Articles and Advice

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Articles and Advice

Advice by Professionals in the Industry

In the words of my mentor and barefoot trim trainer Jen Rizzo..."hooves are dynamic, they are changing all the time... nature designed our equine friends with the capacity to heal damage in their feet and regain soundness if given the chance."

By Pete Ramey, from his book "Making Natural Hoofcare Work for You" he states "The damage caused by horseshoes is no secret and in my opinion doing damage to an animal to make it better suit our needs is inherently wrong."

Articles by Professionals in the Industry

About Pete Ramey

Articles by Pete Ramey

About Jennifer L. Rizzo

Hoof Anatomy and Hoof Mechanics by Suzon Murray

Natural Balance Hoofcare and Frequently Asked Questions

Due for a Trim? See articles by Natural Hoofworks

AANHCP - Association for the Advancement of Natural Horsecare Practices

Veterinarian Articles and University Studies

http://cvm.msu.edu/news/press/phytrim.htm
"Physiological Trimming for a Healthy Equine Foot" Dr.
Robert Bowker, DVM, PhD - University of Michigan

http://www.lancasterequine.com/research.html
Lisa Lancaster, DVM; Many hoof related articles available for view and a some hoof related
FAQ's are located here http://www.lancasterequine.com/farrier_faqs

http://cvm.msu.edu/news/press/footphy.htm
"New Theory on Equine Hoof Physiology" Dr. Bowker

http://www.equinextion.com/id48.html
Article from The Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, "The Unfettered Foot"

http://www.hoofrehab.com/gelpad.htm
Dr. Bowker & Pete Ramey; "Newly Discovered Shock Absorber in the Equine Foot"
....when looking at this, consider that this is just from the weight of a man, not that
of a 1000lb horse...how do you think a rigid shoe might affect this?

www.naturalhorsetrim.com/Dr_Teskey.htm
"Breaking Traditions" Dr. Tomas Teskey, DVM

cvm.msu.edu/news/press/navicular.htm
"Avoiding Navicular"

easycareinc.com/Education/articles/is_shoeing_a_necessary_evil.aspx
"Is Shoeing Necessary?" Dr. Neel W. Glass, Ph.D.

thenakedhoof.com.au/html/article-MetalFree.htm
"The Metal-Free Horse" Dr. Robert Cook, DVM, FRCVS, PhD; Tufts University

www.horseonsale.com/blog/?p=55
A Vet's story of a dressage horse on it’s way to having a neurectomy due to navicular

www.nohoof-nohorse.com/articles/teskey_02.html
"Freedom for the feet---De-shoeing horses"

www.thehorseshoof.com/art_bowker1.html
Understanding Feral Hooves and how it relates to domestic hooves

ivis.org/proceedings/AAEP/2003/bowker2/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1
A detailed article from American Assoc. of Equine Practitioners --"What makes 'Good'
and 'Bad' Footed Horses"

www.equethy.com/page6.htm
Chrisann Ware, (not a vet but an Equine Myofunctional Therapist); Understanding
the "whole horse effects" of poor hoof form

www.johnthevet.com/publication.php
A vets thoughts/comments on treating laminitis without shoes

www.forloveofthehorse.com/barefoot.php
Valuable information particularly for owners of laminitic horses

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db
=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11721569
Swedish Vet/Ag University, "Do shoes affect hoof mechanism, heel expansion, frog pressure?"

Content copyright . Mary Bramley. All rights reserved. No part of these publications may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without the written permission of the publisher and/or authors. The information contained within these articles is intended for educational purposes only, and not for diagnosing or medicinally prescribing in any way. Readers are cautioned to seek expert advice from a qualified health professional before pursuing any form of treatment on their animals. Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher.