Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Veterinarian Reviews the Barefoot Concept

Thehorse.com - Full Article

By Erica Larson, News Editor
May 20, 2013

Horsemen around the world continue to debate whether horses should wear shoes or be barefoot. "This controversy has been going on for years and is not likely to be resolved any time in the near future," said Debra Taylor, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Nonetheless, she noted, more people seem to be jumping on the barefoot bandwagon. She discussed this trend during a presentation at the 2013 Western Veterinary Conference, held Feb. 17-21 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Taylor reminded attendees that any management or treatment plan can be implemented correctly or incorrectly—thus, either doing good or causing harm...

Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/31912/veterinarian-reviews-the-barefoot-concept?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=lameness&utm_campaign=05-22-2013

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