Barefoot Horses

Some more common Pathologies of Equine Hooves. Click on each subject to go to a specific description page of that subject.

ABSCESSES
(coming soon)

An excellent report on the 5 most common Hoof pathologies today.
This report is written by a current PENZANCE student from NHC101:5 and is in pdf format. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

LAMINITIS & FOUNDER

NAVICULAR

THRUSH
(coming soon)

YEAST (coming soon)

CASE HISTORIES w/photos:

   "Cammie" (New!)

   "Val"
(Note: this is in the testimonies files without step by step case history record. Will be moved to Pathologies section shortly with written record of treatment, etc.)

What, you ask is Pathologies? Webster's Dictionary defines 'Pathology' as such:

The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences. Also called pathobiology.
The anatomic or functional manifestations of a disease: the pathology of cancer.

Therefore, Hoof Pathology is the study of the nature of the hoof disease and its causes, processes, development and consequences. We'll also follow a few case histories to see how specific pathologies have been successfully treated by a natural, barefoot trim.

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