Registered Shoeing Smith. Previous title for English farriers at the level now called D.W.C.F.... ↪ Read more

Tool used by the farrier at the anvil to shape metal or shoes, usually weighing 2 to 4 pounds. One face is flat and one face is round.... ↪ Read more

Conformational growth problems where the bones are properly in line vertically but some are not facing the right direction - rotated in or out from the vertical line.... ↪ Read more

See: True P III rotation; capsular rotation; founder.... ↪ Read more

A gait defect which results in the horse's tracks being left in a single line, as if the animal had been walking on a tightrope. Horses that ropewalk are likely to interfere. a.k.a: Cat walking.... ↪ Read more

A horseshoe that has been rounded or beveled on the outer edge of the ground surface at the toe. This eases breakover. The hoof side of the shoe is left flat, so the hoof needs no special preparation.... ↪ Read more

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A horseshoe that has been bent upward toward the hoof at the toe. This eases and directs breakover. Hooves must be specially prepared to receive rocker toe shoes.... ↪ Read more

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General breakdown of the hoof as a result of external stresses and/or age. Road founder often resembles founder proper, with failure of the laminae and loss of horn vitality, but usually has no acute onset via laminitis.... ↪ Read more

Exostosis in or around the coffin or pastern joint, or on the pastern bones. High ringbone is in or near the pastern joint and is usually palpable. Low ringbone is in or near the coffin joint, and often is not directly visible. Articular ringbone actually involves a joint. Periarticular ringbone is... ↪ Read more

See: Backwards Shoe.... ↪ Read more