Description
This comprehensive text not only covers basic principles of
horseshoeing, but also focuses on medical and surgical foot care
management. Starting with the anatomy and physiology of the equine
foot, this one-of-a-kind book then evaluates the foot, its pathological
conditions (including structural, developmental, and traumatic
conditions in addition to laminitis), balancing and shoeing the healthy
and diseased equine hoof, and ends with a chapter on new directions in
equine podiatry, written by cutting-edge researchers in the field.
Contents
SECTION I: Anatomy and Physiology of the Equine Foot
Chapter 1 Gross Anatomy: Structure and Function
Chapter 2 Biomechanics of the
Equine Hoof
Chapter 3 Microscopic Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 4 Hoof Nutrition
SECTION II: Diagnostic Evaluation of the
Equine Foot
Chapter 5 Visual Inspection and Manual Evaluation
Chapter 6 Diagnostic Analgesia of the Equine Foot
Chapter 7 Diagnostic
Imaging
SECTION III: Pathological Conditions of the Equine Foot
Chapter 8 Developmental Conditions
Chapter 9 Pathologic
Conditions of the External Hoof Capsule
Chapter 10 Pathologic Conditions of the Internal Hoof Capsule
Chapter 11 Chronic Heel Pain
Chapter
12 Laminitis
SECTION IV: Balancing and Shoeing the Equine Hoof
Chapter 13 Principles of Trimming and Shoeing
Chapter 14
Discipline-Specific Trimming and Shoeing
Chapter 15 Shoeing the Diseased Hoof
Chapter 16 Shoeing the Diseased Limb
SECTION
V: New Directions in Equine Podiatry
Chapter 17 Digital Amputation and Prosthetic Management
Chapter 18 Preventive Footcare
Chapter
19 Client/Farrier/Veterinarian Relations
Chapter 20 The Future of Equine Podiatry
Bibliography
Appendix
Index