corrective n therapeutic shoeing tech Flashcards
the normal hoof grows in what duration
4-6weeks
from the coronet to sole at toe how long does it take
1yr
hoof grows from what
perioplic corium
Hoof pastern axis is what degree in the front feet
50%
hoof pastern axis in the rear is how many degrees?
55
what is the shape of the hoofs from the front and back
what are 4 tools listed in the ppt to remove shoes
- shoe puller
- clinch cutter
- hammer
- nail puller
next side of card will have pix of shoe puller
what are some steps he mentioned to remove a shoe
- open nail clinchers. the nail is bent so mamke the nails straight
- pull shoe off
- evulate the shoe polished area. this is suppose to be there
- when fairer done re-evualte
is this normal or abnormal ?
NORMAL:) this is the polished area
what is the hoof mechanism all about?
when the horses heel in on the ground so when the horse is weight bearing the heel expands. when the horse lifts the hoof off the ground the heel contracts. the contraction is suppose to help with the circulation back to the heart.
name these instruments…well they are alredy labled.lol
what are 3 hoof trimming instruments listed
- hoof nippers
- rasp
- hoof knifes
what horse breed has a longer toe that increases the stride length
the standard breed
what are some instrumetns listed to put on shoes
- nails
- horse shoe
- hammer
- clinch block
- alligator clncer
- rasp
where do you put the nail in the horse shoe
in the white line
what is nail bound
the shoe fairer put the nail in improperly and the nail becomes bent. After a day the horse becomes lame. The horse doesnt react to the nail at first so you dont know. the horse ends up getting pressure on senstive laminae. ….sad days for the horse :(
when putting in a nail the tip must stick out a lil then the nail must be ent immediately, then the tip is cut off….T/F
TRUE
what does the alligator clincher do?
it tightens nail closer to hoof capsule
if you rasie the toe area, you get a sharper bend around the naviular bone with the DDFT this thus incrases or decreases pressure in the navicular bone?
it increases pressure……no bueno
if you raise the heel area n look at the DDFT, does it decrease or increase the navicular pressure?
decreases
rocker toe shoe with elevated heels. rocker toe faciliates break over. What does break over mean?
shoe lifts off ground
what are some c/s with solar abscess( pododermatitis) , puncture wounds
- lameness
- thumping digital pulse
- draining tract at coroonary band
- swelling
what are some diagnostic things we could do for pododermatitis
- hoof testers
- sterile probe in drianing tract
- xrays
