HKEF Vet Seminar on 30-April-2010

HKEF Vet Seminar on 30-April-2010

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

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