Introduction

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1- Welcome; Directional terms; Structural listings; Landmark anatomy 2- Coffin bone; Navicular bone; Short and Long Pastern Bones; Sesamoidal Bones 3- Horn structures; Corium or Dermis 4- Blood Supply in the Hoof; Tendons 5- Ligaments; Joints; Nerves; Cartilage; Digital Cushion

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6 - The ground parallel coffin bone; Hoof function 7- Hoof form; Hoof proportions 8- The importance of soaking; Tools; Sharpening knives 9- Basic Trim; Destabilizing the Hoof capsule 10- Thoughts about Shoeing; Detriments about Shoeing; How to remove a shoe; Problems after the removal of shoes

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11- Holistic Lifestyle; Predator versus prey; Natural lifestyle requirements 12- Body posture; Boarding considerations; Quality of life 13- Vaccinations; Fly control; Parasites; The healthy horse; When to call a veterinarian 14- Nutrition; Slow feeding hay; Relationship of hoof form to metabolism; Cresty necks and founder 15- Conformation and gaits; Thoughts about soundness

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16- Histology and the equine connection; Trimming the unlevel hoof 17- How to assemble a meaningful case study 18- Contraction incl. navicular syndrome; General thoughts; Prevention 19- Trimming-general thoughts; Terrain 20- Heel contraction; Bar contraction; Underslung heel contraction

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21- Sole contraction; Bulb contraction; Sheared heels 22- Coronet contraction; Uni-lateral contraction beyond the vertical; Bi-lateral contraction beyond the vertical; The over-diverging hoof 23- Club foot; Coon foot; Extensor bearing foot 24- Laminitis, Founder; Measuring the foundered hoof for trimming 25- Hoof tubules; Coffin bone protrusion; Sinker

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26- Abscesses; Problems with the frog; Metabolic issues 27- Handling the sore horse; The seemingly impossible; Beyond help; Final thoughts 28- Chronic low grade inflammation; White line separation; Flares 29- Canker; Keratoma; Thrush 30- Loss of hoof capsule; Structural bone changes; Hoof cracks

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