The equine practitioner-farrier relationship: building a partnership.
The importance of hoof care in maintaining the health and soundness of a horse cannot be overstated. The aphorism, “No foot, no horse” still holds true. For equine ambulatory practitioners, the time devoted to a thorough understanding of the equine digit and it’s care is well worth the investment. The effort devoted to developing good relationships with individuals who will likely be responsible for implementing the changes suggested as a result of that understanding will be rewarded many times over in the course of the equine ambulatory practitioner’s career.
Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA. wmoyer@cvm.tamu.edu
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000818:Animals; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000523:psychology; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*