Category Archives: Farrier Services

Case 1 Chronic heel bruising with thin walls and soles. Heart bar, floating the medial heel using rim pad. Heart bar, installed with Equithane under the heart to transfer weight and relieve pressure on the heels. Proximal view showing the floated medial heel with ZSP, a putty like material that is flexible and soft, toContinueContinue reading “Bruising”

Case 1: Lateral Collateral Ligament support shoe lateral collateral ligament support shoe Showing the full fit to the lateral branch. The lateral side can be fit a lot fuller with an aluminum shoe, as you can box the edge more fully. Case 2: Medial Collateral Ligament Tear Medial aspect deficiency has probably contributed to theContinueContinue reading “Collateral Ligament Tears”

Case 1: Hoof Caught in Cattlegaurd Horse was caught in a cattlegaurd, both front feet Severe bruising of the sole, multiple abscesses in the hoof wall Goose bar heart bar shoe w/ 3/4 rim pad Goose bar was copied from a copper template as the hoof is an oblique cone shape Thank goodness enough hoofContinueContinue reading “Hoof Trauma”