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Natural Hoof Care
Book Horse Owners Guide to Natural Hoof Care
Our Price: $29.95

Title:Horse Owner's Guide to Natural Hoof Care (2nd Revised edition) Paperback

Author:Jaime Jackson
Hoof Problems
Hoof Problems By Rob Van Nassau
Our Price: $44.99

With the aid of over 1000 high-tech photographs, internationally renowned farrier Rob van Nassau looks at every aspect of hoof care, and describes in detail more than fifty common foot problems.

The book uses a highly-effective overlay technique to superimpose bones, tendons and ligaments over photographs. This is especially effective in the anatomy section, where the technique is helpful to show the change in structures during phases of the stride.

The sections on coronary band disorders and wall separation are especially remarkable and contain information that has not been provided in such detail or illustrated so well in any other book.

The first part of the book looks at the foot from inside and out. It describes how to recognize good and faulty shoeing, explains the mechanics of the foot in motion, discusses foot balance, illustrates the anatomy of the foot and limb alignment and offers advice on how to keep the hooves healthy.

The second part of the book takes an in-depth look at the common ailments and conditions that affect hoof care and shoeing. Each problem is clearly illustrated and accompanied by a straightforward description of the problem, its cause and treatment.

Written for farriers, farrier students and owners, this book will make a valuable contribution to equine literature.

Partial list of topics from table of contents:
Joints and bones; muscles, tendons and ligaments; construction of the hoof, hoof mechanism, hoof shapes, foot axis and limb conformation; hoof care, horseshoes, trimming and shoeing, hoofcare breakover shoe, arthrosis (joint degeneration), wire wounds, stringhalt and spasms, splints, bone spacing, over-reaching, deformed hooves, greasy heel (scratches), over at the pastern, club foot, cyst, keratoma, low and high ringbone, ostitis, irritation of coronary band, damage to the coronary band, sand crack, poor quality wall,  complete horny wall cracks, grass crack, rings of horn, seedy toe, false quarter, separating walls, superficial horny wall cracks, full thickness horny wall cracks, long toes and low heels, inflammation of the toe, rolled-under heels, under-run heels, inflammation of the heels, thrush, canker, inflammation of the frog, dropped sole, puncture wound, bruised sole, cracked sole, infected cracks, white line disease, chip fracture of coffin bone, coffin bone and navicular fracture and fissure, laminitis, sinker, encapsulated bone fragment, sidebone, navicular disease.

Each "problem" is described in a one-two page spread with multiple photographs of some of the most graphic cases you have ever seen. My guess is that the author lives next to a slaughterhouse! The book also has outstanding radiographs and closeup photos of the interior anatomy of the foot.

The Author: Rob van Nassau has over thirty years' experience as a qualified farrier working in a specialist equine veterinary clinic. He is a respected farrier teacher, and is a former European Champion Farrier and National Champion in Holland. He has lectured at the Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium in the USA.
Lameness
LAMENESS: Recognizing and Treating the Horses Ailment
Our Price: $27.95

This book analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness. No other book covers this vital subject in such a comprehensive and understandable fashion.
Maximum Hoof Power
Maximum Horse Power: A horse owners guide to shoeing
Our Price: $49.99

No hoof, no horse takes on new meaning with today's demanding sports and competitions. And since it takes considerable time and emotional involvement to develop an equine athlete, it is heartbreaking when a talented, well-trained horse is unable to perform due to an avoidable lameness. Maximum Hoof Power is a comprehensive guide to help horse owners develop proper hoof-care practices and to gain an understanding of shoeing techniques for the performance horse.

A wide range of topics is covered, including factors that affect movement, selecting the right shoe, the shoeing process, choosing a farrier, coping with lameness, and corrective shoeing. Cherry Hill has taught university courses in riding, training, and management; she has written hundreds of articles as well as five books on equine topics, including Becoming an Effective Rider and 101 Arena Exercises. Richard Klimesh, a master farrier, specializes in therapeutic shoeing. Hill and Klimesh breed Quarter Horses and warmbloods on their Colorado ranch.
The Chosen Road
The Chosen Road Achieving High Performance through AEP
Our Price: $34.95

The Horse Shoeing Book
The Horse Shoeing Book
Our Price: $37.99

No hoof, no horse takes on new meaning with today's demanding sports and competitions. And since it takes considerable time and emotional involvement to develop an equine athlete, it is heartbreaking when a talented, well-trained horse is unable to perform due to an avoidable lameness.
Understanding Equine Lameness
Understanding Equine Lameness
Our Price: $14.95

Les Swallow (Author)
Understanding Laminitis
Understanding Laminitis
Our Price: $14.95

This book was written by Dr. Redden as a basic teaching format for those wanting to understand more about this devastating disease. Laminitis is a very complex secondary syndrome that continues to hold many secrets but fortunately much progress has been made in this field.This book will help you better understand what is happening to the sensitive structures hidden within the foot.

Dr. Redden's practice remains the sole equine podiatry practice in the horse world. His extensive experience with unprecedented numbers has carried him throughout the world working with difficult cases as farrier and veterinarian. Dr. Redden suggests a meaningful grading system that simplifies the classification of degree of damage to the digits. His treatment protocol is directly influenced by the scale of damage.
Understanding The Horses Legs
Understanding the Horses Leg
Our Price: $34.99

Understanding Your Horses Lameness
Understanding Your Horse's Lameness
Our Price: $19.95

This book analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness. No other book covers this vital subject in such a comprehensive and understandable fashion.