By Andrew Poynton FWCF Poynton Farriery Clinic, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. Farriery is an essential part of recovery of the laminitic along with veterinary care and day to day management of the patient. To qualify the area of discussion a large horse is taken as the example in...
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[caption id="attachment_1983" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Laminitic foot - preparation for Imprint shoe[/caption] Objectives and observations of what may improve the patient’s recovery By Andrew Poynton FWCF The severity of a laminitic attack can vary so dramatically that horse owners respond in very different ways; some are quite unconcerned and...
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Thursday 25 May 2017 Time: 6pm - 9:30pm A Farrier CPD Programme Imprint Equine Foot Care are delighted to be invited by House and Jackson to help launch their Farrier CPD programme called 'Farriery for the Laminitic Journey'. This multi session evening event is aimed at...
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Imprint First – Oval The key features of the Imprint First support shoe are: the ability to gently mould without trauma, the shoe to the hoof. It provides early essential support to the bone column without constricting circulation via its unique frog cradle – this is...
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[caption id="attachment_1679" align="alignnone" width="900"] Andrew demonstrates the procedure and discusses the finer points.[/caption] Andrew Poynton and Dean Bland had an excellent day on Monday with The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Woolwich, they were there to conduct an Imprint CPD training course. The event was...
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[caption id="attachment_518" align="alignright" width="300"] CPD Training Courses[/caption] Thursday 11th May 2017 CPD Training Course Venue: Dyffryn Tywi Equine Clinic, Lletty Farm, Nantgaredig, Carmarthen, SA32 7NP Time: 9am - 4pm To book a place or for further details on this course please contact Julia on Tel: 01666 822953 Information on our range of...
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[caption id="attachment_518" align="alignright" width="300"] CPD Training Courses[/caption] Monday 20th March 2017 CPD Training Course Venue: King's Troop Forge, The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, King George VI Lines, Repository Road, Woolwich, SE18 4BQ Time: 9am - 4pm ...
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Laminitic attacks are usually sudden and, unfortunately, often severe. Initially the hoof itself can form an effective visual barrier, which belies the drastic changes that take place within the foot. The pedal bone (known as P3) sits inside the hoof capsule. In a healthy foot,...
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Dr. Jan Young DVM CF is a leading veterinarian, referral farrier and educator from Arizona USA. This is an extract from an article in which she discusses possible causative factors leading to founder/ laminitis and subsequent treatments. Treatment Program For treatment, Young starts with a good set...
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Marcel, a Grand Prix dressage horse now retired, has reached what must be a world record, having been shod continuously with Imprint Sport shoes 100 times over nearly 12 years. Owned by Mrs Ann Glennie in Gloucestershire, this horse, a 1990 foal was first shod...
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