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The Effect of Body Condition and the Application of Thermoplastic Glue on Heart Bar Shoes on Forelimb Hoof Kinetics in Shetland Ponies

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M.F.W. Van Empelen

In: EVC - Voorjaarsdagen - The Hague, 2016 by European Veterinary Conference - Voorjaarsdagen
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APR 15, 2016
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Introduction:
Obesity and equine metabolic syndrome are associated with laminitis. Early supportive treatment using mouldable, thermoplastic, glue-on, heart-bar shaped shoes (Imprint First®) claims to increase the comfort level in laminitic patients. The aim of this study was to compare forelimb hoof kinetics of obese versus normal Shetland ponies before and after the application of heart-bar shoes. […]

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Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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Every spring the European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen used to organize. Important goals of the Voorjaarsdagen Conference were to build friendships between veterinarians at a national and international level, to enhance the quality and availability of veterinary medicine and surgery, and to foster the exchange of scientific information among veterinarians.  The activities of the European Veterinary Conference have ceased with the last meeting in 2019.

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