This comprehensive text not only covers basic principles of horseshoeing, but also focuses on medical and surgical foot care management. Starting with the anatomy and physiology of the equine foot, this one-of-a-kind book then evaluates the foot, its pathological conditions (including structural, developmental, and traumatic conditions in addition to laminitis), balancing and shoeing the healthy and diseased equine hoof, and ends with a chapter on new directions in equine podiatry, written by cutting-edge researchers in the field.

SECTION I: Anatomy and Physiology of the Equine FootChapter 1 Gross Anatomy: Structure and FunctionChapter 2 Biomechanics of the Equine HoofChapter 3 Microscopic Anatomy and PhysiologyChapter 4 Hoof NutritionSECTION II: Diagnostic Evaluation of the Equine FootChapter 5 Visual Inspection and Manual EvaluationChapter 6 Diagnostic Analgesia of the Equine FootChapter 7 Diagnostic ImagingSECTION III: Pathological Conditions of the Equine FootChapter 8 Developmental ConditionsChapter 9 Pathologic Conditions of the External Hoof CapsuleChapter 10 Pathologic Conditions of the Internal Hoof CapsuleChapter 11 Chronic Heel PainChapter 12 LaminitisSECTION IV: Balancing and Shoeing the Equine HoofChapter 13 Principles of Trimming and ShoeingChapter 14 Discipline-Specific Trimming and ShoeingChapter 15 Shoeing the Diseased HoofChapter 16 Shoeing the Diseased LimbSECTION V: New Directions in Equine PodiatryChapter 17 Digital Amputation and Prosthetic ManagementChapter 18 Preventive FootcareChapter 19 Client/Farrier/Veterinarian RelationsChapter 20 The Future of Equine PodiatryBibliographyAppendixIndex