[caption id="attachment_5432" align="alignnone" width="500"] Andrew and Julia Poynton[/caption]25 years ago, a curious mind – motivated by a desire to help suffering, severe laminitic cases – and an unplanned trip to A&E inspired the use of thermoplastics in equine hoofcare that the farriery industry had never...
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By Andrew Poynton FWCFAn angular Limb deformity (ALD) is usually only found in hind limbs where the foal has been in a less than ideal position for a prolonged period in the womb. So, say the left hind has a varal deviation making the limb...
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CASE STUDY: by Andrew Poynton FWCFThis case involves an 18-year-old, 17hh skewbald dressage horse.Condition poor foot balance, intermittent lamenessSymptoms This case, like many others, did not initially have a clear diagnosis at the time of lameness onset. The horse’s performance was inconsistent and varying degrees...
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CASE STUDYBy Andrew Poynton, FWCF PFC, www.poyntonfarrieryclinic.co.ukThis case is typical of many laminitic equines that suffer from laminitis. Whilst this study concentrates solely on the farriery treatment the mare was diagnosed with equine metabolic disease and is being treated for the condition. She was carrying...
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An ex-racehorse was in need of some serious farriery attention when presented to Andrew Poynton with cracked, overgrown, unstable hooves. Here, he explains how synthetic materials, adhesives and plastics can be a real game changer in the treatment of such cases.By Andrew Poynton, FWCFMaterials and...
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Nine years after he first treated a lame Appaloosa mare with mismatched feet, Andrew Poynton was called in again to repeat the remedial farriery that had previously restored her to soundness. In this case report, he describes the approach he used, which included the application...
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Laminitis referral case study of a 10-year-old 15.3hh hunter cob (now aged 14). Background This horse first suffered an acute laminitic attack in June 2015. Being a hunter he had been on ‘holiday’ and had not seen the farrier for some time and was initially under veterinary...
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An independent study has shown that Imprint First can significantly improve the gait, and perceived comfort, in obese ponies.The in vivo trial carried out by a team led by Janneke Sleutjens at Utrecht University Department of Equine Sciences studied hoof kinetics in a group of...
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Veterinary surgeon Charlie Tomlinson from The Hale Vets in Chippenham Wiltshire was called to an immobile event horse over the bank holiday weekend which she quickly diagnosed as suffering from acute laminitis. He was unwilling to hold a foot up for more than a minute...
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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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