Navicular in horses relates to problems associated with the navicular bone in the horse’s hoof and is a common diagnosis for lameness in the front foot. The label navicular disease is used to ...

Your horse's feet are some of the most important structures contributing to his performance ability, and most people do what they can to keep them healthy. Unfortunately, things can and do go ...

So how useful are X-rays, either for diagnostic purposes in a lame horse or as a predictor ... be completely normal. The anatomy of the foot is complex and the bones that can be seen on X-rays ...

She had broken bones in both front ankles — a ... Kunz is referring to the rhythm of a horse's gallop: First the right hind-hoof hits the ground, followed by the left hind-hoof, then the left ...

which you see when you pick out debris your horse’s feet with a hoof pick. It is the job of the sole and the hoof wall to protect the inner hoof capsule and bones. The sole is softer than the ...

so many of these horses will need shoes applied at this time, Miller said. "The hoof capsule is still growing, though, and the coffin bone and collateral cartilages are still developing ...

Relying on measurements taken from the horse’s radiographs, Goodrich used a 3-D printer to build a replica of his hoof, and the bones, which allowed Shine to stay balanced while he healed.