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From the Hoofcare and Lameness Archives (organized by subject)

Hoofcare for Owners

• Proper Winter Hoofcare Can Protect Your Horse
• Hoof Preparation Products
• Making The Most Of Your Supplements
• Pre-Purchase Exams: Sound Advice from Dr. Leslie
• Soundbites on Shoeing: Putting Our Best Foot Forward

Hoofcare Theory and Practice

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• The Natural Hoof: A Sign of the Times
• Egg Bar Shoe Seminar in England
• Special shoeing and care considerations for foals from the 1987 Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium
• Bar Shoe Suggestions
• Ground-Level Geometry: The Balance Box
• Virtual Reality? Hoof Balance Study at Texas A&M
• Hoof Wall Repair Update
• Tips for Hoof Repair Success
• Microanatomy of the Hoof Wall
• Videotaping a Moving Horse for Gait Evaluation
• Frog Pressure/Support Update
• Hind Leg Conformation and Balance
• Hoof Balance and Performance
• Hoof Research Update
• Key Concepts in Hoof Anatomy and Function

Shoeing for Specific Disciplines

• Comments on Dressage Horse Shoeing
• Shoeing Heavy Horses in England
• Quarter Horse Congress: Shoeing
• Practical Shoeing Solutions for Show Hunters, Equitation Horses, and Jumpers

Horse Shoeing Applications

• Hoof Pads and Packing
• The Science of Hoof Trimming

Problems in Foals

• Club Feet in Foals

General Lameness Topics

• Soft Tissue Injuries in the Foot
• Advice for the Hoofsore
• P-3 (coffin bone) fractures in young horses from the 1994 Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium
• Shoeing Support for Fracture Surgery
• Update on White Line Disease (1995)
• White Line Disease and Thrush

Laminitis

• Nitroglycerine -- Potential Damage Control Device for Laminitis?
• Laminitis Lingo 101
• 1987 Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium Roundup
• Laminitis Resection Techniques and Shoeing Compared from the 1987 Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium
• Do's and Don'ts for Laminitis

Navicular Syndrome

• Navicular Bursography
• Navicular Syndrome Treatment
• Navicular Syndrome Worldwide Research Update 1995
• Navicular Bone Remodeling 

Sports Medicine and Lameness Research

• British Conference on Racing Injuries

Quarter Cracks

• Quarter Crack Do's and Don'ts from the 1987 Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium

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