 |
H & L Online News
HOOFCARE ONLINE: Good News in the "Feet First" Campaign for
Sound Horses
Maybe some of you took a break on Sunday and watched the Super Bowl. Did you hear? A funny thing happened on the way to the Superdome. The New England Patriots' coach, Bill Belichick, received a pair of horseshoes in the mail. Hind shoes, at that. No, it wasn't Hoofcare & Lameness who sent them! Read the full story of how a racehorse and his shoes helped inspire the New England Patriots--and to see his shoes, visit www.equisearch.com
New book announcement: The 5th edition of ADAMS' LAMENESS IN HORSES (edited by Ted Stashak DVM) has been published, after 10 years of waiting! Great chapters on hoof balance, hoof disease, joints and tendons, neurological lameness, and so much more. Authors include Wayne McIlwraith, Alan Nixon, Gene Ovnicek, Richard Klimesh and many more. It is over 1000 pages, with 1000+ photos and drawings. An important all-encompassing reference for professional use. Order your copy now from our web site, http://www.hoofcare.com/books.html#adams or call 978 281 3222; fax 978 283 8775; email fran@hoofcare.com. Cost is $119 per book plus $15 UPS in USA. Postage varies to foreign countries.
Dr Chris Pollitt of the University of Queensland continues to unravel the Gordian Knot of laminitis. His latest research, which will be presented in March at the Dodson and Horrell Equine Nutrition Conference in the UK (www.dodsonandhorrell.com), explains some of the nuances of why one horse will founder on grass.and another won't. And why some horses will founder on some days.and not on others. When is it safest to turn horses out? How can pastures be managed to decrease the risk of laminitis? Pollitt's latest research maps a new on-ramp to the laminitis highway through the hind gut. Is there a bypass? Remember this word from the last issue of Hoofcare & Lameness? fructans And learn this new word: inulin. Not "insulin", but i-n-u-l-i-n, a type of fiber and prebiotic that is a key added ingredient in--believe it or not--Stonyfield organic yogurt products. Read more about inulin's role in digestion and nutrient absorption in humans at http://www.stonyfield.com/HealthyPeople/Inulin.shtml We are getting closer and closer to the answers; read all about it in Hoofcare & Lameness issue #76, headed for your mailbox in February! To subscribe, go to www.hoofcare.com/subscribe.html And remember, spring is coming! To familiarize yourself with the latest research up to this point on how fructans influence laminitis, go back and re-read "Update on Fructans for Farriers" by equine nutritionist Theresa Hollands MSc in Hoofcare Issue #74. (Back issues are sold out but individual article reprints available $5 per copy; very helpful for client education.)
NEW BOOK
This book is so new it's not on our web site yet. It is $30 per book plus $5 post in the USA; $10 post elsewhere. To order a copy, please call 978 281 3222 or fax 978 283 8775 or email fran@hoofcare.com
Hoofcare #76 will be out soon with full coverage of the recent
Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium! Can you pass the quiz?
Winter Education Opportunities: See You There! Visit Hoofcare & Lameness at the following events (winter weather permitting): (tentative) Rochester Equine Clinic Conference on Emergency Medicine, February 13-14, 2002 in Rochester NH with Dr Joe Bertone and other speakers (www.horseonline.com) American Farrier's Association Convention trade show, March 5-8, Lexington, KY (www.americanfarriers.org) (Veterinarians are needed to assist with the anatomy interpretation labs, if you are available, please contact Allie Hayes at Horsescience: tel 978 352 6336 or email horsescience@mediaone.net) (tentative) Soundfest 2002 (the premiere hands-on hoofcare seminar for farriers, veterinarians,and owners) March 27-30, Auburn, WA (email: missionfarrierschool@hotmail.com) Events we wish we could attend: Hoofcare clinic with farrier Mark Plumlee and veterinarian Dr Joyce Harman in Washington, Virginia February 14-16. "Meet the Veterinary Experts" at the Wellington (Florida) Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival, featuring Dr Hilary Clayton and others, March 4 4th International Feed Conference, organized by Dodson & Horrell, three locations in England with outstanding speakers including Dr Chris Pollitt, March 5-7 (www.dodsonandhorrell.com) First European Equine Symposium for Farriers and Veterinarians in Denmark (Chris Pollitt, Simon Curtis, etc. speakers) March 15-16 Annual Horse Management Seminar, Equine Science Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, featuring Dr Sarah Ralston, March 17
Subscribe to HOOFCARE & LAMENESS: The Feet First Equine Science Journal.: Subscribe now via the secure server at www.hoofcare.com. By phone 978.281.3222 (U.S. & Canada) or fax 978.283.8775. Subscription price: $59 USA, $65 Canada, $75 elsewhere (four issues)
From Hoofcare & Lameness, Issue 76, comes a profound gem from our "Sound Bites" page of quotes: "The natural environment for the domestic horse is the domestic environment." --Farrier Rob Sigafoos, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center
New Products from our "New Market" section
Watch for the following new products from some of our advertisers:
Read more complete reports of the following research topics in Hoofcare
& Lameness 76; research reports courtesy of Mark Stewart, our
favorite
Equine Science Update correspondent
UK Horse Injured by Strasser Advocate Shocks RSPCA Another UK animal welfare organization has made the news by condemning Hiltrud Strasser, the German veterinarian who is becoming known less for her innovative ideas about hoof function than for the after effects of some of her followers' well-meaning attempts to take matters (and sharp tools) into their own hands and rehabilitate their horses' hooves. This time, according to the British weekly Horse & Hound (January 10, 2002 edition) the problem arose when the owner of a foundered horse attempted to use a woodworking plane to trim the horse. Sensitive structures were violated; a veterinarian was consulted, and the horse was euthanized immediately. While it is not illegal in the UK for an unlicensed person to trim hooves (although it is illegal to shoe a horse without being licensed), the RSPCA has jurisdiction over the Protection of Animals Act of 1911, which outlines the parameters of causing suffering to an animal. The RSPCA suggests that inexperienced and unqualified owners may be in violation of the law if they undertake DIY trimming on a severely lame horse. Fines, imprisonment and/or being banned from animal ownership are possible punishments for violating the Animals Act, which is enforced separately from the Farriers Registration Act. Our experience with Dr. Strasser is that she specifically recommends that horse owners employ graduates of her formal education program, called Strasser Certified Hoof Care Specialists, and that neither attendance at her three-day introductory seminars, nor purchase of her books, is sufficient training to work on a live horse. Dr Strasser will be hosting a seminar on laminitis and navicular disease for veterinarians in British Columbia April 27-29, 2002.
And more! It's winter...it's dark...the NFL season is finally over...check out these interesting web sites: www.equinestudies.org (equine expert and author Deb Bennett PhD always has something interesting on her site) www.viim.org (Dr Joyce Harman and associates have established the Veterinary Institute of Integrative Medicine; this site is their online resource library) www.militaryhorse.org/oldsite (since the war in Afghanistan, we may need our cavalry again...) www.wspa.org.uk/afghanistan/index.html (follow the efforts of veterinarians and aid workers in Afghanistan at the Kabul Zoo and in refugee camps for horse care. Feel free to send donations or volunteer.) New Books In Stock Include: The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine by Brown and Bertone Complementary Therapies for Horse and Rider by McBane The Organic Horse by Gray Complete Holistic Care and Healing for Horses by Brennan Equine Veterinary Nursing Manual by Coumbe Equine Acupuncture by Rathgeber Equine Dentistry: A Practical Guide by Pence, Editor The Injury-Free Horse by Sutton British Horse Society Veterinary Manual by Hastie, ed. (Call anytime for ordering details) Thanks for reading this far! Contact Hoofcare & Lameness by email anytime if we can help you. How to contact Hoofcare Online c/o Hoofcare Publishing
Remember that international copyright law protects this newsletter. If
you wish to use material printed in this newsletter for anything but
your own personal use, please notify Fran Jurga in writing beforehand.
We have a few simple guidelines to follow.
Note: please do not confuse this newsletter with our "real" journal, Hoofcare & Lameness. If you like this newsletter, you will love our journal. Subscribe from our website, www.hoofcare.com, using our secure server. Legal Stuff - this publication is provided for promotional and informational purposes only. The entire risk of use of this information remains with you, gentle reader. Copyright (c) 2002 Hoofcare Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this newsletter may be reproduced by any media without permission of the publisher. "Sometimes I get lucky and I write better than I can."---Ernest Hemingway Hoofcare Online is a news service provided free of charge to the farrier profession by the publishers of Hoofcare & Lameness, The Journal of Equine Foot Science. For free signup to receive e-announcements of interest to farriers, please visit www.hoofcare.com To subscribe to the "real" printed journal Hoofcare &
Lameness ($59 per year in USA), please use the secure server
on the web site.
© 2001 Hoofcare & Lameness |