The skill to diagnose lamenesses in horses is paramount for every equine practitioner. Early
recognition of locomotor deficiencies plays a central role in sports medicine management …

Excessive vibration in civil and mechanical systems can lead to structural damage or
harmful noise. Structural vibration can be mitigated by reducing the energy of the vibration …

Die vollständige aktualisierte 7. Auflage dieses Klassikers und renommierten
Referenzwerks zu Lahmheit bei Pferden Die Neuauflage des praxisorientierten Fachbuchs …

SUMMARY A horse's legs are compressed during the stance phase, storing and then
returning elastic strain energy in spring-like muscle-tendon units. The arrangement of the …

Reasons for performing study: Collapsed heels conformation has been implicated as
causing radical biomechanical alterations, predisposing horses to navicular disease …

Reasons for performing study: Bisphosphonates, such as tiludronate, are used to normalise
bone metabolism via inhibition of bone resorption. Areas of increased bone resorption and …

Reasons for performing study: Studies on hoof balance have, so far, only assessed the
effects of strong and relatively unrealistic interventions due to technical limitations of …

Reasons for performing study: In order to optimise shoeing and shoeing conditions, it is
essential to know how the horse adapts to a common shoeing interval. Objectives: To …

Navicular disease is unlikely to be a single disease. The close anatomical and functional
relationships between the navicular bone, collateral sesamoidean ligament, distal …

A variety of horseshoe designs are believed to 'ease'breakover, or the unloading of the foot
once the heels leave the ground. In this study, conventional toe‐clip shoes, quarter‐clip …