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Published on: September 14, 2017
Farriery for the hoof with a high heel or club foot
Stephen E O'Grady1, Vernon C Dryden
1Northern Virginia Equine, PO Box 746, Marshall, VA 20116, USA. sogrady@look.net
Abstract:
A club foot or flexural deformity may affect a horse at any stage of life from neonate through adulthood. The emphasis of this article is on defining and recommending the appropriate farriery for flexural deformities involving the deep digital flexor tendon and the distal interphalangeal joint. Clinical management of the flexural deformity is influenced by the severity, duration, and etiology of the club foot as well as the degree and source of lameness. Also discussed is the management of mismatched hoof angles, which remains a controversial subject for both farrier and veterinarian.
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