Routine Trimming and Therapeutic Farriery in Foals

• Autores: Stephen E. O´Grady
• Localización: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice: Equine Practice, ISSN-e 0749-0739, Vol. 33, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 267-288
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Hoof care in the first few months of the foal’s life is serious business and should never be taken lightly.

    Overall hoof care is a joint venture between the veterinarian and the farrier.

    Farriery plays a vital role in both the development of the hoof and the conformation of the limb.

    Management of the feet and limbs during this period will often dictate future hoof and limb conformation, which in turn will play a role in the success of the foal as a sales yearling or mature sound athlete.

    A sound foot care program is time-consuming, whereas assembly-line trimming is quick and easy, but the former is much more beneficial