An Overview of Foot-Related Lameness in Horses and Shoeing Retired Race-horses

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

An Overview of Foot-Related Lameness in Horses and Shoeing Retired Race-horses

</span></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="3"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Talk: An Overview of Foot-Related Lameness in Horses<br/>and Shoeing Retired Race-horses</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><br/></span></span>Venue : Beas River Equestrian Centre, New Training Centre<br/>Date : 6 February 2010 (Sat)<br/>Time : 10:30am - 1:00pm </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The old saying “<i>No foot, no horse</i>” has much merit, and it is important for everyone involved in the horse sport to develop an understanding of foot-related issues in the horses we ride. To this end, the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation has organized this talk by Dr. Daniel J. Humphrey and Mr. Paul Cumming so that riders and horse owners can better understand the particular stresses that our horses’ feet are subject to and how we can take steps to mitigate them. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In the first part of this talk, Dr. Humphrey will give an overview of the anatomy of the horse’s<br/>foot and describe some of the common conditions that you may encounter including how these conditions are diagnosed and treated. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Shoeing the retired racehorse can present significant challenges to any farrier. In the second part of this talk, Mr. Cumming will give an overview on the history, principles and techniques of farriery with special emphasis on applying this to the retired racehorse. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Humphrey is well known to riders in Hong Kong. He obtained a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge and has gained wide ranging experience in the evaluation and treatment of lameness in horses. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mr. Cumming started his apprenticeship at 15 under the guidance of his father, who ran a successful business shoeing Thoroughbreds at Flemington Racecourse Melbourne Victoria. He obtained his Level 3 Master Farrier qualification from Glenormiston Agriculture College. Paul has over 20 years experience shoeing Thoroughbreds. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Each subject will last for approximately 45 to 60 minutes (including time for questions) with a 10-minute break in between the two sessions. The seminar will be held at Beas River Equestrian Center, will start at 10:30am on 6 Feb 2010 and finish at 1pm. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><p></p></span></font></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><font size="3">The admission fee for HKEF members is HK$100 and HK$200 for non-members. This is an invaluable opportunity to ask a vet and a farrier all the foot-related questions you’ve always wanted to know. </font></span></p>

An Overview of Foot-Related Lameness in Horses and Shoeing Retired Race-horses

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