Is Your Horse Tender-footed In The Fall & Spring?
Several of my clients horses become tender in the fall & spring, while several others become sore and exhibit signs of laminitis when their diet hasn’t changed. If this is the case with your horse,...
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Tis the Season For Thrush!
Below are a few pages of pictures of healthy winter frogs from wet living conditions, like the frog on the right. Many people believe that thrush starts with wet conditions, and while moisture...
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Great Thrush Preventatives – Fix The Diet!
Try Custom Mineral Balancing — or California Trace http://www.californiatrace.com/ When I saw clients struggling to clear up stubborn thrush, soaking frogs for days on end, I knew there had to be...
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Abscesses
Also see these pages: Digital Pulse Hoof Soaking Techniques Hoof Soaking Solutions What is an abscesses? An abscess is an infection in the hoof. Abscesses are extremely painful because, like a tooth...
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Finding A Digital Pulse
The Digital Pulse (the pulse in the fetlock joint) is faint and hard to find on a healthy horse that has been standing quietly. When a horse has been worked hard recently, the pulse will be strong and...
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Healthy Frogs Make Healthy Bare Feet
Healthy Frogs Make Healthy Bare Feet My Horses & Clients Feet Northern California, November 1, 2009 I started this to show my frogs but expanded it to include frogs from around the world. Check out...
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Sole…“False” sole, shedding sole, retained sole. When to trim? When to leave...
I’m writing this article on different types of sole and how to manage it because its a confusing topic to understand. Its important to be able to assess the state of the sole as an owner, and all...
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So much about thin soles is the trim, providing adequate sole protection while sole develops and getting the nutrition right… What Is “Normal”??? When you start discussing thin soles, you need to...
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