Contents of Issue #77

Table of Contents

• The Mysterious Cleveland Canker Epidemic of 1894 by Fran Jurga
  
• Pemphigus: The Body Under Attack
  A rare immune system disorder in horses attacks the coronary band
  by Derek Knottenbelt MRCVS
  
• Pemphigus satellite story: CORONITIS, lesions of the coronary band
  
• Pemphigus satellite story: Environmental injuries: Insect Infestation and Stings (with photos of spider bites on coronary band by Haydn Price)
  
• A Horse Named Thor: Pemphigus Case File by Kevin Sherman DVM
  
• Pastern Dermatitis in Shires and Clydesdales by Greg Ferraro DVM
  
• Chronic Progressive Lymphedema in Draft Horses by Greg Ferraro DVM
  
• Fungal Infections of the Horse's Hoof: A Detailed Examination of White Line Disease by Michael Wildenstein FWCF (Hons)
  
• Fungal infections satellite story: White Line Disease in Historical Context
  
• Onion Heel Shoes: A shoe from the past, a shoe for the future, in remembrance of and in dedication to Mr. Jean-Louis Brochet by Victor Camp
  
• Fact vs Fiction at Hoof Level: Research Yields Surprising Contradictions to Traditional Beliefs About the Hoof
  --shape of the coffin bone
  --function of the periople
  --suspension of the coffin bone in the hoof capsule
  --coronary band responsible for hoof growth
  --hoof wall growth system
  --backing up the toe decreases laminar forces
  --only the wall should touch the ground
  --good balance means that both heels hit simultaneously
  --keratin proteins give the hoof wall strength and rigidity
  --a well-trimmed foot is symmetrical by David Hood DVM PhD
  
• Satellite story: Hoof Project Foundation Launched to Fund Research and Education for Lameness in Horses' Feet
  
• How Self-Adjusting Palmar Angles Manage Heel Pain: Understanding Rock 'n Roll and Banana Shoes by Christy West with Ric Redden DVM
  
• Hoofcare World News
  --Pasterns of Five Kentucky Saddlebreds Slashed
  --French Farrier's Death Shocks Both Sides of the Atlantic
  --Chris Pollitt's New Laminitis Research Funded by
      USA-based Animal Health Foundation
  --A grip on reality: Pennsylvania judge rules in favor of farrier's motion to dismiss a shoeing-related lawsuit
  --Michael Wildenstein Completes Highest Level of British Farrier Examinations, Awarded Honors
  
• Editor's Page: Extreme Hoofcare, Horses and Environmental Extremes
  
• Sound Bites: Quotes from around the world Events
  
• A Small Thank You: Danny Ward writes about his annual seminar for farriers

Read the table of contents from other issues:
Hoofcare 72
Hoofcare 73
Hoofcare 74
Hoofcare 75
Hoofcare 76

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