Equine Podiatry: Medical and Surgical Management of the Hoof

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. Written by and for both veterinarians and farriers, this book makes it easier for veterinarians and farriers to collaborate on the proper care and shoeing of the horse's foot. Text is devoted entirely to equine podiatry -- with 70 percent to 80 percent of lameness problems involving the foot, this comprehensive discussion is invaluable to the equine practitioner. Highly respected and qualified authors from all over the world provide expert information, along with a chapter on the future of equine podiatry. Beautiful 4-color design and art program gives the reader helpful visual aids that clarify explanations in the text Cover......Page 1 Contributors......Page 2 Preface......Page 4 1 - GROSS ANATOMY OF THE EQUINE DIGIT......Page 5 2 - FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE EQUINE DIGIT: DETERMINING FUNCTION FROM STRUCTURE......Page 29 3 - BIOMECHANICS OF THE EQUINE FOOT......Page 46 4 - FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE FOOT......Page 61 5 - INNERVATION OF THE EQUINE FOOT: ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE HORSE AND TO THE CLINICIAN......Page 78 6 - MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HOOF......Page 94 7 - EVOLUTION OF THE EQUINE DIGIT AND ITS RELEVANCE TO THE MODERN HORSE......Page 106 8 - EXAMINATION OF THE EQUINE FOOT......Page 116 9 - DIAGNOSTIC ANALGESIA OF THE EQUINE FOOT......Page 132 10 - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING......Page 145 11 - DEFORMITIES OF THE LIMB AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE FOOT......Page 209 12 - PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS OF THE EXTERNAL HOOF CAPSULE......Page 228 13 - PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS INVOLVING THE INTERNAL STRUCTURES OF THE FOOT......Page 257 14 - CAUDAL HOOF LAMENESS......Page 298 15 - LAMINITIS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY......Page 317 16 - GRADING THE LAMINITIC HORSE......Page 324 17 - THE DIGITAL VENOGRAM......Page 332 18 - AN APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF THE LAMINITIC HORSE......Page 351 19 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE SEVERELY LAMINITIC HORSE......Page 363 20 - DISEASES LEADING TO LAMINITIS AND THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE LAMINITIC HORSE......Page 374 21 - BALANCING AND SHOEING THE EQUINE FOOT......Page 382 22 - DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC HOOF PREPARATION AND SHOEING......Page 396 23 - PREVENTIVE FOOT CARE PROGRAMS......Page 417 24 - IMPORTANCE OF A TEAM APPROACH TO EQUINE PODIATRY......Page 435 A......Page 446 B......Page 447 C......Page 448 D......Page 449 E......Page 451 F......Page 452 G......Page 453 H......Page 454 J......Page 456 L......Page 457 M......Page 458 N......Page 459 P......Page 460 S......Page 462 T......Page 464 V......Page 466 Z......Page 467 Intended for veterinarians and farrier's, this book focuses on the foot, which is the most common site of lameness in horses. It covers the basic farrier principles, and focuses on medical and surgical foot care management. It includes information on the anatomy and physiology of the equine foot, pathological conditions, and more