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Barefoot Hoof Care Links & Resources

Relevant resources on the subject of Barefoot Hoof Care.

Barefoot Hoof Care Websites:

Pacific Hoof Care Providers

American Hoof Association

Welcome to Ironfree Hoof

Tribe Equus

Pete Ramey Hoof Care

Barefoot for Soundness

HopeForSoundness HomePage

Healthy Hoof

Ove Lind Swedish Hoof Care

Case Studies « Barefoot Hoofcare

The Naked Hoof - THE DAWN OF THE METAL-FREE HORSE

Triangle P Hoofcare

Equine Wellness Magazine

Lisa S Lancaster DVM

Please note:  the following articles and studies are not in ANY kind of order -- simply a list of research and information I've found interesting and somehow relevant, whether it concurs with or seeks to disparage barefoot hoof care.  I promise, some day I will take a minute to organize this!

Articles:

The Horse's Hoof: Teskey on Navicular

Breaking Traditions:  A Veterinary Medical and Ethical Perspective On the Modern Day Use of Horseshoes

Evolution of the Horseshoe

Feeling lateral cartilage/digital cushion

The Angular Dilemma: Easily-manipulated angle readings are not proof that the hoof has been functionally altered by wall dressing

Supplement to Encyclopædia Britannica, 1889: Horseshoeing

NANRIC INC. - Four Point Trim

Equicast hoof wear protection for the barefoot horse. Equine Rescue & Hoof Recovery Center

Studies:

Contrasting Structural Morphologies of 'Good’ and 'Bad’ Footed Horses (21-Nov-2003), R.M. Bowker, College of Veterinary Medicine, MSU.

Palmar digital neurectomy in horses. 57 cases (1984-1990)

Changes in location of centre of pressure and hoof...[Equine Vet J. 2005] - PubMed Result

Computed tomographic evaluation of Finnhorse cadav...[Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 1999 May-Jun] - PubMed Result

Determination of the center of pressure of the hoo...[Acta Anat (Basel). 1993] - PubMed Result

Effect of hoof trimming on the occurrence of dista...[Equine Vet J Suppl. 1998] - PubMed Result

Effects of oral tetrachlorvinphos fly control (Equ...[Vet Res Commun. 2008] - PubMed Result

Functional anatomy of the cartilage of the distal ...[Am J Vet Res. 1998] - PubMed Result

Functional anatomy of the cartilage of the distal ...[Am J Vet Res. 1998] - PubMed Result

Geometric symmetry of the solar surface of hooves ...[Am J Vet Res. 2003] - PubMed Result

Histopathology in horses with chronic palmar foot ...[Equine Vet J. 2006] - PubMed Result

Hoof growth and wear of semi-feral ponies during a...[Equine Vet J. 2006] - PubMed Result

Hoof horn abnormalities in Lipizzaner horses and t...[Equine Vet J. 1995] - PubMed Result

IAEP - Home Page In vitro transmission and attenuation of impact vi...[Equine Vet J Suppl. 1999] - PubMed Result

Locomotor characteristics of horses with navicular...[Am J Vet Res. 2001] - PubMed Result

Morphometric study of the equine navicular bone: a...[Vet Res Commun. 1999] - PubMed Result 

Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation - Michigan State University

Relationship of foot conformation and force applie...[Equine Vet J. 2004] - PubMed Result

Relationships of age and shape of the navicular bo...[Equine Vet J. 2001] - PubMed Result

Role of Sole of Foot: Effects of ground surface deformability, trimming,...[Am J Vet Res. 2001] - PubMed Result

Shoeing/Trimming Interval: Hoof growth between two shoeing sessions leads to ...[Equine Vet J. 2006] - PubMed Result

The effect of gallop training on hoof angle in tho...[Equine Vet J Suppl. 2006] - PubMed Result

The effect of hoof trimming on radiographic measur...[Vet J. 2006] - PubMed Result

The effect of orthopaedic shoeing on the force exe...[Equine Vet J. 1999] - PubMed Result

The force and contact stress on the navicular bone...[Equine Vet J. 2001] - PubMed Result

The long-term influence of biotin supplementation ...[Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 1994] - PubMed Result

Review: Understanding Radiographic Changes Associated with Navicular Syndrome — Are We Making Progress?

Hoof growth and wear of semi-feral ponies during a...[Equine Vet J. 2006] - PubMed Result

Comparison of the trimming procedure of six differ...[Vet J. 2008] - PubMed Result

Effects of ground surface deformability, trimming,...[Am J Vet Res. 2001] - PubMed Result

In vitro antibacterial activity of some plant essential oils...[BMC Complement Altern Med. 2006]

Antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer activities of volatile oils and extracts from stems, leaves, and flowers of Eucalyptus sideroxylon and Eucalyptus torquata...[Cancer Biol Ther. 2008 Mar]


Potential of rosemary oil to be used in drug-resistant infections...[Altern Ther Health Med. 2007 Sep-Oct]

Treatment of ovine virulent footrot with zinc sulphate/sodium lauryl sulphate footbathing...[Aust Vet J. 1987 Oct]

Zinc sulfate hoof bathing for interdigital dermatitis in sheep and goats

An explanation of hoofrot in sheep, with good photos

Onychomycosis in white line disease...[Equine Vet J Suppl. 1998 Sep]

Multiple keratomas in an equine foot...[Can Vet J. 2008 Sep]