photo by Alys Emson/Lane's End

Farriers really get a feel for their work when they give a foal its first trim. It's a new experience for a young horse. Foals are known to twist and turn and flip and strike and paw with those tiny hooves, which become sharp little hammers at the end of surprisingly powerful little legs.

They don't mean to hurt anyone, they're just not sure what's going on.

Jack Hanna at Ohio State's Equine Lameness Lab: Running Amok Through Gait Analysis

Watch a segment of Jack Hanna's "Into the Wild" television show filmed in a lameness lab





Television wildlife promoter Jack Hanna visited The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center's Galbreath Equine Center in Columbus, Ohio in February; he was filming a segment for his television show "Into the Wild."

Hanna and crew were hosted by our friend Alicia Bertone, DVM, PhD, DACVS

FEI Veterinarian ID Card System Begins June 1, 2012; All Treating, Team and Private Equine Practitioners at Events Must Comply

The following information is posted to assist the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), the worldwide governing body for horse sport. It applies to veterinarians from all countries who plan to work on horses at events in all FEI sports:

The FEI has announced the introduction of an ID card and online exam for veterinarians working at FEI events. The exam focuses on the FEI Veterinary

Titanic Disaster: Lost Souls from the Horse World Could Have Been You or Me

The only thing more massive than the Titanic itself was the tragedy of lives lost when it hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic.   The ship's construction was the marvel of the day.

We're hearing so much this weekend about the sinking of the Titanic, as the world marks the 100th anniversary of the terrible tragedy: the unsinkable cruise ship hit an iceberg and--since it was unprepared

Trophy Hoof: Rowland Ward Preserved Part of a Favorite Horse Forever

Every once in a while, you'll see one in an antique store or on eBay: a preserved hoof from long ago. A favorite hunter or cavalry charger lives on because one of his hooves was preserved as a trophy.

The National Army Museum in London, England has their collection on display now as part of their "War Horse: Fact & Fiction" exhibition.

The two primary ones used in curator Pip Dodd's video

Ever So Lucky Horseshoe Helped Colt Train for Keeneland's Toyota Bluegrass Stakes

"Like
my new shoe? Pretty cool, eh?" Ever So Lucky, with the guidance of
Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard, worked under jockey Julian
Leparoux on Tuesday morning over Keeneland's Polytrack surface. As he
straightened out from the turn the three-year-old son of Indian Charlie
flipped his fetlock and let ace photographer Wendy Wooley have a good
look at his special bar shoe. (Image ©

AVMA, AAEP Soring Policies Place Veterinarians on the Side and at the Side of USDA Inspectors at Tennessee Walking Horse Events

The following information was received from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today. The article is posted as received from the AVMA.




Soring, illegal for more than 40 years, is the abusive act of intentionally inflicting pain on gaited horses through the use of chemical irritants, broken glass wedged in between a horse's shoe pads and sole, or overly tightened metal hoof

Vote Online for "The Shoe" in HRTV's Santa Anita Horseracing Film Festival!

Santa Anita Park in California and HRTV, the all-horse sports network for North America, have joined forces to run the first-ever non-fiction documentary competition at a racetrack. “A Day at the Races,” is open to film students and filmmakers who have made a short Santa-Anita based film.



One of the entries is called "The Shoe" and is more or less about horseshoeing and features some nice

Animal Inside Out: Plastinate Anatomy Exhibit Showcases Real-World Horses and Hooved Mammals at London's Natural History Museum

Hoofcare + Lameness had a front row seat at this week's press preview of the Natural History Museum of London's brand new exhibition: Animal Inside Out.




Slices of a full-size ex-giraffe are beautifully presented from top to toe


The exhibit opens to the public today but we were allowed to see it without the crowds in our way, so here's a very special report direct from London,just for

Grass Laminitis: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You (and Your Horse) and Surprise the Researchers

New ad promo and publicity from Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica perhaps oversimplifies grass laminitis. But it might get the attention of horse owners.

When it comes to laminitis, I feel like a whirling dervish: what’s going on in Australia, what’s going on in Europe? what’s going on here in the USA? (whirl)




Whirling Dervishes

But geography doesn’t tell the whole story, since laminitis is

Hoofcare April 1 News Roundup: Headlines from Hoofcare + Lameness

by Fran Jurga | 1 April 2012 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog 




Here's a roundup of headlines from news stories in progress as of April 1, 2012:

HOOF ANATOMY BOOKS RECALLED AS ERROR FOUND: “It’s not a digital cushion, it’s more like an entire sofa,” says leading professor about that softest of all soft tissue structures within hoof. “And the lateral cartilages? Think of them as end tables. With

Red Renchin Earns American Association of Professional Farriers Honorary Membership

The following text is an edited press release provided by the American Association of Professional Farriers.

Wisconsin farrier Robert "Red” Renchin, APF CF, of Mequon, Wisconsin, received special recognition recently when he was named as an honorary member of the American Association of Professional Farriers (AAPF).

Renchin was presented with a horseshoe coat rack, designed and forged by AAPF