What we covered

Power Point presentation and discussion

Healthy hoof form and function

 Relationship of lifestyle to hoof health 

What does the inside of the hoof look like and how does it relate to the outside?

Recognizing some of the common 'unnatural' hoof forms seen in our domestic horses and how they can affect the internal structures of the hoof and the rest of the horse.

 

What we learned and practiced

 

How to use Dr. Strasser's 'Plexi' - a helpful  tool for determining basic parameters of healthy hoof form

Trimmed cadaver hooves

Observed dissection

 removing shoes

sharpening knives

Carrie dissecting a hoof

you don't see this every day...

Debbie's hoof before

Debbie's hoof after

Miriam's hoof before

Duane's hoof before

Duane's hooves after

Miriam's hoof after