Techniques
Best solution
With different shoeing and gluing techniques, we try to find the best solution for each hoof.
Examination with High-Speed video
First video:
This horse was constantly severely lame, because the left hoof was hitting the right fetlock.
Second video:
the left foot is not injuring his right fetlock any more. After the corrective shoeing, the horse showed no more lameness.
Shoeing technique: toe clip
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The hoof is balanced
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The heels are not crushed
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Shoeing with a toe clip is possible
Shoeing technique: side clips
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the hoof is not balanced
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crushed heels
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corrective shoeing with side clips, in order to place the shoe centrally under the coffin joint
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shoe follows exactly the shape of the coronary band = the side clips don’t interfere
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balance of the hoof is restored
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the crushed heels are corrected
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correct rolling point
Shoeing technique: no clip
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the shoe does not match the shape of the coronary band = the side clips interfere
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corrective shoeing without clips
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the hoof can develop freely
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the balance had to be corrected too
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the horse had problems with his front right coffin joint, he was lame
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after 2 shoeing intervals, he was competing at 1.60m level
Shoeing technique: full rocker
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the sole side of the full rocker shoe is straight
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the ground side of the full rocker shoe is convex
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the tipping point is situated in the centre of the shoe
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the horse can choose his optimal palmar angle himself
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this racehorse had an injury to his superficial flexor tendon
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since shoeing with the full rocker, the healing is much better
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he is back in training
Shoeing technique: Rocker Rail
(example: showjumper)
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the rocker Rail offers extreme mechanical possibilities
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this horse’s palmar angle was increased 10°
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relief of the deep flexor tendon
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better blood flow to the hoof
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within 5 weeks, this horse showed an increase in sole thickness from 8mm to 18mm, and the posture was still correct
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the horse was slightly lame before shoeing
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A week later, the horse was jumping clear at 1.30m level
Shoeing technique: Rocker Rail
(example: Chronic laminitis)
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less pull on the deep flexor tendon
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therefore, relief of the main areas of pain: Laminae and soft tissue of the sole
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shoe parallel to coffin bone = decreases growth of the heels, stimulates growth of the toe and sole
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with the Rocker Rail, this horse has built a sole thick enough to be pain-free despite chronic laminitis
Gluing technique: with Equilox
(example: brocken hoof wall and thin sole)
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Glue the shoe with Equilox
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repairing the hoof wall at the same time
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allows good mechanics of the shoeing, without having to pare/remove horn
Gluing technique: with Equilox
(example: White Line Disease)
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by using the aluminium plates, there’s no need to remove the whole hoof wall
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the infected area can be easily accessed and treated
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the horse can be ridden normally
Gluing technique: with Equilox
(example: quater crack)
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open, bleeding quater crack
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fixation by gluing an aluminium plate
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the horse was walked for 2 days, then was worked normally again
Gluing technique: with Equilox
(example: Keratoma)
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hoof wall unstable after keratoma operation
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Stabilising with curved aluminium plate and glued-on shoe
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Optimal weight distribution by filling the sole to the ground with Equipak
Gluing technique: with Super Fast
(example: club foot in a foal)
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the Super Fast prevents further wear of the hoof
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a good mechanic can be rasped on the super Fast
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light
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flexible
Gluing technique: with Super Fast
(example: chronic laminitis, broken hoof walls)
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the shoe is held in place with nails and superfast glue
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big advantage: the horse can stand on the foot while the shoe is being glued on
Venogram technique
(example: normal hoof)
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in collaboration with the veterinary clinic Stockrüti, we can do a venogram
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injection of a contrast
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the contrast enables to see the veins of the hoof on an X-ray
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important tool in laminitis cases, to gage the blood flow to the hoof
