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RETROGRADE VENOUS THERAPY

A veterinary procedure which involves placing a tourniquet above the fetlock, then injecting a substance into a vein, forcing it to flow backwards through the circulatory bed into the arteries. Infusing plasma from a healthy horse in this way has been suggested as a possible treatment for acute... ↪ Read more

RETAINED SOLE

The sole of a hoof which does not exfoliate normally. This can be a beneficial trait, as the retained sole provides extra protection for the hoof's internal structures. a.k.a: False sole.... ↪ Read more

RESPIRATION RATE (RESTING)

Average 12 breaths per minute (8 to 16 range).... ↪ Read more

RESET

To remove a horseshoe, trim the hoof, then reattach the same horseshoe. a.k.a: Shift.... ↪ Read more

RESECTION

An operation involving the removal of part of an organ or structure.... ↪ Read more

RELIEVED

Describes a horseshoe that is beveled or depressed on the inner half of the web on the hoof-facing surface, except for the heels. This is done to prevent the shoe from applying pressure on the sole of the hoof.... ↪ Read more

REGISTERED MASTER FARRIER (RMF)

Credential issued by the Guild of Professional Farriers which identifies farriers qualified to instruct other farriers in formal apprenticeship and clinic situations. It recognizes not only the understanding one has gained from study, practice and experience, but also the ability to effectively... ↪ Read more

REGISTERED JOURNEYMAN FARRIER (RJF)

Credential issued by the Guild of Professional Farriers which identifies fully qualified professional farriers to the equestrian community. It recognizes the level of practice that serious working farriers have established in the field. Testing consists of 1: forge work (a shoe board); 2: a... ↪ Read more

RALPH

One of the five basic hoof shapes listed in the eagle-eye approach suggested by Scott Simpson, CJF. The Ralph pattern is generally asymmetric, with the widest part of the foot located in the rear third and one buttress farther back than the other.... ↪ Read more

RADIOGRAPH

An "X-Ray". An image produced by photographing artificially generated radiation which passes through visually opaque matter. Only dense objects, such as bone, are normally visible on radiographs, although soft tissue images can be produced thr ough special techniques.... ↪ Read more

QUITTOR

[from the Old French quitture, discharge]: Necrosis of the lateral cartilages due to infection. Characterized by severe lameness and puss discharge.... ↪ Read more

QUICK

[from the Anglo-Saxon cwic, alive or living]:(1) Any of the sensitive structures within the hoof capsule. (2) To cut, or drive a nail, into the quick. a.k.a: Prick; Hot nail.... ↪ Read more