Hoof wall quality & wall thickness – Shoes specific to sporting disciplines and orthopaedic shoes

Topic

Evolution & History

Behaviour & Handling

Husbandry & Management

Feeding

Equine Identification

Anatomy & Physiology of Organ Systems

Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System

Biomechanics

Conformation & Movement

Equine Health

Materials, Tools & Equipment

Forging Techniques

Forging Specialised Shoes

Normal Shoeing

Corrective Farriery

Artificial Horn & Adhesives

Diagnostic Imaging

Distorted Hooves

Disorders of the Hoof

Other Disorders of the Locomotor Apparatus

Hoof wall quality & wall thickness – Shoes specific to sporting disciplines and orthopaedic shoes

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Anita Hug, Vetcom, Wissenschaftliche Fotografie, Vetsuisse-Fakultät Unversität Zürich

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Departement für Pferde, Vetsuisse-Fakultät Universität Zürich

The selection of shoes that are adapted to a particular equestrian discipline can be found in the section on “Discipline-specific Shoeing”. Shoes which serve to treat orthopaedic problems or correct conformational hoof and limb problems can be found in the section on “Corrective Shoeing” and “Disorders of the Hoof”.

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