Short Essays for Horse Owners

Looking for some interesting and educational reading, but you're short on time? These essays are just the ticket!

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Body Type and Proper Movement by Ray Miller

Chipped Hooves By F. Thomas Breningstall

Club Foot By F. Thomas Breningstall

Diseases of the Hoof, Distal Phalanx & Associated Structures - Part I by Ray Miller

Diseases of the Hoof, Distal Phalanx & Associated Structures - Part II by Ray Miller

Finding a Good Farrier by Ray Miller

Foal Feet and Legs by F. Thomas Breningstall

Ground Manners by Ray Miller

Hoof Structure by Ray Miller

Hoof Structure Pictorial by Rusty Freeman

Hoof Wall Separations by Tom Stovall, CJF

Horses Hooves or the Holy Grail? A look at the cult like world of barefoot trimming. by Colin Reeves

Horseshoeing Methods from A to Zeta by Tom Stovall, CJF

How to Keep Your Farrier by Ray Miller

How to Put On Fly Spray by Lee Sackett

If The Shoe Fits #1 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #2 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #3 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #4 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #5 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #6 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #7 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #8 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #9 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #10 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #11 by Randy Sublett

If The Shoe Fits #12 by Randy Sublett

Laminitis by Ray Miller

Laminitis Survey by Robert A . Eustace, FRCVS

Living with Lameness - Part 1 by Ray Miller

Living with Lameness - Part 2 by Ray Miller

Mechanical Treatment for Hoof Wall Disease by Tom Stovall, CJF

Mini Essays: The Lazy Horse, Club Foot & Knock-Knee Foal by F. Thomas Breningstall

Navicular Syndrome by Ray Miller

A Non-Technical Overview of Farriery by Tom Stovall, CJF

Selection of a Good Farrier by Ray Miller

Shoeing, Is It Necessary? by Ray Miller

Striking by F. Thomas Breningstall

Thrush by Ray Miller

Trimming by Ray Miller

White Line Disease by Ray Miller

Why Can't I Keep A Farrier? by Derin Foor

You Shoot Horses, Don't You? by F. Thomas Breningstall