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

The hoof is balanced
The heels are not crushed
Shoeing with a toe clip is possible

Shoeing technique: side clips

the hoof is not balanced

crushed heels

corrective shoeing with side clips, in order to place the shoe centrally under the coffin joint

shoe follows exactly the shape of the coronary band = the side clips don’t interfere

balance of the hoof is restored

the crushed heels are corrected

correct rolling point

Shoeing technique: no clip

the shoe does not match the shape of the coronary band = the side clips interfere

corrective shoeing without clips

the hoof can develop freely

the balance had to be corrected too

the horse had problems with his front right coffin joint, he was lame

after 2 shoeing intervals, he was competing at 1.60m level

Shoeing technique: full rocker

the sole side of the full rocker shoe is straight

the ground side of the full rocker shoe is convex

the tipping point is situated in the centre of the shoe

the horse can choose his optimal palmar angle himself

this racehorse had an injury to his superficial flexor tendon

since shoeing with the full rocker, the healing is much better

he is back in training

Shoeing technique: Rocker Rail
(example: showjumper)

the rocker Rail offers extreme mechanical possibilities

this horse’s palmar angle was increased 10°

relief of the deep flexor tendon

better blood flow to the hoof

within 5 weeks, this horse showed an increase in sole thickness from 8mm to 18mm, and the posture was still correct

the horse was slightly lame before shoeing

A week later, the horse was jumping clear at 1.30m level

Shoeing technique: Rocker Rail
(example: Chronic laminitis)

less pull on the deep flexor tendon

therefore, relief of the main areas of pain: Laminae and soft tissue of the sole

shoe parallel to coffin bone = decreases growth of the heels, stimulates growth of the toe and sole

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)

Glue the shoe with Equilox

repairing the hoof wall at the same time

allows good mechanics of the shoeing, without having to pare/remove horn

Gluing technique: with Equilox
(example: White Line Disease)

by using the aluminium plates, there’s no need to remove the whole hoof wall

the infected area can be easily accessed and treated

the horse can be ridden normally

Gluing technique: with Equilox
(example: quater crack)

open, bleeding quater crack

fixation by gluing an aluminium plate

the horse was walked for 2 days, then was worked normally again

Gluing technique: with Equilox

(example: Keratoma)

hoof wall unstable after keratoma operation

Stabilising with curved aluminium plate and glued-on shoe

Optimal weight distribution by filling the sole to the ground with Equipak

Gluing technique: with Super Fast
(example: club foot in a foal)

the Super Fast prevents further wear of the hoof

a good mechanic can be rasped on the super Fast

light

flexible

Gluing technique: with Super Fast
(example: chronic laminitis, broken hoof walls)

the shoe is held in place with nails and superfast glue

big advantage: the horse can stand on the foot while the shoe is being glued on

Venogram technique
(example: normal hoof)

in collaboration with the veterinary clinic Stockrüti, we can do a venogram

injection of a contrast

the contrast enables to see the veins of the hoof on an X-ray

important tool in laminitis cases, to gage the blood flow to the hoof

Techniques

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Best solution

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Examination with High-Speed video

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